Växjö, where energy matters! Anders Franzén Head of Planning Department City of Växjö, Sweden

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1 Växjö, where energy matters! Anders Franzén Head of Planning Department City of Växjö, Sweden

2 This is Växjö Municipal profile Population Land area 1674 km 2 City budget 300 million Euro Pioneering city Entrepreneurial region

3 From environmental problem to a resource Lake restoration made Växjösjön, central lake, to a beautiful and useful area. Water from fresh water supply lake helps to improve the water quality.

4 Successful co-operation Växjö and The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (Non Governmental Organisation) Education, round-table discussions Local strategy and goals were referred to all the inhabitants for consideration The strategy was adopted by the local government in 1999

5 Unanimous Political Climate Decision 1996 We shall stop using fossil fuels in the activities of the Municipality. Emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil fuels in the whole municipality shall be reduced by 50 percent per capita by the year 2010 compared with 1993.

6 BioEnergy Småland Expo Växjö A Public - Private co-operation Växjö City Bioenergy Funding EU Funding Sweden Industry Växjö University

7 Legal compliance and voluntary targets The Environmental Code, Environmental Quality Objectives, 1999 The Environmental Programme, 2006 Local political decisions

8 Environmental Programme for the City of Växjö Includes Environmental policy 3 profile areas

9 Environmental Programme for the City of Växjö From the Agenda 21 process City council approves the environmental programme in May 2006 Measurable targets Both the municipal organisation and the geographical area Follow up in the environmental management system ecobudget

10 Profile areas Living Life Consumption and refuse issues Our Nature Water and nature conservation issues Fossil fuel free Växjö Transport and energy issues Vision Goals, the municipal organisation and the geographical area Vision Goals, the municipal organisation and the geographical area Vision Goals, the municipal organisation and the geographical area Actions to be taken, the municipal organisation Actions to be taken, the municipal organisation Actions to be taken, the municipal organisation

11 Living life Consumption and refuse issues The City of Växjö strives: to increase awareness about and increase actions to achieve sustainable production and consumption to increase the supply range and purchase of environmentally adapted goods and services firstly to ensure that refuse does not occur secondly, to reuse materials thirdly, to recycle materials fourthly, to extract energy from the materials and finally or last of all, to dump

12 Our nature Water and nature conservation issues The City of Växjö strives: to manage nature in such a way that encourages biological diversity and good accessibility. to ensure that forest and arable landscapes are rich and varied. to ensure that no lakes within the municipality suffer acidification, caused by people. to ensure that the municipality s lakes, streams and rivers will have natural nutritional levels.

13 Fossil Fuel Free Växjö Energy and transport issues The City of Växjö strives: to use energy from renewable sources of energy. to use energy efficiently. to go over to a fossil fuel free transport system.

14 Climate protection history CHP plant for biomass 1980 Extending district heating net Decision on goal: stop using fossil fuels and reduction of CO 2 emissions from fossil fuels by 50% 1996 Large CHP plant for biomass 1997 Purchase of 18 MW biomass gasification IGCC plant 2004 EU-project AFFORDH, CHRISGAS (gasification of biomass to DME) 2004 EU-projects SESAC for energy efficiency in buildings 2005

15 Large-scale bioenergy CHP plant (Sandvik II) - district heating in major parts of Växjö. Small scale district heating bioenergy plants in the villages of Lammhult, Braås, Rottne and Ingelstad.

16 This is district heating Cold water Hot water power plant Cold water Hot water

17 Cold water Hot water power plant

18 District heating in Växjö Existing Planned 2005 Planned 2006 Planned 2007 Available

19 Fuel mix at the Sandvik plant Oil Wood products Peat Electricity Flue gas condensor

20 Main reasons for introducing bioenergy oil crisis very expensive energy for inhabitants renewable fuel local and reliable supply local jobs income to local forest owners, saw mills and contractors tax income to the municipality transparency and democratic control of the energy system

21 Heating and cooling - actions Co-generation power plant in Växjö, fired by bio-fuel. District heating in the villages of Lammhult, Braås, Rottne and Ingelstad. Pellets boiler at Växjö Airport. Solar panels at the swimming hall. Municipal subsidies for installation of small-scale biomass boilers or solar panels in households. Extension of district heating to older areas of Växjö. Conversion from electric heating to district heating. Extension of district heating in Ingelstad and Lammhult. Large establishment of district cooling.

22 Electricity and energy efficiency - actions Free energy advice to the citizens. Biogas used for electricity production at the sewage treatment plant. Municipal demands on low energy use in a new housing area. Installation of more efficient light bulbs in the street lightning. Construction of energy efficient houses. Individual metering of energy in apartments.

23 Energy for heating 1993 and 2005 (electric heating is not included) 1993 (736 GWh) 2005 (858 GWh) Oil 6,8% Peat 5,6% Biomass 39,0% Oil 43,6% Other renewables 4,7% Other reneables 0,6% Peat 16,7% Biomass 83,0%

24 Transport - actions Municipal car-sharing with environmentally adapted cars. Good network of cycle paths. Sign posts for easier navigation on the cycle paths. Education in eco-driving. Positioning systems at local forwarding and taxi companies. Free parking for environmentally adapted cars. Major travel habit survey Development of a transport strategy Increased biogas production, to be used for vehicles.

25 Energy for transports 1993 and (619 GWh) 2005 (809 GWh) Jet gasoline 3,8% Bio-fuels 0,1% Jet gasoline 3,1% Bio-fuels 2,0% Diesel 30,4% Diesel 42,1% Gasoline 52,8% Gasoline 65,7%

26 Renewable energy supply in Växjö % 90% 80% 70% 60% Non-renewable 50% Renewable 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Heating Electricity Transport

27 Fossil carbon dioxide emissions per capita in Växjö (kg CO 2 ) Total Transport Total Transport Target 2010 Heating Electricity Heating Electricity

28 Fossil carbon dioxide emissions in the world Växjö

29 ecobudget cornerpillars Steering documents How to improve? Act Check Annual and six month account Sums up work and data Ambitions in environmental issues? Routines for EMS - Political directives - Organisation - Responsibilities - Quality assurance Do Work according to action plans and gather data Plan Ecological budget (adopted by the assembly) What are our targets? Internal budgets and action plans (boards & municipality owned companies)

30 Roads to success Political consensus decisions Broad collaboration - Agenda 21 and networks Resources - financial support Municipal commissioners in the City of Växjö

31 City of Växjö - Award Winner 2000 Local Initiatives Awards Winner for Excellence in Atmospheric Protection 2007 City of Växjö received Sustainable Energy Europe Award 2007 in the category Sustainable Community. Fossil Fuel Free programme is an overall programme to reduce human impact on global climate change.

32 Thank you for listening! Anders Franzén Live as you learn - my new Toyota Prius Hybrid City of Växjö anders.franzen@kommun.vaxjo.se