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‘’Co-creating Positive Energy Districts, with Integrated Planning and Design, a Common Energy Market & CommunityxChange’’ +LIMERICK www.limerick.ie/CityxChange
Introduction Goals and Objectives The +CityxChange vision is to enable and business models that will deliver • Increased Energy Efficiency • Electric Mobility as a Service (EMaaS) the co-creation of the future we want to positive energy communities, integrating Energy efficiency will be the starting point of The use of fossil fuels for transport is a live in. This includes the development e-Mobility as a Service (eMaaS). The our goal to become a low carbon city. There significant contributor to climate change of a framework and supporting tools to +CityxChange project is developing and will be great challenges, and opportunities and poor air quality in cities. Electrification enable a common energy supply market, deploying Positive Energy Blocks and for citizens and businesses to benefit from of various modes of transport will make a supported by a connected community. Districts (PEB/PED) and scaling these out the infrastructural changes in buildings, significant contribution to addressing the This leads to recommendations for new as part of the European Clean Energy transport and energy services. quality of life for city dwellers, and help policy intervention, market (de)regulation Transition in cities. business to reduce their carbon footprints. • Positive Energy Block (PEB) Electric Mobility as a Service, together with a A Positive Energy Block (PEB) is a designated range of low carbon transport initiatives will 1 zone of more than 3 buildings that has the be piloted in Limerick to support the cities Prototype the Future capacity to annually produce more energy low carbon transition. Test solutions before we implement them. Hard modelling and with Co-creating the future than it consumes. The block may benefit citizents through beta projects. we want to live in from a renewable energy resource(s) Integrated located adjacent to the block, producing renewable energy dedicated for the PEB. 2 Planning and Design 3D modelling and Enable the Future Decision Support Tools (DST). • Smart Energy Grid Create new innovations, tools, technologies, services etc. to enable the creation of positive energy blocks and districts. Smart Metering and Smart Energy Grids are part of the energy infrastructure in a low carbon city. The smart energy grid will enable local citizens to take more control Common Energy Market over their energy use, to participate in how energy is generated, stored and distributed Include RES, storage, energy management, blockchain, P2P energy trading, community grid, PEB at a local level. electric-vehicles, CommunityxChange Positive Energy Block/Distirct energy grid Innovation Playground, Platfor(u)ms, infrastructure. Next Generation of Smart Citizen, PEB Champions etc. Accelerate the Future Create new top-down approaches from urban 3 authorities and bottom up approaches through citizen engagement which, accelerates the adoption of positive energy blocks and districts. 2 3
Where We Were • High Level Of Vacancy • Car Dominant Public Realm • Inefficient Housing Stock • Risk of flooding • Lack Of Diversity 4 5
National Climate Action Plan 2019 Where We Want To Be In 2050 Electricity Buildings Citizens and Co 70% 500,000 Electricity generated • L imerick will be Ireland’s first positive • T he city centre will be the core of the from renewable Engage Communities acros Energy City. Economic, social and cultural life sources by 2030 existing homes to upgrade country through: • Limerick will develop to a “Tier 2” of the region Homeowners to ‘B2’ equivalent BER by 2030 • Establishing a Community Outr to generate European City and will exert critical mass. • D igital technologies will play a bigger role 600,000 their own • Driving action through the Nati electricity on Climate Action in empowering communities and citizens. Phase-out and sell back to Coal and Peat the grid under scheme for heat pumps installed by 2030 • Increase the number of Sustain electricity generation micro-generation (of which 400,000 will be in existing buildings) Communities to 1,500 New retrofitting delivery model, • Develop flagship low-carbon Transport which will group retrofits together, leverage projects in all Local Authorities smart finance, and ensure easy pay-back methods Increase the number of EVs by 2030 to circa Positive Energy City 1 million Waste and the Circular Economy Esta Transition Rev 2030-2050 10% which will identify specific transiti Build EV charging network Reduce cohorts of workers, enterpr and specific to stay ahead of demand the percentage of municipal waste Expand our network of cycle paths sent to landfill to by 2035 and ‘Park and Ride’ facilities, helping ease congestion Reduce food waste by Enterprise and Se 50% by 2030 Embed decarbonisation and No diesel-only purchases Positive Energy District for public buses in our cities waste management measures across all enterprises from 1 July 2019 By 2030 and public service bodies 2024-2030 Recycle Recycle Agriculture 70% of 55% of plastic Mobilise low carbon of excellence in o packaging packaging waste waste and across sectors Deliver GHG emissions reduction identified by Teagasc by creating new, Plan for the delivery of sustainable opportunities Eliminate non-recyclable plastic and impose employment and enter for family farms higher fees on the production of materials the new areas of oppo that are difficult to recycle Positive Energy 8,000 ha Ban specific single-use International Acti Blocks on average, of newly planted forest per year plastic convenience items including polystyrene food, cup, and drink containers Double the percentage 2024 Overseas Development 40,000 ha at least, of improved spending on climate finance grasslands on drained organic soils per year by 2030 8 9
