Periodic Reporting for period 2 - SMART EPC (NEXT GENERATION OF ENERGY PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING)
Período documentado: 2023-08-01 hasta 2025-01-31
The main objective of Smart EPC project is to enable the transition of local public authorities towards smart sustainable cities of the future by utilizing existing energy efficiency services as a key for unlocking the potentials of new, emerging technologies and services. By creating advanced and smart concepts for modernization of public lighting in European cities, Smart EPC project will enable large-scale energy efficiency programs while strengthening know-how of regional/national key stakeholders.
Smart EPC project aims to integrate several key directions of the European Green Deal and Next Generation EU instrument to draw in and engage industry in providing quality public service. Use of EPC model will help in bringing together stakeholders from public and private sector to collaborate on public projects, bringing in value for money and subsequently improving the quality of life. Refurbishment of old and inefficient public lighting units will lead to reducing energy and maintenance costs, increasing energy efficiency, and reducing emissions and light pollution. In addition to the aforementioned benefits, integration of IoT technology and Smart city components with the infrastructure refurbishment can pave the way for a wide range of energy and non-energy services and applications,
including public safety, traffic management, smart parking, environmental monitoring, and extended Wi-Fi and next generation of cellular communications (e.g. 5G).
To meet its ambitious goals, the project has three specific objectives:
-to develop an advanced Smart EPC concept and standardized documentation for integration of energy and non-energy services in Energy Performance Contracting;
-to demonstrate replication potential of Smart EPC concept and documentation by piloting reconstruction of public lighting;
-to initiate capacity building, replication and strong facilitation service of Smart EPC concept and standardized documentation for triggering ESCO market on EU level.
Smart EPC project aims to integrate several key directions of the European Green Deal and Next Generation EU instrument to draw in and engage industry in providing quality public service. Use of EPC model will help in bringing together stakeholders from public and private sector to collaborate on public projects, bringing in value for money and subsequently improving the quality of life. Refurbishment of old and inefficient public lighting units will lead to reducing energy and maintenance costs, increasing energy efficiency, and reducing emissions and light pollution. In addition to the aforementioned benefits, integration of IoT technology and Smart city components with the infrastructure refurbishment can pave the way for a wide range of energy and non-energy services and applications,
including public safety, traffic management, smart parking, environmental monitoring, and extended Wi-Fi and next generation of cellular communications (e.g. 5G).
To meet its ambitious goals, the project has three specific objectives:
-to develop an advanced Smart EPC concept and standardized documentation for integration of energy and non-energy services in Energy Performance Contracting;
-to demonstrate replication potential of Smart EPC concept and documentation by piloting reconstruction of public lighting;
-to initiate capacity building, replication and strong facilitation service of Smart EPC concept and standardized documentation for triggering ESCO market on EU level.
Development of an advanced Smart EPC concept and standardized documentation for integration of other energy and non-energy services in Energy Performance Contracting is introduced through first technical outcomes of Smart EPC project (Factsheets, Case studies, ICT technology and market assessment report, ICT SMART EPC concept draft and Handbook on Smart City and other ICT technology in EPC). Smart EPC Handbook is the one of the key deliverables of Smart EPC project, providing introduction to all the other related project outcomes with guidelines how they should be used. The focus is set on detailed guidelines for public lighting operators (i.e. local authorities) on how to modernize old and inefficient public lighting infrastructure with the integration of loT technology, Smart city components, using the advanced financing models with highlight on EPC. The Smart EPC handbook and related documents help increase the overall understanding of additional energy and non-energy related services to public lighting and act as a catalyst for further action. It also serves as a compass for policies and procedures on preparing for using energy performance contracting as a financing model of public infrastructure.
The handbook and related documents provided necessary background/input information for Smart EPC concept. The first purpose of the SMART EPC concept documentation was to formulate the requirements for the energy audit which is a minimum set of baseline data that is needed for decision making and feasibility calculations of public lighting reconstruction. Requirements are summarized Standardized methodology for detail energy audit of public lighting and methodology for selection of lighting classes. The second purpose of the SMART EPC concept documentation was to develop an analytic tool for feasibility calculation of public lighting reconstruction based on the inputs from the detail energy audit which is tabular based tool. The third purpose of the Smart EPC concept documentation was to draft document which can serve as a tool for presenting the current state of infrastructure and reconstruction potential, as well as the optimal coverage and financing modelling for pilots/cities – Public lighting reconstruction Action plan as the key strategic document used to analyze the current state of infrastructure and renovation potential, as well as the optimal coverage and models of public lighting financing.
