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Summer 2014 European Energy Innovation
SMART CITIES
Munich’s local hydropower plant natural environment.
A central focus of our discussions
will be energy intelligent urban
mobility. Munich will open its
first mobility station during the
conference – at the Münchner
Freiheit public transport
interchange. It brings together
underground train, bus, tram,
car-sharing and bike-sharing in a
central location, making it easy for
users to combine different modes
of transport.
older district, due to undergo plants are central to Munich’s Successful multimodal transport
complete energy system strategy to provide the whole systems are about more than just
modernisation. Here, energy city with green electricity by providing good public transport,
efficient urban development 2025, which also includes energy cycle paths, foot paths and
must meet the energy and from wind, water, sun, organic vehicle sharing schemes: They
technical requirements of older substances and geothermal should bring all these elements
buildings on one hand, and urban sources. Managed by Stadtwerke together and complement them
development, economic and München (SWM), our city-owned with information, advertising and
social criteria on the other. utilities and service provider, tariffs. Could our approach work
one of the hydropower plants in other cities? How are other
Another workshop will showcase uses sophisticated technology to cities making mobility attractive
two hydropower plants on generate electricity from water, and energy intelligent? Delegates
Munich’s river Isar. Discussions while the other is one of Europe’s from European cities, North
will revolve around decentralised most modern small hydropower America and Asia are invited to
energy production, smart grids plants, with an underground join the discussions in Munich this
and alternative fuels. These turbine working silently in a November.
Cities have the potential to develop
new technologies, broker new
partnerships, create incentives,
change behavioural patterns and
provide the right framework for
citizens and others to co-create and
take action themselves. Together,
we can then make a crucial
contribution to reducing CO2
emissions. Cities have the power
to dramatically reduce Europe’s
energy consumption. ●
EUROCITIES 2014 Munich:
www.eurocities2014.eu
www.europeanenergyinnovation.eu
SMART CITIES
Munich’s local hydropower plant natural environment.
A central focus of our discussions
will be energy intelligent urban
mobility. Munich will open its
first mobility station during the
conference – at the Münchner
Freiheit public transport
interchange. It brings together
underground train, bus, tram,
car-sharing and bike-sharing in a
central location, making it easy for
users to combine different modes
of transport.
older district, due to undergo plants are central to Munich’s Successful multimodal transport
complete energy system strategy to provide the whole systems are about more than just
modernisation. Here, energy city with green electricity by providing good public transport,
efficient urban development 2025, which also includes energy cycle paths, foot paths and
must meet the energy and from wind, water, sun, organic vehicle sharing schemes: They
technical requirements of older substances and geothermal should bring all these elements
buildings on one hand, and urban sources. Managed by Stadtwerke together and complement them
development, economic and München (SWM), our city-owned with information, advertising and
social criteria on the other. utilities and service provider, tariffs. Could our approach work
one of the hydropower plants in other cities? How are other
Another workshop will showcase uses sophisticated technology to cities making mobility attractive
two hydropower plants on generate electricity from water, and energy intelligent? Delegates
Munich’s river Isar. Discussions while the other is one of Europe’s from European cities, North
will revolve around decentralised most modern small hydropower America and Asia are invited to
energy production, smart grids plants, with an underground join the discussions in Munich this
and alternative fuels. These turbine working silently in a November.
Cities have the potential to develop
new technologies, broker new
partnerships, create incentives,
change behavioural patterns and
provide the right framework for
citizens and others to co-create and
take action themselves. Together,
we can then make a crucial
contribution to reducing CO2
emissions. Cities have the power
to dramatically reduce Europe’s
energy consumption. ●
EUROCITIES 2014 Munich:
www.eurocities2014.eu
www.europeanenergyinnovation.eu
