What is the name of your civic energy initiative?
Warmtenet Eeklo
Where is your initiative located?
Eeklo, Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen
Belgium
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [1.]
To increase ownership of local heat sources, local heat distribution and delivery by a citizen cooperation model according to the ICA principles
Socio-Technical
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [2.]
To reduce carbon dioxide emissions: theoretical potential to avoid 20,000 tons of carbon dioxide each year
Environmental
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [3.]
To increase citizen-acces to green heat in an affordable way (in line with todays natural gas prices)
Socio-Technical
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [4.]
To embed the active role of civil society in the broader energy transition
Socio-Cultural
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [5.]
To reduce energy poverty in the Eeklo households
Socio-Economic
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [6.]
To accelerate the broader energy transition
Technical
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [7.]
To ensure the social support for the broader energy transition
Socio-Cultural
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [1.]
City Council
Management
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [2.]
Energy Cooperatives
Management
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [3.]
Regional and national policy makers
Legal framework
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [4.]
Education
Knowledge
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [5.]
Owners/producers of residual heat
Management
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [6.]
Large energy consumers
Acceptance
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [7.]
Private sector active in energy production, distribution, and exploitation
Knowledge
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [8.]
Households
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}]
Supportive
How would you rate the importance of the individual enablers? [{KeyEnablingFactors_KEF04}]
Supportive
How would you rate the importance of the individual enablers? [{KeyEnablingFactors_KEF05}]
Critical and decisive
How would you rate the importance of the individual enablers? [{KeyEnablingFactors_KEF06}]
Critical and decisive
How would you rate the importance of the individual enablers? [{KeyEnablingFactors_KEF07}]
Supportive
How would you rate the importance of the individual enablers? [{KeyEnablingFactors_KEF08}]
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.]
Heat transfer from incinerator to the heat network
What are the key technical elements of the energy supply chain? [2.]
Routing of the heat network
What are the key technical elements of the energy supply chain? [3.]
Dimensioning of the piping of the network
What are the key technical elements of the energy supply chain? [4.]
Temperature and hydraulics of the heat network
What are the key technical elements of the energy supply chain? [5.]
Heat back-up sources
What are the key technical elements of the energy supply chain? [6.]
Injection of 100% renewable heat sources by 2036
What energy sources are used in this model? [1.]
Waste heat
Heat
What energy sources are used in this model? [2.]
Local biomass
Are reliable data for energy turnover available yet? / (Refferring to the sum of all involved forms of energy turnover)
Yes
How would you estimate the annual energy turnover of your initiative?
3000
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?
Yes
How high is the initial and total investment needed to lauch and maintain the civic energy initiative? [Iinitial investment:]
1000000
How high is the initial and total investment needed to lauch and maintain the civic energy initiative? [Total investment:]
2500000
Which sources of income does the civic energy enterprise generate? [Income source 1:]
Energy fees
How would you classify your organisational model or archetype?
Other
How would you classify your organisational model or archetype? [Other]
Citizen-Private Partnership
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?
Yes
Which legal form has been selected for the initiative?
Special Purpose Vehicle
Who are the key stakeholders? [1.]
City Council of Eeklo
Administrative
Who are the key stakeholders? [2.]
Veolia PLC
Business
Who are the key stakeholders? [3.]
Ecopower SCRL
Cooperatives
Has the ownership of your energy supply chain chain clarified?
Yes
Who owns the supply chain? [1.] / [Shareholder/Owner]
Veolia PLC
Business
Who owns the supply chain? [2.] / [Shareholder/Owner]
Ecopower SCRL
Cooperatives
How many households are enrolled or directy involved? / [Customers]
1500
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [1.]
INTERGEMEENTELIJKE OPDRACHTHOUDENDE VERENIGING VOOR HUISVUILVERWERKING MEETJESLAND (supply of waste heat)
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [2.]
Veolia PLC
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [3.]
Large heat consumers in Eeklo (Hospital, industry, ...)
How is the management of the organisation structured? [Supervisory function:]
City Council of Eeklo
How is the management of the organisation structured? [Management:]
Ecopower SCRL & Veolia PLC
How is the management of the organisation structured? [Operation:]
Veolia PLC
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE01}][Role]
Heat production
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE02}][Role]
Operation, management, back-up sources, metering, billing, heat distribution, network maintenance
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE03}][Role]
Heat purchase
What role does the community play? [Permit authority]
Yes
What role does the community play? [Adviser]
No
What role does the community play? [Funder]
No
What role does the community play? [Operator]
No
What role does the community play? [Initiator]
Yes
What role does the community play? [Political supporter]
Yes
What role do consumers play?
The consumers can participate in the heat network via the local energy cooperative Volterra SCRL. Doing so, consumers turn into prosumers.
Has a structured risk assessment been conducted?
Yes
What are the identified risks for the success of the initiative? [Risk 1]
Uncertainty in heat sales and thus generated energy fees
Financial
What are the identified risks for the success of the initiative? [Risk 2]
Competition with natural gas prices
Financial
What are the identified risks for the success of the initiative? [Risk 3]
Price of back-up heat source capacity
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}]
Low
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?
2018-04-01 00:00:00
Have any other communities considered adopting your civic energy business model?
No
