Smart Urban Services Through Homogenous Quality Standard in Public Infrastructures for Higher Energy Efficiency (Q4296994)
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| English | Smart Urban Services Through Homogenous Quality Standard in Public Infrastructures for Higher Energy Efficiency |
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1,386,780.78 Euro
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1,631,506.8 Euro
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85.0 percent
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14 July 2017
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13 October 2019
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Municipality of Plandiste
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45°45'21.71"N, 21°14'15.36"E
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45°13'41.99"N, 21°7'13.30"E
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45°22'42.10"N, 20°24'4.14"E
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45°47'54.64"N, 21°30'5.72"E
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In Europe, street lighting consumes a significant amount of electricity: there are more than 56 million street lighting luminaires in operation, with an estimated electricity consumption of 35 TWh. For municipalities with older, inefficient systems, street lighting can account for 30-50% of their total electricity consumption. However, the saving potential is enormous: with current technologies 30-70% energy savings are generally possible. This savings potential has been recognized and incorporated into European policies. EC Regulation 245/2009 sets phasing out requirements for a range of frequently used street lamp types between 2012 and 2017. Phasing out means that these product groups will no longer be placed on the market and will no longer be available for purchase. The very recent market introduction of LED technology for street lighting offers high savings with comparatively short pay-back times. LED technologies have developed very rapidly, especially in the last few years. Today, with cost reduction potentials of over 50%, LED lighting is already an economically very interesting option for street lighting refurbishment. Moreover, street lighting refurbishment presents a unique opportunity for the uptake of guaranteed energy services in the form of energy performance contracts (EPC): - Phasing out requirements are placing municipalities under pressure to act: nearly 80 % of all currently used lamps types will not be available after 2017, - Street lighting refurbishment, especially with the availability of LED and other innovative solutions that are economically attractive and offer a relatively low level of complexity, presents a low risk entry point into the provision of EPC services for SMEs. Since Romania is a member of the EU and Serbia is a candidate country, this is the opportunity to show to other regions that joint cross border work in this field is possible and sustainable, especially when we talk about energy savings and environmental protection. Also, having in mind that Romania has to apply EU regulation, surely in the next years same regulations will have to be obtained and respected by Serbia. Municipality of Plandiste and Municipality of Recas are very similar. They share approximately the same number of inhabitants; both are agricultural municipalities and have same possibilities regarding renewable energy (thermal waters, wind energy, and possibilities to use energy from biogas). The overall objective of the project and the expected change your project will make to the current situation. Overall objective of the project is: Improving the public lighting system in the cross-border area, based on similar standards, and aimed to increase energy efficiency and to reduce the pollution. (English)
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