Key facts PLEEC Funded by Partnership Duration • „Planning for energy efficient cities“ • European Union • Seventh Framework Programme • 18 partners from 13 European countries • 6 mid-sized cities, 9 universities, 3 industry partners • 36 months • April 2013 - March 2016 Background EU´s 20-20-20 goals Aim: Improving energy efficiency by 20% in 2020 Background Current problems: Deficit of holistic knowledge about energy efficiency potentials in cities Variety of inidividual strategies tackling separate city key aspects No strategic energy efficiency planning in European cities PLEEC approach PLEEC project uses integrative approach Coordinating strategies Combining best practices Sharing energy efficiency recommendations Aim: To develop a general model for energy efficiency and sustainable city planning Specific objectives To assess the energysaving solutions and potentials for a comprehensive city planning To demonstrate how integrative planning is more efficient than separate measures To create Action Plans to be presented to decision-makers in the cities To develop a synergized model for energy efficiency planning considering city key aspects To identify the future research agenda on the issue of energy-smart cities Work Packages Methodology (1) Six mid-sized PLEEC cities: Eskilstuna (SE) Jyväskylä (FI) Stoke-onTrent (UK) Santiago de Compostela (ES) Turku (FI) Tartu (EE) Methodology (2) • Month 1 - 14: Work Package 2 Analysis of performance of participating cities within city key aspects WP 2: Elaboration of energy smart city profiles • Month 10 - 21: Three parallel Work Packages 3, 4, 5: Elaboration of energy efficiency recommendations from three key perspectives WP 3: Technologydriven energy efficiency WP 4: Structuredriven energy efficiency WP 5: Behaviourdriven energy efficiency Methodology (3) • Month 21 - 36: Work Package 6 Integration of results from WP 2, 3, 4 and 5 in Model of sustainable city planning Summary of best matching recommendations Action Plan for Energy Smart City Methodology (4) • Month 1 - 36: Work Package 7 Dissemination of the project´s results at local, national and EU levels • • • • • Project website Events, conferences Promotion material Social media Press relations Partnership Contact Lead coordinator: Find us on: Mikael Kullman Eskilstuna Energy and Environment Kungsgatan 86 SE-631 86 Eskilstuna Sweden Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Pleec Phone: +46-710 20 00 Mobile: +46-72 253 11 12 E-Mail: coordinator@pleecproject.eu Twitter: https://twitter.com/PLEECproject Blog: http://pleec.blogspot.de/ www.pleecproject.eu