FINAL PROJECT MEETING AND CONFERENCE - 3-4 April 2019

Ferrara - Palazzo Roverella, Corso della Giovecca, 47

Municipality of Weiz: Local Eco Funding, Inspiration and Best Practice example ?!

CitiEnGov I W.E.I.Z. I Franz Kern

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WELCOME

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WELCOME:

SPECIAL GREETING FROM

KATHARINA AND BERNADETTE

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ECO FUNDING WEIZ

• City of Weiz, general information

• Guidelines, strategies and mission statements of the City

• Action Program and supporting measurements, EU-Projects

• Background of ECO Incentive Programme Weiz

• Results Eco-Funding Program 2009 – 2018

• Relaunch CitiEnGov Eco-Funding Program Weiz

• Next Steps: Participation, Monitoring, SECAP, Climate Smart City

Presentation Overview

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Foto: Bergmann

Population 11.500

Jobs in Weiz 11.300

Employed People in Weiz 5.500

Commuters to Weiz 8.000

Commuters out of Weiz 2.000

Local Unemployment Rate (02/2019) 2,4%

Average Age 44

Population Density [Persons/km²] 647

Some Data about the City

CITY OF WEIZ

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City Weiz is….

Inhabitants: 11.500

Range: # 67

One of 58 Austrians Cities > 10.000 Population

Area: 17,50 km2

Foto: Bergmann

CITY OF WEIZ

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Guidelines and strategies of the City

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Energy-region Weiz-Gleisdorf

Ecoplan Weiz

Energy action plan Weiz

Mission Statement Weiz

Sustainability conceptWeiz+Krottendorf (2014)

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Weiz: We LIVE Energyfrom an industry to an energy city

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Year Integration in Strategy

Sustainable Energy Action Plan / Conveniant of Mayor (2015)

CITY OF WEIZ

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MISSION STATEMENTS

• Focus ín renewable energy systems

• Innovation in energy and climate technologies

support health and wealth for citizens

• Smart Energy City, digitation and save data

management

• Education, Research and Business

• Create and install Energy Demo-Projects (…Energy

City Tour)

• Open participation for citizen and companies

Result: ECO Funding Programme Weiz

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ENVOLVEMENT CITIZEN AND BUSINESS

Participation for citizen and companies

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CITY OF WEIZ

Projects & Programmes:

• Energy efficient mobility

• Energy technologies

• Energy spatial planning

• Energy efficient buildings

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ECO INCENTIVE PROGRAMME WEIZ

Programme Guidelines, relaunched

➢ Structure and Process of the Programme(Programme Guidelines, Budget, Contracts, Management,…)

➢ Incentive Focus Areas (Solar, Heating, Building, Mobility, Lighting)

➢ Period of the Incentive Programme (regularly, temporary, Budget restricted, Number of Incentives)

➢ Monitoring the Programme(Keep Energy Targets, use the budget max.)

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ECO INCENTIVE PROGRAMME WEIZ

Programme Focus: Private investments:➢ Solar (Thermal, PV, Storage, Management

➢ Biomass Boiler

➢ District Heating

➢ Energy Efficient Building

➢ Heat Pump

➢ E-Mobiity

Consultancy: ➢ General Energy Consulting, KISS, thermography check, blackout protection

Pilot- & Demo- ProjectsEnergy City Walk, Hot Ice, District Heating, Waste Water, PH-Settlement…

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ECO INCENTIVE PROGRAMME WEIZ

ECO Incentive-TEAM: EN4PA Weiz - The BIG 5.

District Heating

City Planning

City Settlement

Environment &

Mobility

W.E.I.Z.-CitiEnGov Team

ECO Incentive Programme

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A. T3: ECO INCENTIVE PROGRAMME WEIZ

ECO Incentive Programme Weiz: Spent Money

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A. T3: ECO INCENTIVE PROGRAMME WEIZ

ECO Incentive Programme Weiz: Participation

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A. T3: ECO WEIZ & CITIENGOV PARTNER

Energy Incentives in CitiEnGov partner regions

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ACTIVITY A.T2.3

SECAP Goal: Reduce CO2-Emissions

Quelle: Eigene Berechnung

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ACTIVITY A.T2.3

SECAP City of Weiz

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A. T3: ENERGY INCENTIVE PROGRAMME WEIZ

ECO Incentive Budget Weiz: Money

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A. T3: ENERGY INCENTIVE PROGRAMME WEIZ

ECO Incentive Budget Weiz: Participation

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Smart City Weiz

City Weiz goes to

Smart Energy City Weiz

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FUTURE CONTACT PERSON

Invitation: 20 Years W.E.I.Z.

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SEE YOU SOON IN WEIZ

KATHARINA AND BERNADETTE

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KEEP IN TOUCH!Barbara Kulmer,

City of Weiz,

Dep. Mobility, Environment,

Energy

Gerhard Hierz,

CEO District Heating Weiz &

Dep. Puplic Buildings

Bernadette Karner

Rafael Bramreiter

DI Franz Kern

Innovationszentrum W.E.I.Z.

Franz-Pichler-Str. 30, 8160 Weizfranz.kern@innovationszentrum-weiz.at

roman.neubauer@innovationszentrum-weiz.at

www.innovationszentrum-weiz.at

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