Baltic Smart City Areas for the 21st century

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Baltic Sea

Date of latest update: 2023-06-16

Description

Description (EN):

The idea of the project is to bring together authorities, energy providers and citizens within their city districts to find and apply the best solutions for saving energy, thus decreasing CO2 emissions. To achieve this, the project enables local and regional authorities from cities around the Baltic Sea to run cooperative planning processes. Such processes help authorities to work together across different sectors, to understand citizens’ motives and barriers, and to activate relevant players in city neighbourhoods. Addressed challenge: Cities play a key role in reaching European energy efficiency targets and climate goals. Yet, the transition towards low-emission cities is often hampered by sectoral fragmentation and lack of cooperation between public authorities, energy utilities and property owners. This explains the necessity to elaborate on holistic strategies that integrate sector-based approaches and involve stakeholders in planning, decision-making and implementation processes. Project aim: AREA 21 increases the energy efficiency of cities by developing, piloting and disseminating approaches and tools for cooperative energy planning and implementation on the level of urban districts. The project fosters the collaboration of local and regional public authorities with energy utilities and promotes the active involvement of citizens as building users and energy consumers. Project approach: AREA 21 looks at built-up areas as integrated energy systems consisting of technical infrastructures as well as local communities of energy consumers, (potential) energy producers and partners in energy planning. The project supports the co-design of integrated approaches for energy efficiency in order to exploit the full energy savings potential of existing built-up structures, to engage energy consumers in strategic energy planning and in this way to raise awareness and promote behavioral change.

Achievements (EN):

The project established Energy Improvement Districts (EID) in Hamburg, Helsingborg, Tamprere Tartu, Kohtla-Järve, St. Petersburg and Lublin where local and regional public authorities, energy utilities, public property owners and users worked together. The stakeholders applied the collaborative approach to property users' behavioural change to increase energy efficiency. The partners used upgraded ICT-based tools for visualization of energy consumption and thus providing incentives for the property owners to lower their energy consumption. AREA 21 partners succeeded in upscaling energy efficiency in buildings from the level of a single house up to the level of entire city districts. In addition, the partners introduced new policy recommendations and guidelines on collaborative processes in strategic planning. New Guidance for Cooperative Energy Planning: The project developed a holistic guideline that helps understand and follow the process of planning and establishing an Energy Improvement District. The guideline contains information on setting up a context-specific concept, developing a strategy, as well as implementing the EID. It addresses local, regional and national actors in energy planning aimed at reduction of CO2 emissions and increase of energy efficiency at the district level. Clearly defined features of the EID concept can be transferred to other context-specific cases. Such features as initiation of an EID, area identification, definition of boundaries, understanding of cooperative formats, financing and incentives are concrete steps to be taken into consideration. Energy consumers empowered in energy planning: Three different ICT tools were developed and tested in seven piloting regions. The tools can monitor energy (electricity and heating) and water consumption in buildings as well as single apartments. Thus, the web-based tools helped the owners of apartments and buildings to display the energy consumption of single housing units and measure saving potentials. Similarly, the tools could be applied at the district level in order to quantify smart energy solutions with a reduced cost and climate footprint. Thus, these tools were tested in the Helsingborg Hospital Area in Sweden and indicated an annual saving potential of EUR 18,700 and 160 tons of CO2 emissions. Continued efforts in a new format: The lessons learnt within the partnership have been taken further in a new format of the project AREA 21+ action which introduces measures from the selected EIDs and demonstrates the potential of the EID concept of supporting integrated energy planning and emission reductions. Furthermore, a continued transfer of ICT tools to other cities and regions in the Baltic Sea region is planned. The project AREA 21 used EUR 2.17 million and improved planning processes by bringing together local and regional public authorities, energy utilities, public property owners and users. The new holistic approach enabled to upscale energy efficiency in buildings from the level of a single house up to the level of entire city districts. https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/area-21/

Website: http://www.area21-project.eu/

Delivered Outputs (EN):

EID concept as integrated strategic approach to cooperative energy efficiency planning on district level Guidance on cooperative energy planning on district level, barriers and factors of success Action Plans for selected EIDs Process model for the cooperation of local and regional authorities, energy utilities and public property owners in energy efficiency implementation on district level ICT-based tools for involving citizens and property users in energy planning Guidance on new ICT-based participation model in energy planning Position paper incl. recommendations on policy improvements for energy efficiency of BSR cities and regions

Thematic information

Clustering and economic cooperation Energy efficiency

Specific Objective: ‘Energy efficiency’: To increase energy efficiency based on enhanced capacity of public and private actors involved in energy planning

Thematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:

Investment Priority: (06g) supporting industrial transition towards a resource- efficient economy, promoting green growth, eco-innovation and environmental performance management in the public and private sectors

Partners (10)

Lead Partner: HafenCity Universität Hamburg

Department: Institute for Urban Planning and Regional Development

Address: Ueberseeallee 16, 20457 Hamburg, Germany

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.hcu-hamburg.de

Total budget: EUR 569 800.00

ERDF budget: EUR 427 350.00

Tampereen ammattikorkeakoulu Oy

Name: Tampereen ammattikorkeakoulu Oy

Department: School of Construction and Environmental Engineering

Address: Kuntokatu 3, 33520 Tampere, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.tamk.fi

Total budget: EUR 183 055.00

ERDF budget: EUR 137 291.25

Санкт-Петербургский политехнический университет Петра Великого

Name: Санкт-Петербургский политехнический университет Петра Великого

Department: Graduate School of Industrial Management and Economics

Address: 29 Polytechnicheskaya st., 195251 St.Petersburg, Russia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.spbstu.ru/

Total budget: EUR 118 435.00

ENI budget: EUR 100 669.75

Kohtla-Järve Linnavalitsus

Name: Kohtla-Järve Linnavalitsus

Address: Keskallee 19, 30395 Kohtla-Järve, Estonia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.kohlajarve.ee

Total budget: EUR 250 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 212 500.00

Tartu Regiooni Energiaagentuur

Name: Tartu Regiooni Energiaagentuur

Address: Riia 181A, 51014 Tartu, Estonia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.trea.ee

Total budget: EUR 212 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 180 200.00

Tampereen kaupunki

Name: Tampereen kaupunki

Department: Sustainable Community Unit

Address: PL 487, 33101 Tampere, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.tampere.fi

Total budget: EUR 268 616.80

ERDF budget: EUR 201 462.60

Region Skåne

Name: Region Skåne

Department: Asset Management Division

Address: A Mdivisionen, Kioskvägen 17, Byggnad 18, S-221 85 Lund, Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.skane.se

Total budget: EUR 219 757.50

ERDF budget: EUR 164 818.12

Öresundskraft AB

Name: Öresundskraft AB

Department: Power and Heat

Address: BOX 642, S-25225 Helsingborg, Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.oresundskraft.se

Total budget: EUR 250 250.00

ERDF budget: EUR 187 687.50

City of Hamburg

Name: City of Hamburg

Department: District of Wandsbek

Address: Schloßgarten 9, 22041 Hamburg, Germany

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.hamburg.de

Total budget: EUR 279 575.28

ERDF budget: EUR 209 681.46

Gmina Lublin

Name: Gmina Lublin

Department: Energy Management Office

Address: Plac Króla Władysława Łokietka 1, 20-109 Lublin, Poland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.lublin.eu

Total budget: EUR 199 370.00

ERDF budget: EUR 169 464.50

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Partners and Projects info

HafenCity University Hamburg

Baltic Smart City Areas for the 21st century

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Tampere University of Applied Sciences Ltd

Baltic Smart City Areas for the 21st century

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Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

Baltic Smart City Areas for the 21st century

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Kohtla-Järve Town Government

Baltic Smart City Areas for the 21st century

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Tartu Regional Energy Agency (TREA)

Baltic Smart City Areas for the 21st century

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Tampereen kaupunki

Baltic Smart City Areas for the 21st century

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Region of Scania

Baltic Smart City Areas for the 21st century

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Öresundskraft AB

Baltic Smart City Areas for the 21st century

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Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg

Baltic Smart City Areas for the 21st century

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City of Lublin

Baltic Smart City Areas for the 21st century

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Summary

Project name (EN): Baltic Smart City Areas for the 21st century

Project acronym: AREA 21

Project start date: 2017-10-01

Project end date: 2020-09-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 550 859.58

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 991 125.18

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 78.10%

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 1 890 455.43.
ENPI/ENI/NDICI: Amount, EUR 100 669.75.

Third-country contribution: 50 334.88

Documents

Documents on this project are listed below, and organised by category. Please note field "Data source", attached to each document. Keep.eu users are free to use these documents as long as they mention the data source and keep.eu.

