A1P001: Name of the PED case study / PED Lab
A1P001: Name of the PED case study / PED Lab
  City of Espoo, Leppävaara district – Sello center [only section A1]
A1P002: Map / aerial view / photos / graphic details / leaflet
A1P002: Map / aerial view / photos / graphic details / leaflet
 

A1P003: Categorisation of the PED site
PED case study
 

  • PED case study

A1P004: Targets of the PED case study / PED Lab
Climate neutrality
 

  • Climate neutrality

Maximise self-sufficiency
 

  • Maximise self-sufficiency

A1P005: Phase of the PED case study / PED Lab
A1P005: Project Phase of your case study/PED Lab
  Implementation Phase
A1P006: Start Date
A1P006: Start date
  09/19
A1P007: End Date
A1P007: End date
  10/22
A1P009: Data availability
A1P009: Data availability
 

  • Monitoring data available within the districts
  • General statistical datasets

A1P010: Sources
Any publication, link to website, deliverable referring to the PED/PED Lab
 

  • M. Hukkalainen, F. Zarrin, K. Klobut, O. Lindholm, M. Ranta, P. Hajduk, T. Vainio-Kaila, E. Wanne, J. Tartia, H. Horn, K. Kontu, J. Juhmen, S. Santala, R. Turtiainen, J. Töyräs, T. Koljonen. (2020). Deliverable D3.1 Detailed plan of the Espoo smart city lighthouse demonstrations. Available online: https://www.sparcs.info/sites/default/files/2020-09/SPARCS_D3.1_Detailed_plan_Espoo.pdf
  • Hukkalainen, Zarrin Fatima, Krzysztof Klobut, Kalevi Piira, Mikaela Ranta, Petr Hajduk, Tiina Vainio-Kaila , Elina Wanne, Jani Tartia, Angela Bartel, Joni Mäkinen, Mia Kaurila, Kaisa Kontu, Jaano Juhmen, Merja Ryöppy, Reetta Turtiainen, Joona Töyräs, Timo Koljonen (2021) Deliverable 3.2 Midterm report on the implemented demonstrations of solutions for energy positive blocks in Espoo. Available online: https://www.sparcs.info/sites/default/files/2022-02/SPARCS_D3.2.pdf

A1P011: Geographic coordinates
X Coordinate (longitude):
  24.8101
Y Coordinate (latitude):
  60.2179
A1P012: Country
A1P012: Country
  Finland
A1P013: City
A1P013: City
  Espoo
A1P014: Climate Zone (Köppen Geiger classification).
A1P014: Climate Zone (Köppen Geiger classification).
  Dfb
A1P015: District boundary
A1P015: District boundary
  Geographic
A1P017: Ownership of the land / physical infrastructure:
A1P017: Ownership of the land / physical infrastructure:
  Multiple Owners
A1P018: Number of buildings in PED
A1P018: Number of buildings in PED
  5
A1P019: Conditioned space
A1P019: Conditioned space
  267,956
A1P020: Total ground area
A1P020: Total ground area
  53,000
A1P021: Floor area ratio: Conditioned space / total ground area
A1P021: Floor area ratio: Conditioned space / total ground area
  5
A1P022: Financial schemes
A1P022i: Financing – RESEARCH FUNDING – EU
 

  • Financing – RESEARCH FUNDING – EU

A1P022i: Add the value in EUR if available
  629,000
A1P023: Economic Targets
A1P023: Economic Targets
 

