What is the name of your civic energy initiative?
Knokke-Heist Desalination project
Where is your initiative located?
Belgium, Knokke-Heist
Belgium
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [1.]
Optimizing the presence of a pervasive resource
Technical
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [2.]
Protecting the natural environment and living conditions
Environmental
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [3.]
Improving public health
Socio-Cultural
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [4.]
Securing a more reliable water supply and a more efficient access to resources
Socio-Technical
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [5.]
Fighting against the salinization of resources in water-scarce areas
Environmental
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [1.]
The results of the budget BP
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [2.]
Possible subsidies
Finance
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [3.]
Local vision on the production and the O&M
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?
No
What energy sources are used in this model? [1.]
Wind energy comming from the North sea
Wind
What energy sources are used in this model? [2.]
Possible impact from Flexcity in the Belgian Market
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?
profit-oriented
Has the initiative been supported in any way by public funding?
No
Have your investment calculations been completed?
No
Which sources of income does the civic energy enterprise generate? [Income source 1:]
Via the selling of H2O
Which sources of income does the civic energy enterprise generate? [Income source 2:]
Possibly via subsidies
How would you classify your organisational model or archetype?
Public-private-partnership (PPP)
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.]
Veolia
Business
Who are the key stakeholders? [2.]
AGSO Knokke-Heist
other
Who are the key stakeholders? [3.]
Hego
other
Who are the key stakeholders? [4.]
Possible private partner
Community
Who are the key stakeholders? [5.]
VWT
other
Has the ownership of your energy supply chain chain clarified?
No
How many households are enrolled or directy involved? / [Customers]
35000
How many households are enrolled or directy involved? [Co-owners]
35000
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [1.]
Veolia
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [2.]
AGSO Knokke-Heist
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [3.]
Hego
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [4.]
Possible private partner
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [5.]
VWT
How is the management of the organisation structured? [Supervisory function:]
AGSO Knokke-Heist
How is the management of the organisation structured? [Management:]
Veolia
How is the management of the organisation structured? [Operation:]
Veolia
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE01}][Role]
O&M
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE02}][Role]
Investor
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE03}][Role]
Subcontractor
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE04}][Role]
TBD
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE05}][Role]
Technology
What role does the community play? [Permit authority]
Yes
What role does the community play? [Adviser]
No
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]
No
What role do consumers play?
This will defined in a later stage if a cooperative model will be accepted by the commune
Has a structured risk assessment been conducted?
No
What are the identified risks for the success of the initiative? [Risk 1]
TBD
How would you rate these identified risks for the success of the initiative? [{IdentifiedRisks_IR1}]
Not known
Has legal security been achieved for the initiative?
Not yet achieved
What is the target date for the take-off of your civic energy enterprise? Or when was it launched?
2022-06-01 00:00:00
Have any other communities considered adopting your civic energy business model?
No
Which additional aspects are central to your business model? [1.]
Impact of the water analysis
Which additional aspects are central to your business model? [2.]
Definition of the peak demand
Which additional aspects are central to your business model? [3.]
Environmental analysis of water