How Do We Get There? • Bold City Vision A vision of a city with deep historic roots and a proud social and economic heritage, in transition to a low carbon city that meets the needs of its citizens and encourages enterprise and artistic development. Georgian Neighbourhood Limerick • Innovation & Prototyping An opportunity to engage and imagine our future city, to develop new solutions that meet these challenges in a sustainable SMART manner. • Common Energy Market An opportunity for local citizens to participate in the energy cycle of the city, through energy awareness, cooperative purchasing, sales and services trading. • Sustainable • eMobility as a • Innovation SMART city service Playground • Citizen • Common Energy • Next Generation Engagement Market SMART citizen • Climate resilient • Financial • Energy Supports Champions 10 11
Demonstration Projects NT AL I R O N ME Model (DP01) Record data and provide integrated L decision support to cities ICA NV +CityxChange brings the N E TECH two Lighthouse Cities Microgrids (DP07) Trondheim (NO) and IAL Balance and optimise energy in the Limerick (IE) together with OC PEB through Microgrids Vision (DP02) S their distinguished Co-create a Bold City Vision, to Plan, Norway Follower Cities Alba Iulia Implement, Replicate and Scale-up L (RO), Pisek (CZ), Võru (EE), to Positive Energy Districts and Cities ICA N Smolyan (BG) and Sestao TECH EMaaS (DP08) Estonia (ES), to underline their L Integrate seamless e-mobility ambition to achieve: O C IA within the PEB S Rep of Ireland sustainable urban Engage (DP03) ecosytems that have L ICA Co-create Positive Energy Blocks zero emissions; N TECH P2 P Local trading (DP09) establish a 100% Enable Peer-to-Peer trading within AL renewable energy EG the PEB Czech Rep. Romania § L city-region by 2050. Regulatory zone (DP04) Enable innovation through L regulation mechanisms ICA N Flexibility market (DP10) TECH Bulgaria Enable a fair deal to all consumers IAL Spain OC through a flexibility market Playground (DP05) S Accelerate change and disruptive solutions through innovation IC playgrounds OM Lighthouse Countries Follower Countries Other Partners N Invest (DP11) ECO Enable consumers to invest in their IAL buildings, which is critical to the +CityxChange AT creation of a PEB DPEB (DP06) SP DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS Create DPEBs through improved AL IAL ICA L energy performance and integration NT OC with the energy system N IRONME Playground (DP05) S Model (DP01) Local trading (DP09) TECH Record data and provide integrated Accelerate change and disruptive solutions through innovation P2 P Enable Peer-to-Peer trading within 12 decision support to cities the PEB 13 NV playgrounds E
Limerick City and County Council is part of a new pan-European project spear- headed by innovation specialists in conjunction with designers, developers Norway and regulatory experts, who are looking into new ways of helping to reduce energy consumption while maintaining Estonia the characteristic Georgian heritage of Limerick city centre. Limerick City and Existing Building Stock Accelerating the Clean Positive Energy Block/District (PEB) Rep of County Council together with expert partners will develop solutions for Energy Transition Ireland buildings located in the Georgian Innovation District to help generate more energy than they consume and allow for the excess energy to be returned to the grid. Several buildings Czech Rep. forming a Positive Energy Block, will be Communicate and Romania the first to become part of a new renew- Trade Between Peers able energy management structure which will allow for the two-way flow of Spain energy. Over the next 3 years, exciting Bulgaria new projects in the Georgian Innovation District will test developing smart technologies as part of Smart Limerick’s Digital Strategy. DA GEORGIAN INNOVATION DISTRICT Engage Integrate eMobility DS02 Limerick Youth Services Balance and Communities as a Service DS01 Gardens International Optimise Energy across the PEB DS04 General Post Office DS05 Rooney Auctioneers DS03 Chamber of Commerce DS06 The Engine DS08 University of Limerick DS09 University Hospital Limerick DS10 Limerick Institute of Technology DS11 Narrative 4 DS12 Belltable Arts Centre DS15 Limerick City Gallery of Art DS07 Colbert Railway Station DS14 Limerick Georgian House & Garden DS13 The Crescent 14 15 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 824260.
