Smart energy management in remote Northern, Peripheral and Arctic regions

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Northern Periphery and Arctic

Date of latest update: 2023-11-16

Description

Description (EN):

Affordable, reliable and efficient supply and usage of energy is a major challenge for NPA communities. The approach of the SMARCTIC project to this challenge is to focus, not on individual buildings or public infrastructure, but on the entire stock of buildings and public infrastructure within the community and to minimise overall energy usage within the geographic boundary of that community. The main output, implementing the above approach, will be an ICT-based solution, a “Smart Energy Management Model” adaptable for deployment in a typical NPA community. This solution will be adapted from existing smart city models and use ICT technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT). It will facilitate innovative energy pilots with companies and researchers; enable communication between energy stakeholders (e.g., consumers, public infrastructure owners) to build awareness, trial new solutions and change energy behaviour; collect and share energy data from multiple sources (buildings and houses, public lighting, road traffic, local weather). This will drive achievement of the project’s main result, i.e., “5 NPA regions with enhanced capacity to deliver high-quality and integrated energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions in their communities” . This will contribute to achievement of the NPAs programme result for Priority Axis 3. Transnational cooperation is key to achieve the above result due to the need to: bring the range of ICT and energy specialisms from different parts of the NPA; transfer and integrate pilots, models and user requirements to achieve a robust transboundary solution and; achieve economies of scale. The project budget is €1.4 million and the partnership contains a mix of partners from the public sector, university and business in Finland, Ireland, Sweden, UK and Iceland (with associate partners in Norway and Canada).

Website: http://www.interreg-npa.eu/

Expected Results (EN): Awareness of energy efficiency opportunities and renewable solutions in housing sector and public infrastructures in remote and sparsely populated areas

Expected Outputs (EN):

The main result of the SMARCTIC project is “5 NPA regions with enhanced capacity to deliver high-quality and integrated energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions in their communities”. This will contribute positively to the programme result indicator for Axis 3, “Awareness of energy efficiency opportunities and renewable solutions in housing sector and public infrastructures in remote and sparsely populated areas”. This positive contribution is described below. Raising awareness will be channeled through the project’s main output - Smart Energy Management Model. This will enable all stakeholders and actors to have integrated visibility of project activities across a number of project dimensions in near real-time. They will also be able to react and make decisions based on community and own-household. For example: - Residents or citizens: will have total visibility of their community’s energy efficiency rankings, as well as their position in the ranking using data visualisation tools. They will have visibility of the energy usage of all devices in their household, enabling direct energy efficiency choices to be made. They will be able to trial different energy saving solutions, offered by suppliers and public authorities on the platform. They will also have access to information regarding the status of energy pilots occurring in the community. - Public building owners: Public authorities will be able to publish and make visible to other stakeholders their community energy plans on the platform. They will be able to monitor the energy performance of the entire community and well as optimise, in an integrated way, the energy performance of public infrastructure, including public buildings and facilities (swimming pools and libraries) and public lighting. They will also be able to publicise, engage with house owners, and process orders for energy grant and incentive schemes. They will engage with citizens, universities and business to develop and roll-out energy pilots. - Business and Innovation: Gateways will be provided to enable business suppliers of energy (including alternative energy suppliers), as well as suppliers of energy efficiency solutions to connect their solutions to the platform. - Universities and energy research centres, for example, will be able to use the data from the platform to gain energy saving insights, as well as trial new innovative energy solutions and approaches. - Longer Term: In the longer term, direct connections to the Community Smart Energy Platform from the smart grid networks are planned. This will occur as markets for trading alternative sources of energy mature, grids become smarter and standards emerge. Plans will also be made to utilise the platform to plan for the emergence of the circular economy, particularly as it effects housing and public infrastructure.

Thematic information

Traditional energy Rural and peripheral development Energy efficiency

Specific Objective: Increased use of energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions in housing and public infrastructures in remote, sparsely populated areas

Thematic Objective: (04) supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy in all sectors by:

Investment Priority: (04c) supporting energy efficiency, smart energy management and renewable energy use in public infrastructure, including in public buildings, and in the housing sector

Partners (8)

Lead Partner: European Regions Network for the Application of Communications Technology

Address: Unit 271, CoLab, LYIT, Port Road, F92 HTW7 Letterkenny, Ireland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.ernact.eu

