Modena (IT)

The City of Modena adopted an Energy and Environment Strategy over 20 years ago. The document has given particular attention to energy planning, for instance via the City Energy Plan 2002, now under revision, and since 1996 to the control and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. A greenhouse gas balance sheet for the Modena area has been prepared and work has been carried out on reducing energy consumption and the environmental impact of fuels.

Implementing energy policy in Modena has involved various projects designed to improve energy saving and raise awareness on energy issues and related problems in all the main City Departments.

Policies on energy saving and renewable energy induced the municipality to joined Climate Alliance, taking on the commitment to reduce CO2 emissions by 50% before 2010 from a 1987 baseline. The city received the Climate Star 2002 Award, a European award for climate protection activities. Modena also got the first prize for energy saving and climate protection policies at Eurosolar 2003.

Modena wants to use the BELIEF project to create 3-4 permanent Forums and so increase the range of its own action and policies, thus creating a new energy culture based on energy saving.

Website:
www.comune.modena.it/ambiente

Our LIEF

In the Forum all local actors work together and develop a Sustainable Energy Action Plan. Its idea is the cooperation of as many partners as possible in order to have various inputs which have an influence on the work of the Forum.

Items	Documents
LIEF composition	LIEF Launch Agenda LIEF Members LIEF Invitations
LIEF meeting minutes & protocols	LIEF Outputs
LIEF working methods / internal rules	LIEF Organisation (it) LIEF Organisation (en)
Main achievements / benefits	Implemented 1. RES using increased by 2.5% from the beginning of the project. In particular RES using in 7 schools and 3 other public buildings 2. Specific project on “eco-mobility”: increasing of the number of ecological cars owned by the municipality, especially covering 50% with natural gas and 4% with hybrid 3. Organisation of a competition on photovoltaic project ideas (participation of three different competitors). A high architectonic value project of photovoltaic on an anti-noise barrier was chosen and the project is going to be realised by the Municipality 4. Different voluntary agreements were signed: the main one, concerning lighting and heating saving in schools, was signed by 7 different schools at local level and has enabled to save heating energy for a total of around €10,000 a year Planned 1. Low energy District: Cogeneration and trigeneration application is foreseen in two different districts of the city. One is focused on four public buildings and a private one (mall IPERCOOP) 2. Solar field: Application of photovoltaic panels on fields is planned, in order to help constructors to reach the objectives of RES using defined in the Urban Regulation 3. Specific geothermal project applied on a historical public building in the city centre
Evaluation

Our Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP)

It marks the main work of the Forum. Its aim is to bring sustainability into the city by formulating an action plan which was developed by all local actors which took part in the Forum.

Items	Documents
Action Plan(s)	SEAP SEAP Presentation SEAP fr State of the Art 2006 SEAP Summary March 2008
Sectors covered	Renewable energy sources, Energy saving, mobility, CO2 emission reduction, citizen involvement, technical rules and building standards (public and private)
Main actions / projects foreseen	Shining example Italian Version Energy saving strategies in buildings
Targets in % or absolute figures	CO2 emission reduction, increase of RES use, technical performances and recycling materials increase on building processes; we did not use average values but specific projects to reach each target

Communication and dissemination material

This part describes the way how the communities promote the actions concerning BELIEF. It aims at informing a wider public in order to raise awareness on sustainable development among them.
Furthermore it is the most visible part of the project for the citizens and should not be underestimated.

Items	Documents
Press releases
Websites	Dedicated Website presentation BELIEF Modena
Leaflets and brochures	Energy Efficiency Guide PV Brochure
Newsletters
Posters	Banner LIEF Launch 2006
Documents related to the organisation of local events such as exhibitions, conferences, etc.	Bio-architecture Week 2006 Programme (it) Agenda EE Day Feb 2007 Agenda LA21 Forum Nov 2007

Implementation

Implementation means further results of the BELIEF project, which are fixed by the adoption of local regulations and the signature of local voluntary commitments / agreements.

Items	Documents
Local regulations adopted	Building Code Draft
Voluntary commitments / agreements signed	Voluntary Agreements