Identification and draw-up of Smart EPC concept has been followed by creation of Smart EPC standardized contract and tender documentation created in tailor-made form, enabling pilot cities (and all EU cities in future) to decide what services they want to include (procure). Smart EPC contract and tender documentation is built upon the foundation of standard EPC contract documentation, with a focus on energy performance and guaranteed energy savings as the core subjects. The additional energy and non-energy services are categorized as either commercial or non-commercial services.
In addition to the standardized draft of SMART EPC contract documentation, standardized SMART EPC tender documentation represents a standardized formatted template of tender documentation, serving as a guideline document for cities when preparing official tender documentation, offering insights on how to specify certain requirements and considerations and including Notes and Examples to help guide clients through potential issues while prescribing certain requirements. Before using the standardized tender documentation, it needs to be adapted to comply with specific national legal frameworks (e.g. public procurement acts) and project requirements and to fit their own needs.
The handbook and related documents provided necessary background/input information for Smart EPC concept. The first purpose of the SMART EPC concept documentation was to formulate the requirements for the energy audit which is a minimum set of baseline data that is needed for decision making and feasibility calculations of public lighting reconstruction. Requirements are summarized Standardized methodology for detail energy audit of public lighting and methodology for selection of lighting classes. The second purpose of the SMART EPC concept documentation was to develop an analytic tool for feasibility calculation of public lighting reconstruction based on the inputs from the detail energy audit which is tabular based tool. The third purpose of the Smart EPC concept documentation was to draft document which can serve as a tool for presenting the current state of infrastructure and reconstruction potential, as well as the optimal coverage and financing modelling for pilots/cities – Public lighting reconstruction Action plan as the key strategic document used to analyze the current state of infrastructure and renovation potential, as well as the optimal coverage and models of public lighting financing.
Identification and draw-up of Smart EPC concept has been followed by creation of Smart EPC standardized contract and tender documentation created in tailor-made form, enabling pilot cities (and all EU cities in future) to decide what services they want to include (procure). Smart EPC contract and tender documentation is built upon the foundation of standard EPC contract documentation, with a focus on energy performance and guaranteed energy savings as the core subjects. The additional energy and non-energy services are categorized as either commercial or non-commercial services.
In addition to the standardized draft of SMART EPC contract documentation, standardized SMART EPC tender documentation represents a standardized formatted template of tender documentation, serving as a guideline document for cities when preparing official tender documentation, offering insights on how to specify certain requirements and considerations and including Notes and Examples to help guide clients through potential issues while prescribing certain requirements. Before using the standardized tender documentation, it needs to be adapted to comply with specific national legal frameworks (e.g. public procurement acts) and project requirements and to fit their own needs.
Project will enhance and refine successful EPC model by integration of energy and non-energy related services linked to public lighting infrastructure. Transfer of best practice from testing the pilots will primarily be used for further standardized documentation development. Smart EPC project will create a financially sustainable model for modernization of public lighting infrastructure upgraded with additional services and streams of revenues for public authorities. Smart EPC aims to tackle these issues, which is essential to stimulate and enable the roll-out of next-generation EPCs. The concept behind project is to address all potentials of public lighting infrastructure as a backbone for Smart city infrastructure modernized by energy performance contracting with integrated energy and non-energy services.
Improved quality of public lighting integrated with IoT technology and Smart City components directly affects many factors:
• reduction of operating costs (electricity consumption and maintenance) and consequently emissions of harmful gases into the atmosphere,
• increase of energy and non-energy services offered by the cities to the general public and consequently increase on the income side of the city’s balance sheet,
• limiting light pollution and the impact on the living world due to the use of lamps with better quality reflectors and the application of appropriate correlated light colour temperature,
• increased level of traffic safety (both traffic participants and the safety of people when moving through pedestrian zones),
• crime prevention (reduction of car thefts, burglaries, street attacks, etc.),
• economic growth by increasing the amount of time that people can spend on dining and outside entertainment after sunset.
Improved quality of public lighting integrated with IoT technology and Smart City components directly affects many factors:
• reduction of operating costs (electricity consumption and maintenance) and consequently emissions of harmful gases into the atmosphere,
• increase of energy and non-energy services offered by the cities to the general public and consequently increase on the income side of the city’s balance sheet,
• limiting light pollution and the impact on the living world due to the use of lamps with better quality reflectors and the application of appropriate correlated light colour temperature,
• increased level of traffic safety (both traffic participants and the safety of people when moving through pedestrian zones),
• crime prevention (reduction of car thefts, burglaries, street attacks, etc.),
• economic growth by increasing the amount of time that people can spend on dining and outside entertainment after sunset.