  • Job creation
  • Positive externalities
  • Boosting local businesses

A1P024: More comments:
A1P024: More comments:
  The centre of Leppävaara district is the largest and most active of the Espoo city centres with great connections all around the metropolitan area. It is a major transport node. The bus terminal and train station are located at the junction of the Kehä I ringroad, City Railway and Jokeri Light Rail Line. Now, 65,000 people live in the Leppävaara area, and the number is estimated to grow to 100,000 by 2050. In the midst of Leppävaara lies the shopping centre Sello, the second largest in Finland measured by yearly visitors of approximately 23 million. It received the LEED environmental rating system’s platinum classification for its operations in 2015. District heating demand (space heating and DHW) is covered by renewable district heating. District electricity needs are covered by renewable energy produced locally by PV (750 kW) and is purchased via virtual power plant supplies green electricity. Sello shopping block and the hotel are being developed into a micro-grid with BESS and other flexible assets. The battery energy storage system has a power capacity of 2 MW, and a storage capacity of 2.1 MWh. The Microgrid is able to control flexible electrical load of 3.6 MW and heat flexibility of 3MW in total 6.6MW. In the Sello block, smart charging infrastructure will be upgraded with active power management with a strong operation security for customers and commuter parking. The city of Espoo has committed to organising the fast charging infrastructure for the electric buses and Leppävaara will get its first fast charging bus stations. The main objectives of the demonstrations include increasing controllable flexibility load, both for electricity and heat of Sello block, developing data model for fast integration of systems to energy platform, energy optimization on region and city district level, decentralized energy production and management including Virtual Power Plant/VPP configurations. Total net energy need covered by RES, including heating and electricity, is 100.2%.
Contact person for general enquiries
A1P026: Name
  Jaano Juhmen
A1P027: Organization
  SIEMENS – Data Center Forum
A1P028: Affiliation
  SME / Industry
A1P029: Email
  Jaano.juhmen@siemens.com
Pursuant to the General Data Protection Regulation: Do you agree to have the information disclosed in this form, processed, stored and made publicly available by the COST Action PED-EU-NET? The names and contact information (name of the contact person, contact-email of the contact person, name of the project manager and contact e-mail of the project manager) may be used by PED-EU-NET members and external partners (Annex 83 and JPI UE) for further clarifications and updates. It is not possible to continue without providing consent.
Pursuant to the General Data Protection Regulation
  Yes
A2P020: Share of RES on-site / RES outside the boundary
A2P020: Share of RES on-site / RES outside the boundary
  0
B1P011: Population density before intervention
B1P011: Population density before intervention
  0
B1P012: Population density after intervention
B1P012: Population density after intervention
  0
C1P001: Unlocking Factors
C1P001: Recent technological improvements for on-site RES production
  1 – Unimportant
C1P001: Innovative, integrated, prefabricated packages for buildings envelope / Energy efficiency of building stock
  1 – Unimportant
C1P001: Energy Communities, P2P, Prosumers concepts
  1 – Unimportant
C1P001: Storage systems and E-mobility market penetration
  1 – Unimportant
C1P001: Decreasing costs of innovative materials
  1 – Unimportant
C1P001: Financial mechanisms to reduce costs and maximize benefits
  1 – Unimportant
C1P001: The ability to predict Multiple Benefits
  1 – Unimportant
C1P001: The ability to predict the distribution of benefits and impacts
  1 – Unimportant
C1P001: Citizens improved awareness and engagement on sustainable energy issues (bottom-up)
  1 – Unimportant
C1P001: Social acceptance (top-down)
  1 – Unimportant
C1P001: Improved local and national policy frameworks (i.e. incentives, laws etc.)
  1 – Unimportant
C1P001: Presence of integrated urban strategies and plans
  1 – Unimportant
C1P001: Multidisciplinary approaches available for systemic integration
  1 – Unimportant
C1P001: Availability of grants (from EC or other donors) to finance the PED Lab projects
  1 – Unimportant
C1P001: Availability of RES on site (Local RES)
  1 – Unimportant
C1P001: Ongoing or established collaboration on Public Private Partnership among key stakeholders
  1 – Unimportant
C1P001: Any other UNLOCKING FACTORS
  1 – Unimportant
C1P002: Driving Factors
C1P002: Climate Change adaptation need
  1 – Unimportant
C1P002: Climate Change mitigation need (local RES production and efficiency)
  1 – Unimportant
C1P002: Rapid urbanization trend and need of urban expansions
  1 – Unimportant
C1P002: Urban re-development of existing built environment
  1 – Unimportant
C1P002: Economic growth need
  1 – Unimportant
