Solutions: Sustainability integration into the entire construction of the area.
Multiple benefits: A future urban area with zero emissions.
Nordhavnen is Scandinavia''s largest (200 hectare) sustainable urban area under construction. It is a harbour redevelopment that will consist of housing, shops, cultural institutions, sports facilities and state-of-the-art recreational areas.
Objective – To make Nordhavnen a model for future smart cities, featuring integrated solutions in transportation, renewable energy and data collection as a basis for a generation of new smart city services.
Funding – The budget for developing the areas of Aarhusgade and Sundmolen is € 60-65 Mln. The general Nordhavn project is a public driven project carried out by CPH City and Port Development in collaboration with the City of Copenhagen and a number of consultants. CPH City and Port Development is owned by City of Copenhagen (95%) and the Danish Government (5%).
Moreover, private companies are constructing their own buildings, for which the budget is unknown. EnergyLab Nordhavn has a budget on € 17 Mln and is supported by the Danish EUDP Programme.
Innovation – The setting-up of Energylab Nordhavn (april 2015) consists of the first urban laboratory of its kind in Denmark [source]. And with the EnergyLab centered in Nordhavnen, the area also has the potential to become an international hub for research into all aspects of intelligent energy systems. With both research and actual sustainable urban development being brought together in one place, the expectation is to make Nordhavnen a full-scale showroom for sustainability of various kinds.
Success factors – A very important aspect of the planning of Nordhavnen was to keep in touch with future users and inhabitants, the citizens of Copenhagen. This strong emphasis on integrating people''s views and opinions from the project''s outset will make Nordhavnen a more sustainable and liveable area.
The project is still in its implementation phase, always evolving in scale and depth, which means that the impact of the solution is difficult to measure. However, Norhavnen project has the following expectations:
Synergies with local policies:
The parties have allocated funding that sets a course towards an RE (renewable energy) share of approximately 55% by 2030. The agreement will also give Denmark a RE share in electricity above 100% of consumption, while ensuring that at least 90% of district heating consumption is based on energy sources other than coal, oil or gas by 2030.
Showing that large-scale sustainable urban development is fundable, achievable and economical should inspire many cities around the globe to pursue similar developments. Indeed, the project is already receiving a lot of attention from actors all over the world. However, the project has not yet been replicated. According to the main actors from Nordhavn, this is due to the phase the project is currently in (as it is still in the first phase of implementation).
Country / Region: Denmark
In 1 user collection: Good practices of cities
Knowledge Object: User generated Initiative
Published by: City of Copenhagen
Marie Skłodowska-Curie programmes provide funds for international research education, research mobility, career development and research dissemination.
Their doctoral networks support organisations in creating PhD programmes in networks across Europe and beyond. The aim is to enhance European PhD programmes and increase international and research mobility by funding development and education of innovative researchers.
The grants allow us to host two new international PhDs working on the topics of consumer flexibility and the integration of microgrids into energy systems
- Philipp A. Ostrowicz, CSEI Coordinator.
We know Marie Curie from our history lessons and natural science. A pioneer in the field of radioactivity, the Polish-born French scientist received two Nobel Prizes and became the first female professor at Sorbonne University in France. More than 150 years after her birth, one of EU''s most prestigious programmes has been named after her: The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA). Two research projects from the Copenhagen School of Energy Infrastructure (CSEI) have been awarded the much-coveted grants from the MSCA Doctoral Networks programmes, which will fund PhD studies in international research networks.
"The grants allow us to host two new international PhDs working on the topics of consumer flexibility and the integration of microgrids into energy systems," says Philipp A. Ostrowicz, CSEI Coordinator.
The aim of the EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie programme is to create PhD networks that connect universities and organisations across Europe leading to excellent research that translates into action. CSEI, who conducts research in energy infrastructure from an economic policy point-of-view, considers the grants and being part of the two consortia a unique opportunity to do research that enables societal change. Philipp A. Ostrowicz says:"Being part of these two excellent European consortia provides CSEI and CBS with outstanding possibilities of industry and research cooperation that not only leads to excellent research outcomes but directly enables societal change with regard to the green transition."
The grant money will be spent on two specific research projects, CoDeF and IDEAL4GREEN.
The CoDeF project is dedicated to training innovative researchers who want to take the lead in addressing the challenges posed by consumer energy flexibility. The project recognises that consumers play a pivotal role in achieving carbon neutrality. Through a multidisciplinary approach, this network will deliver integrated research outcomes that inform energy policy and drive societal change. CoDeF focuses on behavioural change, demand response interventions and market mechanisms to facilitate flexible consumer demand. The research will also evaluate the impact of consumer energy flexibility on emissions, the energy system and society at large.
The IDEAL4GREEN project tackles urgent global challenges related to climate change and the transition towards sustainable energy systems through the development and integration of microgrids, which play a critical role in managing the variability of renewable energy resources and achieving decarbonisation targets. The project contributes to the EU commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 by empowering energy communities and optimising local supply and demand. The IDEAL4GREEN project will focus on microgrid planning, design and operation through mechanisms for microgrid islanding and reconnection as well as the planning, policy and economic feasibility of interconnected grids and microgrids.
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