Websites / webtools / webforums / cooperative platforms

AREA 21 – Baltic Smart City Areas for the 21st century

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Website / webtool / webforum / cooperative platform

Data source: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/area-21/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment link: https://area21-project.eu/

Baltic Smart City Areas for the 21st century - Interreg Baltic Sea Region

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Website / webtool / webforum / cooperative platform

Data source: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/area-21/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment link: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/area-21/

Energiamonitor

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Website / webtool / webforum / cooperative platform

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en, et, ru

Attachment link: http://emonitor.trea.ee/

Books

Energy Improvement Districts – Conceptual and Technical Guidance for Implementing Cooperative Energy Planning at the District Level

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Book

Data source: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/area-21/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Reports

A Demand-Response tool for identifying and quantifying smart energy solutions for reduced cost and climate footprint

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

ICT tools in Energy Planning - Good Practices Report

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2019-03-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Recommendations for Policy Improvements for Cooperative Energy Planning in BSR Cities and Regions

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Ex-post evaluation of AREA 21 ICT tools Mar-21

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2021-03-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Videos / films

Energy Improvement District - What is it? What are the benefits?

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-08-23

Languages: en

Energy Smart Helsingborg Hospital

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2019-11-08

Languages: en

ЭНЕРГИЯ

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-02-09

Languages: ru

Brochures / magazines / manuals

Energy Improvement Districts – A Model Instrument for Low-Emission Cities

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Energy planning and management tools - AREA 21 guide

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Guidelines for Organization, Documentation and Evaluation of Local Workshops in Energy Improvement Districts (EIDs)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2018-10-19

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Media releases / articles

Stakeholder Collaboration in Energy Transition: Experiences from Urban Testbeds in the Baltic Sea Region

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Media release / article

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-11-19

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Presentations

AREA-21 Presentation

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Energy Expert trainings for housing companies in Tampere

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Renovations to Achieve Nearly Zero Energy Buildings, Tartu

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

H+ Urban District Development Project Helsingborg

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Energetic District Development in Heidrehmen, Hamburg

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Urban Improvement Districts as a Tool: Experiences from Hamburg

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

“Fossil Fuel Free Skåne 2020” Strategy

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Fossil-Free Energy District (FED) in Gothenburg, Sweden

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

InnovationCity Ruhr I ModelCity Bottrop: Mitmachmodul

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Efficiency House Plus Standard: Model Project - Building Refurbishment

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Webinar Summary - Energy Improvement Districts: Na Instrument for Local Cooperation on Local Energy

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-01

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Webinar Summary - Strategic Planning in Urban Districts from a Policy Perspective

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-08

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Webinar Summary - Developing ICT Tools for District-Scale Smart Energy Management

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-15

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Helsingborg Hospital Area - Energy Improvement District (EID) at a glance

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

AREA 21 + action - Updated profile of EID Helsingborg Hospital Area

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

EID Strategy Document for Helsingborg Hospital Ares

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2019-12-18

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Järve District, Kohtla-Järve - Energy Improvement District (EID) at a glance

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

AREA 21 + action - Updated profile of EID Järve

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Kohtla Järve Town - Energy Improvement District (EID) - A strategy for increasing energy efficiency in the historical area of the Järve district of Kohtla Järve

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Action Plan Järve EID, Kohtla-Järve, Estonia

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Polytechnic, St. Petersburg - Energy Improvement District (EID) at a glance

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

AREA 21 + action - Updated profile of EID Polytechnic

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Energy Improvement District Polytechnic: Development Strategy

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Action Plan for Achieving the EID Polytechnic Goals

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Härmälä, Tampere - Energy Improvement District (EID) at a glance

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

AREA 21 + action - Updated profile of EID Härmälä

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Härmälä EID strategy

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Attachment file: Download

Action Plan EID Härmälä

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Barmwisch-Bramfeld, Hamburg - Energy Improvement District (EID) at a glance

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Energy Improvement District – EID Strategy: Barmwisch – Bramfeld

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

EID Barmwisch – Bramfeld: Action Plan

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Wieniawa, Lublin - Energy Improvement District (EID) at a glance

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

The Energy Improvement District Strategy for the Wieniawa District

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Local Action Plan for the Energy Improvement District Strategy for Wieniawa District in Lublin

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Annelinn, Tartu - Energy Improvement District (EID) at a glance

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Kalda Energy Improvement District (EID) - Annelinn, Tartu, Estonia - Strategy on energy and climate

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://area21-project.eu/

Publication date: 2022-07-28

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Information regarding the data in keep.eu on the programme financing this project

Financing programme

2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Baltic Sea

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2023-06-16

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

200 / 200 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

2 025 / 2 025 (100%)

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The financial data featured in keep.eu for this programme, it's projects and its partners is not exact and should be taken as a reference only.

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Baltic Smart City Areas for the 21st century

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