Smart and Livable Cities – Creating Sustainable Urbanization

Moderator: Kinga Valeria SzaboGeneral Manager DI, USA

Danish Cleantech Hub – Innovative Partnership for Cleantech

Kinga Valeria SzaboGeneral Manager, DI, USA

As a US-Danish public-private partnership, Danish Cleantech Hub is the

single point of entry for all cleantech- related activities between Denmark and

New York

Our Platform

VISIBILITY

We support the visibility and commercialization of Danish cleantech solutions in New York

We enable US companies to tap into Danish energy knowhow and solution

NETWORK

We provide a forum for informational exchange on new approaches and solutions within energy efficiency, climate adaption and resiliency

PARTNERSHIPS

We engage with public and private New York stakeholders interested in learning from the Danish experience

We facilitate innovative partnerships for the US-Danish cleantech communities

From Green Idea To Cleantech Platform

Danish Cleantech Hub was established as a local platform in NYC, as a result of increased demand for Danish cleantech solutions

Partnership with the leading cleantech developer NYCEDC and NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering – joins the Urban Future Lab

Builds local presence and network through UFL, facilitates Climate Adaptation Partnerships with leading City agencies

September ‘14 – launch of House of Green Exhibition for showcasing Danish integrated solutions

Also in collaboration with

A Changed New York Recovers from Sandy

New York responds to superstorm with $20 billion investment in clean technology and energy

Action plan for climate-proofing NYC focuses on both storm-recovery as well as long-term resiliency initiatives

September 2014: NYC commits to 80-by-50 goal – targets coastlines, infrastructure, buildings

A Stronger, More Resilient New York

Key Challenges in NYC

- Increasingly extreme weather events

- Rising sea levels and vulnerable shorelines

- Aging and at-risk infrastructure and utilities

- An inefficient building stock

- A growing population

Market Opportunities

Coastal Protection

StormwaterEnergy

EfficiencySmart Grid Microgrids

Renewable Energy

Urban WaterFlood

Protection

Green Infrastructur

eWastewater

Get in touch

Kinga Valeria Szabo – kisz@di.dk

Frida Ferdinand – frfe@di.dk

di.dk/DCH

@DKCleantechHub

Panel Debate I: Creating Climate Resilient Cities

Jesper Kjelds, DHIDavid Gilford, NYC Economic Development Corp.Roland Lewis, Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance

Panel Debate II: Making Smart Energy Cities Work

Jørgen Abildgaard, City of CopenhagenJørgen Andersen, Green Tech CenterJames T. Gallagher, NYC SmartGrid Consortium

WRY ERY

CURRENT CONDITIONS

MASTERPLAN

TOMORROW’S CITY TODAY

Wrap-up and Next Steps

Kinga Valeria SzaboGeneral Manager, DI, USA