PROJECT 1: INDIVIDUAL PV Cells Solar Boiler Record Data and Provide Decision Support to Cities LOCAL ENERGY Wind turbine etc. SOURCE To achieve the necessary energy transition in cities, it is essential to increase energy systems integration and to push energy re-use of energy minimal energy loss (heat exchanger, etc.) performance levels significantly beyond the (insulator) levels of current building codes. use of energy efficient products +CityxChange will develop an single integrated modelling platform for buildings, 24 smart meter transport and energy services. The model local connection to a energy storage will identify- larger network • Energy consumption in city blocks ...to sell surplus • Renewable energy generation or buy deficit • Energy storage capacity • Energy grid infrastructure A LOCAL • E-mobility network & services COLLECTIVE NETWORK • Environmental indicators, air quality, noise, light Citizen engagement on transport mobility, energy use, wellbeing, satisfaction, etc. This data will be displayed at block / city level for the citizens of Limerick to view and BACK-UP comment upon. surplus industrial energy POWER PLANT (when deficit) central energy central storage collection 20 21
PROJECT 2: Co-Create a Bold City Vision to Plan, Implement, Replicate and Scale Up PEBs and PEDs • + CityxChange project aims to manage the transformation pathway towards Positive Energy Blocks/Districts, through a structured approach of navigation, leadership, ownership and enablement. For this transformation to take place, the PEB/D as well as the wider community strong leadership is core to the approach. know, understand and participate in Constant engagement and co-creation co-defining the Bold City Vision and its of the vision, roadmap and enabling roadmap. community leaders to emerge will ensure that the citizens and the businesses in 22 23
PROJECT 3: Co-Create Distributed Positive Energy Blocks through Citizen Engagement • + CityxChange will enable citizen • + CityxChange will design a participatory participation towards more efficient framework that enables communities energy behaviour. It will provide citizens, to become more engaged in efficient businesses and other local stakeholders use of energy in their daily lives, and the with the sense of ownership that is critical emergence of Positive Energy Champions for managing the change towards living and and innovative local organizations and doing business in a positive energy city. businesses within these communities. • A successful approach requires digital tools and physical engagement strategies, designed and implemented in an integrated way. While digital tools enable citizen participation beyond limitations of location and time, physical strategies like community meetings, co-design events and consultation processes provide higher quality community interactions and more sophisticated responses. 24 25
PROJECT 4: Enable Innovation through Regulatory Mechanisms One of the challenges when transitioning transmission and distribution. Energy to clean energy and positive energy companies are being de-centralised and districts lies with the regulatory framework local energy cooperatives are forming that governs energy generation, storage, across Europe. +CityxChange will communicate and citizens will be compared to similar changes cooperate with the Commission for taking place in our partner countries. Regulating Utilities (CRU) to pilot and test Limerick will be Ireland’s first positive energy a range of innovative energy technologies city – benefiting both the planet and the and services, over the life of the project. The people and insuring our sustainable future benefits of the new energy services for local 26 27
PROJECT 5: Accelerate Change and Disruptive Solutions through Innovation Playgrounds • S hared value creation for communities, •O pen governance aiming to provide individual citizens, and public and better services and quality of life for all private sector stakeholders, requires stakeholders of the city integration between the design of the built •C reating an innovation ecosystem for environment, individuals’ quality of life, the participatory design and co-creation of community’s social structure, and business processes and services development. •U sing digital platforms and tools to provide openness and transparency • Innovation facilitators for new forms of •F acilitate an open community engagement cooperation in urban development search process for ‘collective impact’ of investment and ability to retain this effect over time. Future •E nsuring impact with leadership as a cities must be an economic ecosystem service tool where the city’s overall competitiveness is •D eveloping a citizen centered process the driver for citizens and actors. enabling people to take part in developing visions • Innovative models can prove beneficial in •U sing a Living Lab and playground approach creating shared values such as: to enable the citizens to become a part of the solution 28 29