Total budget: EUR 208 193.68

ERDF budget: EUR 135 325.89

Varmalausnir ehf

Name: Varmalausnir ehf

Department: R&D

Address: Sponsgerdi 2, IS-600 Akureyri, Iceland

Legal status: private

Website: https://heatrd.com

Total budget: EUR 27 326.66

Lapin Ammattikorkeakoulu oy

Name: Lapin Ammattikorkeakoulu oy

Department: School of Industry and Natural Resources RDI

Address: Jokiväylä 11 C, 96300 Rovaniemi, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.lapinamk.fi/en

Total budget: EUR 218 540.70

ERDF budget: EUR 142 051.46

Comhairle Contae Dhún na nGall

Name: Comhairle Contae Dhún na nGall

Department: Information systems

Address: County House, The Diamond, F93 Y622 Lifford, Ireland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.donegalcoco.ie

Total budget: EUR 267 687.72

ERDF budget: EUR 173 997.02

Derry City & Strabane District Council

Name: Derry City & Strabane District Council

Department: Environment and Regeneration

Address: Strand Road 98, BT48 7NN Derry, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.derrystrabane.com

Total budget: EUR 255 418.00

ERDF budget: EUR 166 021.70

Region Västernorrland

Name: Region Västernorrland

Department: Regional Utveckling (Regional Energy Association)

Address: Storgatan 1, 871 85 Härnösand, Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: https://www.rvn.se/en/v1/In-english1/startpage/in-english/

Total budget: EUR 199 988.01

ERDF budget: EUR 129 992.21

Association of Local Authorities Västernorrland

Name: Association of Local Authorities Västernorrland

Address: Järnvägsgatan 2, 871 45 Härnösand, Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.kfvn.se

Total budget: EUR 32 177.78

ERDF budget: EUR 20 915.56

Orkusetur

Name: Orkusetur

Address: Rángárvellir 603Akureyri, Iceland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.orkusetur.is

Total budget: EUR 162 381.75

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Heat Research and Development

Smart energy management in remote Northern, Peripheral and Arctic regions

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Lapin ammattikorkeakoulu

Smart energy management in remote Northern, Peripheral and Arctic regions

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Donegal County Council

Smart energy management in remote Northern, Peripheral and Arctic regions

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Derry City & Strabane District Council

Smart energy management in remote Northern, Peripheral and Arctic regions

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Regional Council of Västernorrland

Smart energy management in remote Northern, Peripheral and Arctic regions

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Association of Local Authorities Västernorrland

Smart energy management in remote Northern, Peripheral and Arctic regions

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Energy Agency Iceland

Smart energy management in remote Northern, Peripheral and Arctic regions

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European Regions Network for the Application of Communications Technology

Smart energy management in remote Northern, Peripheral and Arctic regions

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Summary

Project name (EN): Smart energy management in remote Northern, Peripheral and Arctic regions

Project acronym: SMARCTIC

Project start date: 2019-07-01

Project end date: 2022-09-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 371 714.30

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 768 303.83

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 65.00%

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 768 303.83.

Third-country contribution: Iceland: EUR 111 092.38 (ERDF equivalent only)

Documents

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Don't miss SMARCTIC project Closing Conference!

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://smarctic.interreg-npa.eu/

Publication date: 2023-11-08

Document date: 2022-09-06

Languages: en

Donegal Digital // SMART Cultural Centre: Donegal Regional Cultural Centre

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://smarctic.interreg-npa.eu/

Publication date: 2023-11-08

Document date: 2022-11-25

Languages: en

Donegal Digital // SMART Library: Letterkenny Central Library

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://smarctic.interreg-npa.eu/

Publication date: 2023-11-08

Document date: 2022-11-15

Languages: en

Donegal Digital // SMART Museum: Donegal County Museum

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://smarctic.interreg-npa.eu/

Publication date: 2023-11-08

Document date: 2022-11-15

Languages: en

Donegal Digital // SMART Theater: An Grianán

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://smarctic.interreg-npa.eu/

Publication date: 2023-11-08

Document date: 2022-12-06

Languages: en

Donegal stakeholders improving energy management through SMARCTIC

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://smarctic.interreg-npa.eu/

Publication date: 2023-11-08

Document date: 2022-09-06

Languages: en

ICT-based energy management system for schools in Västernorrland

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://smarctic.interreg-npa.eu/

Publication date: 2023-11-08

Document date: 2022-06-20

Languages: en

Increase energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy solutions in Lapland public buildings

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://smarctic.interreg-npa.eu/

Publication date: 2023-11-08

Document date: 2022-06-13

Languages: en

Smarctic-project

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://smarctic.interreg-npa.eu/

Publication date: 2023-11-08

Document date: 2021-05-21

Languages: en, fi

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Northern Periphery and Arctic

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Smart energy management in remote Northern, Peripheral and Arctic regions

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