GREEN PARTNERSHIPS – Local Partnerships for Greener Cities and Regions
QUESTIONNAIRE ON PILOT CASES
1. Name/ title of pilot case:
Description (separately for each pilot case)
Result/ indicator
ILUPub – Public Lighting Energy Efficiency
24 local partnerships formed
for implementation of 24
measures
(Product, service, project etc.)
2. Country:
(country, region, MED city, municipality)
The energy consumption of Public Lighting (PI) installations has an important 11 countries; 11 local energy
weight in Municipalities’ current expenditure. Thus, in Portugal this strategies in pilot areas/ NR
consumption has been increasing at an average rate of 3% per year. Med Regions or/ and cities
Consequently, AREANATejo decided to develop ILUPub, a project for the
improvement of PL energy efficiency in North Alentejo Municipalities (15).
3. Contact person:
Tiago Gaio: tiago.gaio@areanatejo.pt
(name, title, function, e- mail, telephone)
Hugo Saldanha: hugo.saldanha@areanatejo.pt
4. What kind of document addressing
energy efficiency do you have in
your region/municipality/area (if
any)?
ILUPub includes the identification of PL energy consumption, the
characterization of PL network and the implementation of energy efficiency
measures in order to achieve electricity consumption reduction and promote
and disseminate a good and transferable technological and environmental
practice. ILUPub aims to improve PL energy efficiency in North Alentejo,
specifically, with the following main objectives: identification of PL energy
consumption; characterization of PL network; installation of energy efficiency
equipments and/or technologies; implementation of PL management systems;
reduction of electricity consumption and associated CO2 emissions; reduction
(SEAP, local energy concept, energy plan etc.)
5. Which of the measures from this
document does your pilot case
address?
(key areas of obstacles are: Financial instruments with
emphasis on PPP, regulative barriers, green public
procurement, stakeholder involvement, technical
knowledge and data analysis as a basis for decision
making)
6. Target group and beneficiaries in
charge of implementation of the
measures:
of energy and maintenance costs; promotion and dissemination of a good and
transferable environmental practice. These aims included a plan for energy
efficiency of public lighting.
Technical knowledge and data analysis as a basis for decision making: (1)
Consumptions’ Identification and Accounting of North Alentejo PL energy
consumption (based on a territorial survey of all available information –
invoices); (2) Characterization of PL network, using digital mapping (already
developed by CIMAA – North Alentejo Municipalities Association and available
on-line in a so called “GEOPORTAL”), including an individualized
characterization of urban areas’ PL network (geo scale 1:2000) covering over
6.000 km2 and an estimation of approx. 100.000 PL spots (lamps); (3)
Identification of Energy Efficiency Measures such as more efficient light
systems (e.g. LED), flow regulation systems, light optimizing technologies,
between others; (4). Implementation of energy efficiency measures.
ILUPub has as target groups the Municipalities belonging to AREANATejo’s
intervention area (15 municipalities of Alto Alentejo region, Portugal)
interested in reducing the energy bill in terms of public lighting.
(please, describe involved target group: public bodies,
11 local step-by-step plans for
capacity buildings
11 local action groups;
11 improved local energy
strategies
11 reports on implementation
of the local energy strategies
local authorities, employees in public organisation
responsible for energy management, users of the
buildings, citizens etc.)
7. Selected measures for
implementation in cooperation
with local partnership:
pilot testing of more efficient implementation of energy
strategies by creating local partnerships
Within the ILUPub’ project AREANATejo developed an important partnership
with 2 local entities, namely: CIMAA – North Alentejo Municipalities
Association and EDP Distribution – Portuguese Energy Utility.
24 local partnerships; 28
technical solutions for
realisation of pilot activities
(please, describe addressed measures from local energy
strategy and used technical solution)
8. Renewable energy sources
Not applicable.
(please, describe used renewable source, used at pilot
case: wind, solar, biomass, water, thermal power)
9. Innovative technical solution(s)
(please, describe used innovative solutions, e.g.
communication, technology, informing, dissemination ,...)