PROJECT 6: OUR FLAGSHIP PROJECT: DPEBs through Improved Energy Performance and Tidal Turbine Deveoped BV Limerick Based Integration with the Energy System Company GKinetic • + CityxChange will create a framework for a stepped approach to the creation of a DPEB, which can be replicated by any EU city. As per the DPEB definition outlined at the beginning of this section, there are a number of key steps necessary (i) R educe energy consumption; through efficiency and building retrofits (ii) create energy generation; through building integrated and independent renewables (iii) actively manage the energy in the block, through the smart grid and citizen Existing Building Stock Accelerating the Clean Positive Energy Block/District (PEB) engagement Energy Transition (iv) enable electrification of vehicles and (v) trade energy and flexibility. Communicate and Trade Between Peers Engage Integrate eMobility Balance and Communities as a Service Optimise Energy across the PEB 30 31
PROJECT 7: Creating a +CityxChange Approach to Community Grids +CityxChange proposes a novel, disruptive The main advantage of the +CityxChange concept: the +CityxChange Community Community Grid approach is that although Grid. The proposed Community Grid, which the Community Grid is limited to a defined acts like a Virtual Microgrid, is a group of electrical boundary, participation within grid-connected electrical resources, within that boundary is voluntary. Buildings or a clearly defined electrical boundary in the resource owners who wish to participate Distribution System (e.g. sub-station), with must be able and willing to offer production a single defined logical connection point to of energy, and/or flexibility from their the grid. production or consumption, i.e. they must become prosumers. The +CityxChange Community Grid will have 3 layers: • Cloud-based services for community grids. • P roduction and flexible resources/assets, distributed over sites (buildings, production sites). • Boundary and networking layer, operated within the Community Grid. 32 33
PROJECT 8: Integrate Seamless eMobility within the DPEB • Global energy use has two major vectors in The +CityxChange Seamless eMobility (i) buildings, which have approx. 40% of total Platform and frontend is a Mobility-as- primary energy demand and a-Service (MaaS) solution that enables (ii) transportation, which account for transport from A to B utilizing either public approx. 28% of total primary transport, personal transport by shared EVs energy demand and/or E-Bikes, or a mixture of several/all transport modes. This new innovative solution, will ultimately EVs’ range temporarily. Such returned contribute to the increase of Electric energy from EVs can be used to “top up” Vehicles in cities around Europe. A the DPEBs energy needs. This concept is considerable number of EVs will require known as Vehicle to Grid (V2G) or Vehicle charging, but can also participate to the to Building (V2B), both of which will be DPEB by returning energy that is assumed explored through this project. not to be needed, thereby reducing that 34 35
PROJECT 9: Enable Local Energy Trading within the DPEB • Connecting energy from buildings and • + CityxChange will examine the use of DLTs electric vehicles, will not only result in as a transaction technology and the impact healthier consumers across the EU’s that real-time traffic and intelligent street towns and cities, it will also offer support and buildings community-level charging to consumers to get engaged with smart monitoring and control will have on the charging arrangements while contributing power network. to manage and balance spikes in digital transport and power networks. • D igital technologies such as Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLTs) can be used to stipulate and enable trading that enforces proportional fairness among participants in this city level co-optimisation of energy and transport. 36 37
