Redevelopment of European mining areas into sustainable communities by integrating supply and demand side based on low exergy principles

Objective

Four ambitious local communities (Heerlen NL, Zagorje SLO, Czeladz PL and Cherno More BG) will demonstrate the use of local available low valued renewable energy sources fromwater in abandoned mines for heating and cooling of buildings, based on low exergy principles, facilitated by an integrated design of buildings and energy concepts. They will realize 2 sustainable mining communities (Heerlen and Zagorje) with 50to 100% CO2 reduction and 60% RES compared with standard national practices.

The two demonstration sites contain 440 new houses, 276 existing houses, 57000 m2 non residential new buildings, 43500 m2 non residential existing buildings, and 3 existing prepared buildings to connect with the mine water grid in Heerlen and 6500 m2 existing buildings in Zagorje. Feasibilty studies leading to concrete local sustainable energy plans and implementation will be demonstrated in Czeladz, Cherno More, Zagorje and the nearby former mining communities in Heerlen.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › renewable energy
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › mining and mineral processing

Programme(s)

• FP6-SUSTDEV - Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Topic(s)

• SUSTDEV-1 - Sustainable energy systems

Call for proposal

FP6-2005-TREN-4
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Funding Scheme

IP - Integrated Project

Coordinator

CAUBERG-HUYGEN RAADGEVENDE INGENIEURS B.V.

Address

Sint Annalaan 60
Maastricht
Netherlands

Participants (15)

BOURGAS MUNICIPALITY

Bulgaria

Address

Aleksandrovska '26'
Bourgas

COUNCIL ZAGORJE OB SAVI

Slovenia

Address

Cesta 9. Avgusta 5
Zagorje Ob Savi

CZELADZ COUNCIL

Poland

Address

45 Katowicka Street
Czeladz

FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.

Germany

Address

Hansastrasse 27c
Muenchen

GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE, BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Bulgaria

Address

Acad. G. Bonchev '24'
Sofia

HEERLEN COUNCIL

Netherlands

Address

Geleenstraat 27
Heerlen

KLIMA-BUENDNIS / ALIANZA DEL CLIMA E.V.

Germany

Address

Galvanistr. 28
Frankfurt Am Main

KOP - PUBLIC MUNICIPAL SERVICE ZAGORJE

Slovenia

Address

Cesta Zmage 57
Zagorje Ob Savi

MINING ZAGORJE

Slovenia

Address

Grajska Ul.2
Zagorje Ob Savi

MINISTERIE VAN VOLKSHUISVESTING RUIMTELIJKE ORDENING EN MILIEURIJKSGEBOUWENDIENSTADVIES & ARCHITECTEN

Netherlands

Address

Keizersgracht 5
Eindhoven

SPOLKA RESTRUKTURYZAJI KOPALN (COAL MINES RESTRUCTURING COMPANY)

Poland

Address

Kopalniana 6
Katowice

STICHTING WELLER WONEN

Netherlands

Address

Dorpstraat 121
Brunssum

THE ASSOCIATON OF EUROPEAN MINING REGIONS

France

Address

Hotel De Ville
Lievin

UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA

Slovenia

Address

Kongresni Trg 12
Ljubljana

UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA

Poland

Address

Bankowa 12
Katowice