10. Increased energy efficiency
(please, describe estimated value of reduced energy
consumption or produced energy in kWh or MWh/year)
Characterization of PL network, using digital mapping, including an
individualized characterization of urban areas’ PL network covering over 6.000
km2 and an estimation of approx. 100.000 PL spots (lamps). This register
method and procedure include, among other information, the characterization
of PL transformer stations, the identification and characterization of the
electrical circuits, the equipments’ type and characteristics (pole, lamp, ballast)
as well as their function (decorative, public street) in every PL spot. The register
is being done on-site using a mobile (PDA) GIS (Geographic Information
System) based device with a specific software (ngMobile), allowing an update
of the a.m. GEOPORTAL with a simple and easy synchronization with a
computer. This innovative and demonstrative way for such characterization will
allow testing both the functionality of the applications and technologies and
the adopted methodology.
Within the implementation of all the measures mentioned above it is expected
that ILUPub reaches a goal of 10% energy reduction by 2015 (about 2.5 GWh
and 1.100 tons of CO2).
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11. Photos
(please, add the state of the art photography of your pilot
case- max. 2 photos in low resolution)
12. Target group and beneficiaries of
local partnerships:
(please, describe, who will be involved in local
partnerships: local producers, experts etc.)
ILUPub has as target groups the Municipalities belonging to AREANATejo’s
intervention area (15 municipalities of Alto Alentejo region, Portugal)
interested in reducing the energy bill in terms of public lighting.
24 local partnerships
13. What is the result of partnership?
(Established non formal partnership, new association,
Establishment of a formal partnership that included the creation of the several 24 local partnerships
protocols concerning public lighting energy efficiency.
entrepreneur, other form?)
14. Investment (if known)
(Implementation of addressed measures is connected with
The investment for the implementation of ILUPub project was 2.000.000 € (co
financed at 85% by NSRF).
planned investments. Please, describe, how the pilot
implementation will be carried out- kind of investment
funds, private capital, PPP or other; and estimate the value
of potential investment)
15. Monitoring/ evaluation
procedure
(Control system at your pilot case for evaluation of energy
efficiency and use of renewable source: remote control,
counters, foot print, other?)
Having as main objective the improvement of energy efficiency in North
Alentejo PL installations, ILUPub intends to characterize the PL network in
order to develop the basis for an adequate analysis of specific measures to be
adopted thus identifying and supporting the best available solution for each
installation. The results from phase 1 show that PL is responsible for an annual
energy consumption of over 25.5 GWh (approx. 2.600.000 Euros)! Moreover,
the results from phase 1 allow the conclusion that approximately 20% of PL
installations represent almost 50% of total energy consumption, permitting to
identify priority installations to achieve the main objective: energy reduction
effectiveness. From the first results from Phase 2, started in October 2009 and
currently on-going, and as an example, one must say that the use of PDA allow
to characterize an average of over 40 PL spots per working hour! The
installation of flow regulation systems is divided in 3 distinct phases, one of
them already implemented, covering above 9.500 luminaries and 110 PL
installations. The installation of more efficient luminaries is also divided in 3
phases, and the first included a pilot installation of 62 LED luminaries in 4
Round 12 mio €
16. Planned events/ dissemination
activities
(how will be theses activities carried out? How many
events, which dissemination activities do you plan?)
17. Are there any changes in the pilot
case compared to the application
form?
Municipalities, which cover about 1.300 luminaries.
The methodology chosen to develop the characterization of the network of
public lighting in AREANATejo’s intervention was, since the beginning of ILUPub
project, one of the components that aroused interest all over the country due
to its pioneering spirit and innovation associated the whole work. This
methodology was used as well by other Energy Agencies and, above all, was
the basis for EDP Distribution - Portuguese Energy Utility to develop its own
way of boosting the characterization of the network of public lighting.
Nevertheless, the implementation of systems with regulation of luminous flux,
taking into account the associated scale (number of facilities and type of
equipment involved) was also one of the first ones, at national level that
deserved prominence in several sessions of presentation of ILUPub project
throughout the country.
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18. Activity plan
(please, fill in the Gantt diagram in excel – mark the time plan of your foreseen activities)