PROJECT 10: Enable a Fair Deal to All Consumers through a Local Flexibility Market • The introduction of solar production and • + CityxChange will explore this emerging SMART GRID high power demanding loads, such as market and the value of flexibility over ELECTRICITY SUPPLY NETWORK charging systems for electric vehicles, will in generation. Through the Limerick and many areas represent a challenge for the Trondheim DPEBs, the potential and value existing grid and potentially cause damage for that flexibility will be explored as well as 03 WIND FARM to grid components. the mechanisms for doing so. • Without new solutions, local districts will be facing costly grid reinforcements within the next few years. As such, flexibility will 06 HIGH EFFICIENCY become as valuable as energy itself and will BUILDING become its own emerging market. ENERGY STORAGE 04 INDUSTRY 01 POWER PLANT ENERGY STORAGE 05 02 SOLAR ARRAYS MONITOR 08 PLUG-IN CAR ENERGY USE ENERGY STORAGE ENERGY STORAGE 07 SMART HOMES 38 39
PROJECT 11: Enable consumers to invest in their buildings, which is critical to the creation of a PEB 40 41
DPEB Buildings 42 43
DPEB BUILDING 1 Gardens International The Combination of Dynamic Contemporary This is one of the buildings to come on Architecture & Old Heritage Buildings. board with +CityxChange. It will be a beacon Limerick has for centuries been an in our LightHouse City, demonstrating what international trading hub and this is innovation and imagination can achieve and where William Roche created the ‘Hanging how this can benefit not just the people Gardens’, a breath taking set of tiered of Limerick but the people of Europe, and gardens between O’Connell Street and support both the planet and the growing Henry Street. population. Today the Gardens International is an iconic office development that reimagines one of Limerick’s most historic and innovative buildings for the 21st century. David Conway CEO of Limerick TwentyThirty “ We are delighted to be part of this project. Gardens International is a leed gold building and as such we welcome the opportunity to be involved in CityxChange as one of our requirements and values, in order to demonstrate our commitment to environmental ” 44 sustainability. 45
DBEP BUILDING 2 Chamber of Commerce The Limerick Chamber of Commerce, is one of the five oldest Chambers of Commerce in Ireland and Britain, will participate in +CityxChange. It was established in 1805, but its roots go back to the Society of Merchants of the Staple, whose origins can be traced to the Guild of Merchants in the early 17th Century. This townhouse will require carefully planned supports to ensure that it can become a positive energy building without losing any of its historical allure. Dee Ryan CEO of Limerick Chamber “ Energy efficiency and sustainable sources of energy are real concerns for Limerick business. In the Chamber we want to improve our historic building’s energy consumption and move to install charging stations in our car park, to help make switching to Electric Vehicles a feasible option for our team. We’re excited to be part of this project and eager to discover what’s possible when we pool our ” resources. 46 47
DPEB BUILDING 3 General Post Office Standing on Lower Cecil Street this building is a focal point in the commercial part of the city and is therefore of some considerable social interest. This building respects the prevailing building height of the area and is a worthy twentieth-century structure.. All-important salient features remain intact to the exterior, a well-considered composition exemplifying the clean lines and the international style of its time. Adding character to the street this building needs protection and upgrading if it John Smith is to remain part of the streetscape. Head of Sustainability, An Post “ An Post is delighted to support the Lighthouse SMART City program in Limerick, as part of our Sustainable Strategy we have identified Goal 11. Sustainable Cities and Communities and it is our intent to support and make a positive difference to the communities we serve. The Limerick Lighthouse project closely aligns with An Posts commitment to implement carbon zero deliveries in Limerick City in 2020 and our plan to install solar ” energy in the delivery services unit. 48 49
DPEB BUILDING 4 Rooney Auctioneers Limerick possessed a curiosity as seen in an acre of land from the rear of the bank to Roche’s Hanging Gardens . The Roche family Henry Street. On the roof of these stores was prominent in the commercial life of the he constructed his own private gardens, for city . John Roche was a substantial merchant his own private recreation to obviate the in the city in the grain and provision export necessity of occasional absence from his business for which Limerick became one of residence. Remnants of the arches that gave the main ports. In 1808n the hanging gardens structure from the hanging gardens remain were constructed, the banker William Roche intact at the back of 98 O’Connell St., home built large stores which covered more than to Rooney Auctioneers. “ Rooney Auctioneers decision to participate in the Positive City Exchange project was firstly to assist in making Limerick a smart positive energy city and secondly, as the demonstration project will be centred in the Georgian Innovation district, to help and encourage better and more rewarding use of our Georgian buildings. Pat Kearney Commercial Gordon Kearney Managing Director ” Property Director 50 51
