What is the name of your civic energy initiative?
Citizen Driven Transport System, Electric Vestrum - (Borgerdrevet Transport System, Elektrisk Vestrum)
Where is your initiative located?
Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality
Denmark
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [1.]
Greener means of transport – More efficient energy usage.
Socio-Technical
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [2.]
Greener means of transport – Lower carbon footprint (more wind/solar in transport)
Environmental
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [3.]
More flexible transport solutions in rural areas
Socio-Cultural
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [4.]
Alternative to declining public transport in remote rural areas
Socio-Technical
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [5.]
Benefits in terms of branding – “Green and innovative community”
Socio-Cultural
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [6.]
Possible financial benefits from rental fees
Economic
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [1.]
Spawned and initiated by key members of the local community (true bottom up).
Acceptance
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [2.]
Community driven co-creation process concerning a mobility solution combining car sharing and carpooling
Management
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [3.]
Significant uptake in the community of a mobility solution combing car sharing and carpooling
Acceptance
How would you rate the importance of the individual enablers? [{KeyEnablingFactors_KEF01}]
Critical and decisive
How would you rate the importance of the individual enablers? [{KeyEnablingFactors_KEF02}]
Critical and decisive
How would you rate the importance of the individual enablers? [{KeyEnablingFactors_KEF03}]
Critical and decisive
Has the technical process planning been completed? / Has the planning of all tehnical aspects of the civic energy process been completed?
Yes
What are the key technical elements of the energy supply chain? [1.]
Tried and tested technologies - petrol, diesel and electricity (local charging points are being installed)
What energy sources are used in this model? [1.]
Wind
Wind
What energy sources are used in this model? [2.]
Sun/solar
Solar
What energy sources are used in this model? [3.]
fossil fuels
Are reliable data for energy turnover available yet? / (Refferring to the sum of all involved forms of energy turnover)
No
Is the undertaking profit-oriented or not-for profit?
not-for profit
Has the initiative been supported in any way by public funding?
Yes
If so, what planning or implementation elements were funded? [1.]
Concept development
If so, what planning or implementation elements were funded? [2.]
Planning
If so, what planning or implementation elements were funded? [3.]
Pilot activities as well as evaluation
Have your investment calculations been completed?
No
Which sources of income does the civic energy enterprise generate? [Income source 1:]
Consumer/user fees (Money flow – from transport user to transport operator). (Note that user fees are subsidized by project owner, during the pilot activities.)
How would you classify your organisational model or archetype?
Other
How would you classify your organisational model or archetype? [Other]
Parish and/or civic association
Has the legal form of your initiative been finalized? / Has the legal form (e.g. limited company or non-profit association) of your initiative/orgaisational model been finalized?
No
Who are the key stakeholders? [1.]
Village Cluster "Vestrum" and the individual communities/villages within the cluster
Administrative
Who are the key stakeholders? [2.]
Aalborg University - expert inputs furthering the development of the initiative
other
Who are the key stakeholders? [3.]
Operator of car sharing scheme
Business
Who are the key stakeholders? [4.]
Regional transport comanay "Midttrafik"
Business
Who are the key stakeholders? [5.]
Danish Transport, Construction and Housing Authority
Administrative
Has the ownership of your energy supply chain chain clarified?
Yes
Who owns the supply chain? [1.] / [Shareholder/Owner]
DSO
Business
How many households are enrolled or directy involved? / [Customers]
500
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [1.]
Operator of carsharing scheme
How is the management of the organisation structured? [Supervisory function:]
Municipality (COBEN Project)
How is the management of the organisation structured? [Management:]
Village cluster "Vestrum" and Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality
How is the management of the organisation structured? [Operation:]
Operator of car sharing scheme
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE01}][Role]
Operation, service and billing in regards to the use of vehicles
What role does the community play? [Permit authority]
No
What role does the community play? [Adviser]
Yes
What role does the community play? [Funder]
Yes
What role does the community play? [Operator]
No
What role does the community play? [Initiator]
No
What role does the community play? [Political supporter]
Yes
What role do consumers play?
Prosumers. The Citizens (in the village cluster Vestrum) are deeply involved in the development and implementation of the inititiative.
Has a structured risk assessment been conducted?
No
What are the identified risks for the success of the initiative? [Risk 1]
Old news, fake news and lack of insights into the cost of privately owned transport solutions
Community
What are the identified risks for the success of the initiative? [Risk 2]
Lack of uptake – socially by the community…
Community
What are the identified risks for the success of the initiative? [Risk 3]
Lack of uptake – not enough kilometers to commercially / financially viable
Financial
How would you rate these identified risks for the success of the initiative? [{IdentifiedRisks_IR1}]
High
How would you rate these identified risks for the success of the initiative? [{IdentifiedRisks_IR2}]
Substantial
How would you rate these identified risks for the success of the initiative? [{IdentifiedRisks_IR3}]
High
Has legal security been achieved for the initiative?
Achieved
What is the target date for the take-off of your civic energy enterprise? Or when was it launched?
2019-03-01 00:00:00
Have any other communities considered adopting your civic energy business model?
No
