What is the name of your civic energy initiative?
Development of a Heatnet - ontwikkeling van een warmtenet
Where is your initiative located?
Zelzate
Belgium
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [1.]
Support base for new infrastructure,
Technical
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [2.]
Willingness of the community to connect to the heat net
Socio-Cultural
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [3.]
Community participation in renewable energy infrastructure
Socio-Technical
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [4.]
Community control of benefits delivery of new energy services
Socio-Economic
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [5.]
Community control of the pricing for the heat net consumers
Socio-Economic
What are the targeted benefits of your initiative for the community? [6.]
CO2 reduction by a shift from fossil fuel to waste energy
Environmental
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [1.]
Engagement of stakeholders to develop a heatnet
Management
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [2.]
Development of a businessmodel with realisation of community benefits
Management
What are the key enabling factors that will make the benefits achieveable? [3.]
Financial means
Finance
How would you rate the importance of the individual enablers? [{KeyEnablingFactors_KEF01}]
Critical and decisive
How would you rate the importance of the individual enablers? [{KeyEnablingFactors_KEF02}]
Critical and decisive
How would you rate the importance of the individual enablers? [{KeyEnablingFactors_KEF03}]
Critical and decisive
Has the technical process planning been completed? / Has the planning of all tehnical aspects of the civic energy process been completed?
No
What energy sources are used in this model? [1.]
industrial waste heat
Heat
Are reliable data for energy turnover available yet? / (Refferring to the sum of all involved forms of energy turnover)
Yes
How would you estimate the annual energy turnover of your initiative?
13000000
Is the undertaking profit-oriented or not-for profit?
profit-oriented
Has the initiative been supported in any way by public funding?
Yes
If so, what planning or implementation elements were funded? [1.]
feasability studies
Have your investment calculations been completed?
No
Which sources of income does the civic energy enterprise generate? [Income source 1:]
energy trading
How would you classify your organisational model or archetype?
Other
How would you classify your organisational model or archetype? [Other]
under negtiation
Has the legal form of your initiative been finalized? / Has the legal form (e.g. limited company or non-profit association) of your initiative/orgaisational model been finalized?
No
Who are the key stakeholders? [1.]
municipality Zelzate
Administrative
Who are the key stakeholders? [2.]
public housing companies
Business
Who are the key stakeholders? [3.]
real estate developers
Business
Has the ownership of your energy supply chain chain clarified?
No
How many households are enrolled or directy involved? / [Customers]
1100
How many households are enrolled or directy involved? [Co-owners]
4
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [1.]
Arcelor Mittal
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [2.]
heatnet developer
Which are the key enterprises or service providers involved in implementing the initiative? [3.]
cooperative
How is the management of the organisation structured? [Supervisory function:]
Arcelor Mittal and Heatnet developer
How is the management of the organisation structured? [Management:]
Heatnet developer and cooperative
How is the management of the organisation structured? [Operation:]
Heatnet developer and cooperative
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE01}][Role]
energy generation
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE02}][Role]
grid installation, grid connections, metering, billing, promotion
What roles do the key enterprises or contracted service providers play in the running of the initiative? [{KeyEnterprises_KE03}][Role]
grid installation, grid connections, metering, billing, promotion
What role does the community play? [Permit authority]
Yes
What role does the community play? [Adviser]
Yes
What role does the community play? [Funder]
No
What role does the community play? [Operator]
No
What role does the community play? [Initiator]
Yes
What role does the community play? [Political supporter]
Yes
What role do consumers play?
participation in gouvernance of the heatnet, financial participation in heatnet
Has a structured risk assessment been conducted?
No
What are the identified risks for the success of the initiative? [Risk 1]
price of heat delivery
Financial
What are the identified risks for the success of the initiative? [Risk 2]
willingness of actors to connect to heatnet
Community
How would you rate these identified risks for the success of the initiative? [{IdentifiedRisks_IR1}]
Substantial
How would you rate these identified risks for the success of the initiative? [{IdentifiedRisks_IR2}]
Substantial
Has legal security been achieved for the initiative?
Not yet achieved
What is the target date for the take-off of your civic energy enterprise? Or when was it launched?
2022-06-01 00:00:00
Have any other communities considered adopting your civic energy business model?
No