DPEB BUILDING 5 Limerick Youth Services Limerick Youth Service (LYS) founded in 1973, From this base, LYS supports a number is a registered charity and a member of Youth of diverse youth work projects including Work Ireland. Comhairle na nÓg, Garda Youth Diversion Projects, Youth Cafés, Youth & Family Support In 1976, 5 Lower Glentworth St. was Team, Be Well: Youth Mental Health Service, purchased from the Legion of Mary as Youth Information Bureau, International a headquarters and base for Limerick youth work & volunteer led youth clubs Youth Service. The site was developed and across Limerick City & County. Education extensively renovated in 2003. The building & training remains a key feature of the has a very rich history having been used for organisation with a variety of courses being the inaugural meeting of the Limerick Soviet delivered at the LYS Community Training in 1919. Centre in Glentworth St. Over 120 young people aged 16 to 21 attend Education, Training and Employability opportunities daily. Fiona O’Grady CEO, Limerick Youth Service “ Our involvement with the +CityxChange project is underpinned by our mission which is “Connecting with Young People and Supporting them to reach their full potential”. The environment, climate change and sustainability are key issues for the Young people with whom we work. This project is an opportunity for young people to be involved in creating new models and ways of working in our community. ” 52 53
Key Perfomance Indicators 54 55
Enabling the Future - The Common Energy Market KPI Graphic The Key Performance Indicators (KPI) opposite set out the project goals and targets by which we will measure our success. The Targets are in the areas of:- Improved energy efficiency 3 Environmental quality 2 Renewable Energy Infrastructure 6 E-Mobility 2 Energy Trading 2 Sustainable Investment 5 56 57
Prototyping the Future - Accelerating the Future – Integrated Planning and Design KPI Graphic CommunityxChange KPI Graphic 58 59
GET INVOLVED WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU? he project partners will need your T • S howcasing your building in ccess to project the materials and • A • E xpert advice on how to access funding assistance with: promotional activities related the platforms; for installation of renewable energy project; sources e.g. PV (solar) panels, solar • A ccess to the building through a high-level energy assessment • A thermal, heat-pumps, etc.; dedicated contact person as appointed • G etting involved in an energy based on the energy usage data; by Limerick 2030; trading platform that will be ccess to a Limerick Energy • A developed during the project, subject detailed energy assessment • A Champions Network and events • I nformation about energy to your consideration, review and based on the detailed building layout, organised to tackle climate change in consumption of your building approval; construction and usage patterns; Limerick; (electricity and gas) for the last 12 to 36 months, if available; • A ttend community engagement • R ecommendations for interventions • A ccess to any other relevant events that will be run in the Citizens that will reduce the energy information, tools or technology • D etails about building construction, Observatory. consumption of your building; developed as part of the layout and usage patterns; +CityxChange Project. xpert advice on the financial • E instruments available at your disposal to increase the energy efficiency of your building e.g. through retrofitting; 60 61
PARTNERS The consortium comprises 32 partners covering the entire value chain for the project. The cities are involved in all aspects of the project. They are supported by two Universities, nine Large Enterprises, two Distributed The project has Network receivednine Operators, funding SMEs from the European and three Union’s Not-for-Profit Horizon 2020 organisations. research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 824260. LIMERICK TEAM This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 824260. Mihai Bilauca Pat Stephens Rosie Webb Terence Connolly LIMERICK CONTACT www.limerick.ie/CityxChange @SmartLimerick
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