C1P002: Improved local environmental quality (air, noise, aesthetics, etc.)
  1 – Unimportant
C1P002: Territorial and market attractiveness
  1 – Unimportant
C1P002: Energy autonomy/independence
  1 – Unimportant
C1P002: Any other DRIVING FACTOR
  1 – Unimportant
C1P003: Administrative barriers
C1P003: Difficulty in the coordination of high number of partners and authorities
  1 – Unimportant
C1P003: Lack of good cooperation and acceptance among partners
  1 – Unimportant
C1P003: Lack of public participation
  1 – Unimportant
C1P003: Lack of institutions/mechanisms to disseminate information
  1 – Unimportant
C1P003:Long and complex procedures for authorization of project activities
  1 – Unimportant
C1P003: Time consuming requirements by EC or other donors concerning reporting and accountancy
  1 – Unimportant
C1P003: Complicated and non-comprehensive public procurement
  1 – Unimportant
C1P003: Fragmented and or complex ownership structure
  1 – Unimportant
C1P003: City administration & cross-sectoral attitude/approaches (silos)
  1 – Unimportant
C1P003: Lack of internal capacities to support energy transition
  1 – Unimportant
C1P003: Any other Administrative BARRIER
  1 – Unimportant
C1P004: Policy barriers
C1P004: Lack of long-term and consistent energy plans and policies
  1 – Unimportant
C1P004: Lacking or fragmented local political commitment and support on the long term
  1 – Unimportant
C1P004: Lack of Cooperation & support between national-regional-local entiies
  1 – Unimportant
C1P004: Any other Political BARRIER
  1 – Unimportant
C1P005: Legal and Regulatory barriers
C1P005: Inadequate regulations for new technologies
  1 – Unimportant
C1P005: Regulatory instability
  1 – Unimportant
C1P005: Non-effective regulations
  1 – Unimportant
C1P005: Unfavorable local regulations for innovative technologies
  1 – Unimportant
C1P005: Building code and land-use planning hindering innovative technologies
  1 – Unimportant
C1P005: Insufficient or insecure financial incentives
  1 – Unimportant
C1P005: Unresolved privacy concerns and limiting nature of privacy protection regulation
  1 – Unimportant
C1P005: Shortage of proven and tested solutions and examples
  1 – Unimportant
C1P005: Any other Legal and Regulatory BARRIER
  1 – Unimportant
C1P007: Technical barriers
C1P007: Lack of skilled and trained personnel
  1 – Unimportant
C1P007: Deficient planning
  1 – Unimportant
C1P007: Retrofitting work in dwellings in occupied state
  1 – Unimportant
C1P007: Lack of well-defined process
  1 – Unimportant
C1P007: Inaccuracy in energy modelling and simulation
  1 – Unimportant
C1P007: Lack/cost of computational scalability
  1 – Unimportant
C1P007: Grid congestion, grid instability
  1 – Unimportant
C1P007: Negative effects of project intervention on the natural environment
  1 – Unimportant
C1P007: Energy retrofitting work in dense and/or historical urban environment
  1 – Unimportant
C1P007: Difficult definition of system boundaries
  1 – Unimportant
C1P007: Any other Thecnical BARRIER
  1 – Unimportant
C1P008: Social and Cultural barriers
C1P008: Inertia
  1 – Unimportant
C1P008: Lack of values and interest in energy optimization measurements
  1 – Unimportant
C1P008: Low acceptance of new projects and technologies
  1 – Unimportant
C1P008: Difficulty of finding and engaging relevant actors
  1 – Unimportant
C1P008: Lack of trust beyond social network
  1 – Unimportant
C1P008: Rebound effect
  1 – Unimportant
C1P008: Hostile or passive attitude towards environmentalism
  1 – Unimportant
C1P008: Exclusion of socially disadvantaged groups
  1 – Unimportant
C1P008: Non-energy issues are more important and urgent for actors
  1 – Unimportant
C1P008: Any other Social BARRIER
  1 – Unimportant
C1P008: Hostile or passive attitude towards energy collaboration
  1 – Unimportant
C1P009: Information and Awareness barriers
C1P009: Insufficient information on the part of potential users and consumers
  1 – Unimportant
C1P009: Perception of interventions as complicated and expensive, with negative socio-economic or environmental impacts
  1 – Unimportant
C1P009: Lack of awareness among authorities
  1 – Unimportant
C1P009: Information asymmetry causing power asymmetry of established actors
  1 – Unimportant
C1P009: High costs of design, material, construction, and installation
  1 – Unimportant
C1P009: Any other Information and Awareness BARRIER
  1 – Unimportant
C1P010: Financial barriers
C1P010: Hidden costs
  1 – Unimportant
C1P010: Insufficient external financial support and funding for project activities
  1 – Unimportant
C1P010: Economic crisis
  1 – Unimportant
C1P010: Risk and uncertainty
  1 – Unimportant
C1P010: Lack of consolidated and tested business models
  1 – Unimportant
C1P010: Limited access to capital and cost disincentives
  1 – Unimportant
C1P010: Any other Financial BARRIER
  1 – Unimportant
C1P011: Market barriers
C1P011: Split incentives
  1 – Unimportant
C1P011: Energy price distortion
  1 – Unimportant
C1P011: Energy market concentration, gatekeeper actors (DSOs)
  1 – Unimportant
C1P011: Any other Market BARRIER
  1 – Unimportant