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Project Minus 3%

Shining Examples

for the Implementation of the Energy End-use Efficiency and Energy Services Directive

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What is Minus 3% project?

INTERNATIONAL PROJECT

START: 10/2008

END: 09/2011AIM: - start reduction in energy end-use towards 3% per annum

- in the long term to reach minus 30% by 2020

Minus3% approachEnergy Experts City Representatives Country

City of Dublin Energy Management Agency Dublin City Council

Graz Energy Agency City of Graz

Energy Centre Bratislava Municipality of MalackyEnergy Agency of

Podravje Municipality of Maribor

Bryson Energy City of Derry

Europe Innovation & Development City of Teruel

PARTNERSHIP: CITY – ENERGY AGENCY

Minus3% approach

Key Finding 1Energy saved in the first year amounts to 20,987 MWh

with a value of €1,912,000

Key Finding 2The greatest savings are found in improvements to

buildings

Key Finding 3The return on investment is better for some measures

than others

Office lighting upgrade

Switch-off campaign

Eco-driving campaign

Street lighting upgrade

Pumps Variable Speed Drives

Building Management System

A-rated social housing

Building insulation

Boiler plant replacement

Solar water heating

LED Traffic lights

Historic building upgrade

-200 -150 -100 -50 - 50 100 150

Cost-effectiveness of measures

€ Cost per MWh energy saved

Key Finding 4Energy efficiency has benefits for cities

1. Reduce annual bills: less kWh = less €2. Increase capital value of municipal assets3. Avoid CO2 penalties in future/ earn € credits4. Local jobs through new energy services5. Protecting the environment by lower CO2

6. Model of good practice for citizens & business

Key Finding 5It is possible to reach the 30% target by 2020 but it

does not happen all by itself

So a special effort beyond current regulations has to be made by Cities to retrofit their buildings

Key Finding 6Energy Contracting helps to reduce up-front costs

Energy Contracting = performance, function and price guarantee

= outsourcing of commercial and technical risiks

Added value of Energy Contracting:

Energy Contracting guarantees energy costs

Key Finding 7Key to successful implementation is an inter-

departmental energy management process

Key Finding 8Early stage involvement in planning is important and

requires a long-term perspective

Key Finding 9Behavioural measures are very important

(in addition to purely technological measures)

Key Finding 10Choice of instruments is a key factor for success in

mobilising energy efficiency measures

Regulations(e.g. MasterplansBye-laws, etc)

Information and Awareness(e.g. How-to Guide)

€€€Financial Instruments

• Incentives• Direct investments• ELENA• Energy

Contracting• ESCOs

EU Policy Context‘MINUS 3% - Shining examples for the implementation

of the EU Directive on Energy End-use Efficiency and Energy Services (2006/32/EC)’

To be recast as a new Energy Efficiency Directive:

“3% of the total floor area owned by their public bodies is renovated each year to meet at least the minimum energy performance…”

Source: European Commission

Why Bother?1. To save money: less kWh = less €2. To provide a better service and example3. Protecting the environment by lower CO2

4. Legislative reasons

Yes we can!1. Cities have control and are responsible2. Cities are already successful in public services3. Cities have people, structures, systems

-and energy agencies4. Cities have support of public and media

Examples of implemented measuresby cities

Installation of Solar collectors at Sport hall in Malacky, Slovakia

START OF THE ACTION December 2010

IMPLEMENTED MEASURES 30 flat solar collectors

max. total output 55.5 kW

SIZE OF INVESTMENT 52,238 EUR

ENERGY SAVINGS

SAVINGS FOR FACILITY

100,740 kWh/year

25%

SIMPLE PAYBACK PERIOD 17.2 years

START OF THE ACTION September 2010

IMPLEMENTED MEASURES Replacement of 697 kW gas oil boilers by a 800 kW automatic biomass boiler (pellet and woodchips), insulation of pipelines, installation of an energy counter, optimization of operational schedulesESCO contract for SME!

SIZE OF INVESTMENT 280,000 EUR (including depreciation)

ENERGY SAVINGS

SAVINGS FOR FACILITY

51.015 kWh/year

10 %SIMPLE PAYBACK PERIOD 15.0 years

Biomass boiler at “LAS ANEJAS” public school – Teruel, Spain

Central Energy Management System (CEMS) - Maribor

START OF THE ACTION September 2010

IMPLEMENTED MEASURES on-line e-manager through internet access, enables input energy consumption data,display outputs in user-friendly format, collection of information & docs, enables present results to wide Public

SIZE OF INVESTMENT 45,000 EUR

ENERGY SAVINGS

SAVINGS FOR FACILITY

779.140 kWh/year

3 %SIMPLE PAYBACK PERIOD 0.5 year

LED Traffic Lights - Graz, Austria

START OF THE ACTION 2009

IMPLEMENTED MEASURES 190 traffic lights system – replacement of light bulbs with LED lights equipped with OCIT standard for interconnection and electronical supervisionall capital expenditures have been pre-financed by GEA

SIZE OF INVESTMENT 45,000 EUR

ENERGY SAVINGS

SAVINGS FOR FACILITY

1,180,000 kWh/year

68 %SIMPLE PAYBACK PERIOD 7.0 years

Installation of High Efficiency Boiler in Leisure Centre - Derry, UK

START OF THE ACTION June 2009

IMPLEMENTED MEASURES replacement of 2 old boilers by high efficiency modulating boiler in cascade package with controls and primary pipe-work installation of new circulation pumps update of automatic control and wiring installation

SIZE OF INVESTMENT 41,894.00 GBP

ENERGY SAVINGS

SAVINGS FOR FACILITY

100,291 kWh/year

14%SIMPLE PAYBACK PERIOD 4.0 years

Switch off Behavioural Campaign

START OF THE ACTION 2009

IMPLEMENTED MEASURES - switch-off campaign to raise awareness on energy use and its impact of behavior on final energy consumption

- step-wised process - on-side survey on current behavior and behavioral campaign (posters, leaflets, promotional material, stickers and an energy day with competition

SIZE OF INVESTMENT 12,500 EUR

ENERGY SAVINGS

SAVINGS FOR FACILITY

101,583.00

23%SIMPLE PAYBACK PERIOD 0.6 year

The sole responsibility for the content of this report lies with the authors. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the EU.Neither the EACI nor the European Commission is responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.

Thank you for your attention!

Codema (Project Co-ordinator)Contact person: Ms. Edel Giltenane

Phone: 00 353 1 7079817E-mail: edel.giltenane@codema.ie

www.codema.ie

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