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Phase: Planning

Business model surveys

The COBEN project has taken a deeper look at the business models of various civic energy initiatives around Europe. Here you can get insight into our tested and proved array of Civic Energy business models and an overview of what constitutes their core.
Question
Answer
Category
What is the name of your civic energy initiative?
DHN AMG Zelzate
Where is your initiative located?
Belgium, Zelzate
Belgium
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [1.]
Creation of a DHN
Technical
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [2.]
Restheat available via the production from AMG
Socio-Technical
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [3.]
Creation of an SPV to enable citizens participation
Socio-Cultural
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [1.]
Result of the RFQ
Finance
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [2.]
Positive BP
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [3.]
Subsidies
Finance
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.]
Restheat from AMG
Heat
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:]
Heat sales
Which sources of income does the civic energy enterprise generate? [Income source 2:]
Subsidies
How would you classify your organisational model or archetype?
Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV)
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.]
AMG
other
Who are the key stakeholders? [2.]
Sweco
other
Who are the key stakeholders? [3.]
Coperative partner still to be defined
Cooperatives
Who are the key stakeholders? [4.]
Veolia
Business
Who are the key stakeholders? [5.]
Commune of Zelzate
Administrative
Has the ownership of your energy supply chain chain clarified?
No
How many households are enrolled or directy involved? / [Customers]
1000
How many households are enrolled or directy involved? [Co-owners]
1000
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [1.]
AMG
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [2.]
Sweco
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [3.]
Coperative partner still to be defined
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [4.]
Veolia
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [5.]
Commune of Zelzate
How is the management of the organisation structured? [Supervisory function:]
AMG
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]
Rest heat delivery
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE02}][Role]
Engineering partner
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE03}][Role]
Cooperative partner
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE04}][Role]
Investor and O&M
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE05}][Role]
Permit Authority
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]
No
What role does the community play? [Political supporter]
No
What role do consumers play?
They will be shareholder via the cooperative model in the SPV
Has a structured risk assessment been conducted?
No
What are the identified risks for the success of the initiative? [Risk 1]
Legal
Regulatory
What are the identified risks for the success of the initiative? [Risk 2]
Positive BP
What are the identified risks for the success of the initiative? [Risk 3]
Cooperative partner
Community
What are the identified risks for the success of the initiative? [Risk 4]
Price of the rest heat
Financial
How would you rate these identified risks for the success of the initiative? [{IdentifiedRisks_IR1}]
Substantial
How would you rate these identified risks for the success of the initiative? [{IdentifiedRisks_IR2}]
High
How would you rate these identified risks for the success of the initiative? [{IdentifiedRisks_IR3}]
Substantial
How would you rate these identified risks for the success of the initiative? [{IdentifiedRisks_IR4}]
High
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?
2022-07-01 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.]
The evaded CO2 emissions