Euskadi - Basque Country Smart Cities in a Smart Community: Covenant of Mayors and Regions

This presentation by Natalia Díaz de Arcaya, EVE, Basque Region, Spain was made during the ENNEREG Regions 202020 Workshop: Energy Efficiency in European Regions on 8 November 2012.

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This presentation by Natalia Díaz de Arcaya, EVE, Basque Region, Spain was made during the ENNEREG Regions 202020 Workshop: Energy Efficiency in European Regions on 8 November 2012.

Basque Smart Cities, Basque Country and Basque companies have the opportunity to create the change: being smart using energy more efficiently and prepared for growth through well-planned energy planning at regional and local level. In this presentation, Ms Díaz de Arcaya describes:

1. BASQUE COUNTRY: FIGURES AND POLITICAL FRAMEWORK

• The Basque Country in figures: administration
• The Basque Country : political framework

2. BASQUE SMART CITIES THROUGH ENERGY PLANNING

• The Basque Energy Agency and its role in the development and implementation of local and regional Sustainable Energy Action Plans (SEAPs)
• Context: EVE´s Mission
• Energy Planning through Basque Energy Agency

• REGIONAL LEVEL: Energy Strategy for the Basque Country 2020 - Ambitious energy targets set for the period 2011-2020

• Efficiency
  
  • Energy savings: 1,050,000 toe per year in 2020
  • Cut in demand: 17% (compared to BAU)
  • Improvement of energy intensity: 22%
• Oil
  
  • Reduction in consumption: 9% (compared to 2010)
  • Alternative energy sources in transport: 15%
  • 2020: 37,000 electric vehicles
• Renewables
  • Use: 905,000 toe (488,000 toe in 2010)
  • Share: from 8% to 14-17% (of final consumption)
  • Increase the use of renewable energy sources by 87% 
• Supply
  
  • Natural gas: consolidate infrastructures and market, and assess the potential of unconventional gas
  • Electricity networks: automation and integration
  • CHP Electricity supply: from 12% to 22%
• Technological development
  • Promote 8 priority areas of R&D+I: Electricity key vector
  • Increase spending on energy R&D by 60% to €300 million in 2015.
• Long-term vision: the challenge is to achieve an increasingly sustainable and low-carbon energy system in terms of competitiveness, supply security, …
  • Zero oil by 2050
  • Zero fossil fuels by 2100
  • 30% renewables by 2030
  • 40% alternative transport by 2030
  • Industrial policy for the energy industry
• The Energy Strategy 2020 is structured, coordinated and complemented within the lines of action of the Basque Government’s different strategy plans and...

• LOCAL LEVEL: Energy Strategies for the Basque Municipalities 2020 Covenant of Mayors
  • Context: EVE's Mission
  • Model of cooperation

3. LOCAL STRATEGY FOR BASQUE CITIES-SMART CITIES

• Smart City: Vitoria-Gasteiz - Green Capital 2012
• Model of cooperation: Basque Covenant Signatories
• Multi-governance

Related Information on the Regions 202020 Website:

• Sustainable Energy Theme(s): : Energy Efficiency in Industry : Energy Efficient Products : : : : : Renewable energy sources (RES) : : : : Sustainable / Energy Efficient Buildings : Sustainable transport and mobility management : :
• Region(s)/Community(ies): ES: Euskadi - Basque Country :
• Country(ies): Spain

Last updated: 28/11/2012 3:56pm - Contact: Alvaro PEREZ DE LABORDA -