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 CityHegyi.akos@ph.pecs.hu