1. Riga in partnership
for development of smart cities
Baltic Urban Forum working group meeting
Tartu, Estonia, January 20, 2014
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2. Facts about Riga
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 Capital of the Republic of Latvia,
founded in 1201
 Riga is located in the lowlands
near the Baltic Sea, on the banks
of the river Daugava
 65 7424 inhabitants in Riga and
>1 098 500 in Riga Region
 The area of Riga – 307,17 km2
 The density of the population in
Riga – 2321 inhabitants per km2
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3. www.stepupsmartcities.eu
The city and CO2
Riga SEAP 2010-2020
Report, Institute of Physical Energetics, Latvia
(transport, fuel, electricity, centralised heat)
STATUS
 3.21 tonnes CO2 per capita in 2010
 Emission reduction since 1990 - 50,69%
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4. The city and policies
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 First Riga City Heat Supply
Development Concept Paper 1997 –
2010
 Rehabilitation project for District
Heating in Riga City 1998 – 2008
 Second Riga City heat Supply
Development Concept Paper 2006 –
2016
 Riga City Sustainable Energy
Action Plan for 2010 – 2020
 Two monitoring reports since
 Riga Smart City Sustainable
Energy Action Plan 2014 – 2020
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5. Stakeholders and projects. AS “Rīgas siltums”. The heat
meters automatic readout network establishment
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6. Stakeholders and projects. RPA “Rīgas gaisma”.
Improvement of energy efficiency in city lighting
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7. Stakeholders and projects. Improving energy efficiency
in public buildings. One of success stories – retail building
«Mēbeļu nams»
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8. Stakeholders and projects. SIA “Rīgas Satiksme”.
Smart developments
44%
Passengers by transport
%
33%
23%
• Electric transport in Riga – 56%
• 19 trolleybuses lines with 250 cars
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9 tram lines with 207 cars, 25 low
floor
• E-ticket
• Free for pupils, disabled and retired
person, discounts for other groups
• In the public transport and at the
stops free WiFi access
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9. Green IT Network Europe
Core sectors for investigation for best practices and transfer
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Utilities: smart grids for electricity, water and data
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ICT and green mobility
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Urban infrastructure: housing, offices and other buildings
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Greening industry.
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10. The STEP-UP partnership
Gothenburg
Glasgow
Ghent
Riga

11. STEP-UP
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Approach
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Integrated approach to energy
planning
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Promote integrated cross-sector
energy solutions
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Identify lighthouse projects
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Build on existing projects to ensure
deployment in the 2013-2020
timeframe
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Show integrated planning achieves
better energy outcomes and
economics
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Replicate in other cities
Key Outputs
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Enhanced SEAPS in all partner cities
Innovative integrated energy projects
A model for delivering integrated SEAPs
A learning network of cities
Training programmes for professionals
A new Masters Course on Sustainable
city planning and implementation
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12. Contacts and resources
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Inete Ielite
Riga SEAP Management Board Member
inete.ielite@riga.lv
Riga Energy Agency
Dr.sc.ing. Maija Rubina
maija.rubina@riga.lv
Brivibas 49/53
Riga, LV-1010, Latvia
www.rea.riga.lv
www.riga.lv
Strategies Towards Energy Performance
and Urban Planning (STEP-UP)
www.stepupsmartcities.eu/
Green IT Network Europe
www.greenitnet.org
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