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Riga in partnership for development of smart cities www.stepupsmartcities.eu Workshop «Smart Grids for Smart Cities», Salzburg, Austria, May 14, 2013
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Riga in partnership for development of smart cities
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Workshop «Smart Grids for Smart Cities», Salzburg, Austria, May 14, 2013
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Facts about Riga
Capital of the Republic of Latvia, founded in 1201
Riga is located in the lowlands near the Baltic Sea, on the banks of the river Daugava
65 7424 inhabitants in Riga and
>1 098 500 in Riga Region
The area of Riga – 307,17 km2
The density of the population in Riga – 2321 inhabitants per km2
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The city and CO2
STATUS
3.21 tonnes CO2 per capita in 2010
Emission reduction since 1990 - 50,69%
Report, Institute of Physical Energetics, Latvia (transport, fuel, electricity, centralised heat Riga SEAP 2010-2020
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The city and policies
First Riga City Heat Supply Development Concept Paper 1997 – 2010
Rehabilitation project for District Heating in Riga City 1998 – 2008
Second Riga City heat Supply Development Concept Paper 2006 – 2016
Riga City Sustainable Energy Action Plan for 2010 – 2020
Two monitoring reports since
Riga Smart City Sustainable Energy Action Plan 2014 – 2020
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Stakeholders and projects. AS “Rīgas siltums”. The heat meters automatic readout network establishment
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Stakeholders and projects. RPA “Rīgas gaisma”. Improvement of energy efficiency in city lighting
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Stakeholders and projects. Improving energy efficiency in public buildings. One of success stories – retail building «Mēbeļu nams»
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Stakeholders and projects. SIA “Rīgas Satiksme”. Smart developments
Passengers by transport %
33% 23%
44%
• Electric transport in Riga – 56%
• 19 trolleybuses lines with 250 cars
• 9 tram lines with 207 cars, 25 low floor
• E-ticket
• Free for pupils, disabled and retired person, discounts for other groups
• In the public transport and at the stops free WiFi access
Core sectors for investigation for best practices and transfer
• Utilities: smart grids for electricity, water and data
• ICT and green mobility
• Urban infrastructure: housing, offices and other buildings
• Greening industry.
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Green IT Network Europe
Glasgow Ghent
Gothenburg Riga
The STEP-UP partnership
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Approach • Integrated approach to energy
planning • Promote integrated cross-sector
energy solutions • Identify lighthouse projects • Build on existing projects to ensure
deployment in the 2013-2020 timeframe
• Show integrated planning achieves better energy outcomes and economics
• Replicate in other cities
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STEP-UP
Key Outputs • Enhanced SEAPS in all partner cities • Innovative integrated energy projects • A model for delivering integrated SEAPs • A learning network of cities • Training programmes for professionals • A new Masters Course on Sustainable
city planning and implementation
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Inete Ielite Riga SEAP Management Board Member [email protected] Riga Energy Agency Dr.sc.ing. Maija Rubina [email protected] Brivibas 49/53 Riga, LV-1010, Latvia www.rea.riga.lv www.riga.lv Strategies Towards Energy Performance and Urban Planning (STEP-UP) www.stepupsmartcities.eu/ Green IT Network Europe www.greenitnet.org
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Contacts and resources
