Sustainable Energy Systems in Pécs, Hungary
Ákos HegyiCouncilor
Municipality of Pécs City
STEP 1st Thematic
Seminar, Helsinki11. April 2013.
Agenda
• City of Pécs
• Change in mentality
• National/Regional energy strategy/SEAP
• Energy Club
• Local energy strategy
• EU funds, investments
• Investor opportunities
City of Pécs
Fact sheet• Area: 163 km² • Height over sea level: 120 - 250m • Annual precipitation: 620 mm • Annual mean temperature: 10, 3 °C • Mean temperature in January: -1,4 °C • Mean temperature in July: 20,5 °C • Number of sunny hours: 2022 • Number of inhabitants: 157,000 • Population density: 964 person/km² • Male/Female: 54-46% • Age groups:
– - Children (0-14) 14%, – - Active (15-65): 69%, – - Pensioner 17%
Economy• Located in the midst of an agricultural area, Pécs is the
natural hub of local products• Until some years ago, it had a coal mine and even
a Uranium mine. Several factories exist, but after the fall of the Iron Curtain many have not managed the transition well.
• There is a gradual development of modern high-tech industry
• famous porcelain factory. The Zsolnay Porcelain• Pécsi Sörfőzde (Pécs Brewery)• Three industrial parks
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Kodály Center
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Zsolnay Cultural Quarter
Knowledge Center - Beehive
Change in mentality2000-2004 preparation for membership
pre-accession funds2004-2007 and 2007-20013 operational program
(nature and energy)2013 strategies, visions, professional background2014 sustainable urban development
- Price sensitivity - economic problems- NGOs, civil groups- politicians - affordable technology- education
National/Regional energy strategy/SEAP
• National Energy Strategy 2030
• 2013 Regional Energy Strategy
• 2013 -2014 Pécs City Energy Strategy
• 2014 SEAP
Energy Club
• City Development Nonprofit Ltd.
• Local government decision
• Energy unit
• Municipality, university, experts, consultants, local private companies - works as a LSG
• Technical background: call for proposal
• Advisory board
• Think tank
Local energy strategy• April 2013 – November 2013 / Euro net. 21.500 • Status analysis – where we are
– Municipal, county, regional strategies– international trends
• Assessment of local human resources• Collection of local projects • Territorial declaration of the energy strategy• Preparation of the energy scale
– Local resources– Demand and consumption– Loss
• Identification of loss potentials
Local energy strategy II.
• Examination of the external environment– SWOT, STEEPLE, BSC
• Definition of strategic directions• Scenarios
– Time and action– Time and no action, delays in decisions– No time, no action
• Operative programs, actions plans, projects• The integrated social-economic effects of the projects• Calculation of the alternative’s outcome measures
– Energy, environment, CO2
Local energy strategy III.
• Cooperation with SEAP developers
• Handout for investors – Hungarian/English
– SWOT
– Local resources/entrepreneurs
• Linking concrete projects to EU and FDI money
• Suggestion for the institutionalizations – Execution, evaluation, modification
EU funds, investments
• 15 schools – 3 done
• 1 cultural center
• Blue-Green House project
• 5% of ERDF funds: sustainable urban development
• Urbact
• ESCO
Investor opportunities
• Tüskésrét - 400 ha
• Ipark Pécs – 200ha
• University
• Hauni, Flextronics,
Jabil
• Available workforce
See you in Pécs
Ákos HegyiMunicipality of Pécs [email protected]