Municipality of Farsala – Greece: SEAP 2012 2020 - Ilektra and Liapis

1. Genova, 26/03/2014
ΤΗΕLOURA ILEKTRA & ANASTASIOS LIAPIS
Civil Engineer, M.sc. & Civil Engineer
MUNICIPALITY OF FARSALA – GREECE
Sustainable Development Action Plan
2012-2020

2. Municipality of Farsala
Characteristics of the Municipality:
•It is located in the centre of Greece.
•Its total area is 739.737 square kilometers.
•Its population is 23.531 people.
•The Rivers Enipeas and Apidanos flow through the Municipality’s plain.
•The Municipality’s character is rural.

3. Participation of the Municipality in the Covenant of Mayors
The Mayor Aris Karachalios signed the Covenant of Mayors on 24.06.2013, during a special ceremony in Brussels.
•The target set by the Action Plan is 20% reduction of CO2 emissions by 2020 relatively to the levels of the reference year 2011, from activities within the Municipality’s borders.

4. The project “Adding to SEAP – more participants, more content across Europe SEAP-PLUS” is a European project co-financed by the EU’s “Intelligent Energy – Europe program”.
Within the project’s framework, the Technical Chamber of Greece has been announced as Covenant National Coordinator and supports 13 Municipalities of Greece:
•Providing technical support to Municipalities for the elaboration of Sustainable Energy Action Plans.
•Organizing training programs, seminars, meetings and technical teleconferences.
•Contributing in consumer and user awareness and in energy and environmental culture.
The Municipality of Farsala is one out of 13 municipalities in Greece which is supported and takes advantage of the SEAP-PLUS project.

5. Planning, implementation and operation of the appropriate energy saving interventions, which will support the already executed projects and will lead to reduction in CO2 emissions by 2020.
Signature of the Covenant of Mayors
Program completion 2020
Existing energy
consumption
New consumption
Reduction in consumption
Reduced CO2 emissions
Interventions
Equalization
of energy
consumption
Achievement of SEAP goals 2012-2020

6. Intervention Categories in the Municipal Sector
Τομέα
Holistic approach
Energy saving
Use of Renewable Energy Sources
Green Transportation
Waste Management
Water resource Management
Bioclimatic Regeneration.

7. The 20% target by 2020 will be achieved through:
•43% reduction in CO2 emissions in all municipal activities (buildings, facilities and vehicles) by 2020, through energy saving measures, as well as Renewable Energy Sources.
•54% reduction in CO2 emissions in the household and third sector by 2020 through energy saving measures, as well as Renewable Energy Sources.
•4% reduction in CO2 emissions through energy saving measures in transportation by 2020.

8. Implementation of pilot energy saving projects :
•Energy saving interventions in six school units, 846,420.00 euros.
•Green planted roof on a school unit, 259,500.00 euros.
•Pilot Green Rural Community, of zero CO2 emissions, 3,959,658.44
•Elaboration of surveys for transformation of the Town Hall and the Cultural Center into zero energy buildings.

9. Energy saving operations in six school units
Interventions:
•New energy-efficient doors and windows have been installed
•The heating system has been upgraded.
•New energy-efficient lighting fittings have been placed and an automation system has been installed
The project has been already
implemented and energy saving has
been achieved in electric and heat
energy over 30% in each building.

10. The targets of the green roof application in the 2nd Junior High School- High school of the Municipality of Farsala are the following:
•30% reduction in heating and cooling energy consumption
•Improvement in the region’s microclimate
•Combating of the urban heat island and the greenhouse effect
•Reduction of CO2 emissions and gaseous pollutants
•Reduction of noise pollution
•Protection of insulation from the wide atmospheric temperature range
•Restoration of the town’s flora and fauna (development of natural ecosystems)
•Aesthetic upgrade of the building
•Increase in urban green
•Development of pilot planted roof constructions as pilot application for the people’s environmental awareness.

11. Project’s Vision (1/5) – Pilot Community of zero CO2 emissions
Pilot Rural “Community” of MEGALO EΥYDRIO:

12. Interventions for the Pilot “Green Rural Community” 2/5
Energy upgrade of building insulation cover to 175 residencies and 3 municipal buildings (change of doors and windows and installation of exterior heat insulation).
Installation of triple energy Solar Water Heaters to private residencies.
Installation of LED lanterns for the municipal lighting.
Development of electric bike infrastructure and replacement of the municipal vehicle fleet by electric one.
Installation of stand-alone photovoltaic systems in buildings (residencies and municipal buildings).

13. Energy saving in Municipal Drilling upon installation of inverter assemblies.
Installation of compost bins in residencies.
Interventions for the “Pilot Green Rural Community” 3/5

14. Budget & Time schedule of the Project 4/5
 Budget of the proposed project: 3,959,658.44 euros
 Implementation within the period 2014-2015

15. Anticipated Project Results 5/5
Achievement of zero energy balance with the contribution of a private investment, the greatest PV park in Greece and the Balkans, with total power of 9,99 MW.
Protection of the natural environment.
Planning and implementation of a new different development model.
Creation of new jobs.
Contribution in climate change confrontation and achievement of national and European objectives for the environmental protection.

16. Elaboration of surveys for the development of zero energy pilot public buildings
The survey has been implemented for
the Town Hall and the Cultural center
of Farsala and includes:
•Energy upgrade of the buildings
•PV installation on roofs
•Construction of planted roof
Construction cost: 480,000.00 euros
.
Here the past engrafts every day the present in a carousel of creation

17. Participation of the Municipality in the European institution “Energy Days” 2013.
Organization of art contest under the title “I paint what we do in our town to clean its sky”.
All pupils of the Municipality’s Primary Schools participated.
The winners were rewarded in Athens during a special ceremony by the Technical Chamber of Greece.

18. Targets of the Municipality for 2014-2020
To actively participate in a new Development model respecting the Environment, the Citizen and Future Generations.
To dare and integrate Innovation.
To show off and develop the region’s special features within the framework of Balanced Development.
To bring about significant benefits locally during this hard economic situation.

19. Thank you for your attention!