Carbon Track and Tracein Vejle

Jette Vindum and Dirk Ahlers

Metropolitan Solutions, Berlin, 1.6.2016

CTT 2.0Carbon Track and TraceStop guessing – start measuring

Dirk Ahlers, NTNUMetropolitan Solutions, Berlin, 1.6.2016

Carbon Track & Trace - CTT

• Monitoring, Reporting, Understanding of city-level greenhouse gas emissions• Both emission inventories and real-time local

measurements• Better accounting leads to better prioritization of

mitigation projects• Part of larger SmartCities approaches

Ecosystem

•CTT 2.0 consortium• NTNU, DTU• ICLEI-World, ICLEI-Europe, LSCE, South Pole Group,

Virtual City Systems• Trondheim Municipality, Vejle Municipality, Sør-

Trøndelag Fylkeskommune, T:Lab, NumaScale, Norwegian Institute for Air Research

• Additional local projects, collaboration with DTU, H2020 proposals, Smart Sustainable Cities initiatives

Approach and Activities

•Integration of measured GHG data into city planning and decision support•Deployment of LoRa sensor network in Trondheim and Vejle•Development of an analytics framework of GHC emissions•Work towards GPC-compliant inventories•Scaling out, deployment/testing internationally

Sensor/networks/external data

CTT Value Chain

Citizens

Politicians

Planners

VisualisationAnalysisCloudAntennasSensors

Conclusion

• Using local data helps to see effects of local actions.• Good data is a foundation for better decision making.

• To get the most out of the existing open datasets, we need to invest in ground sensors. This will enable detailed monitoring of city-level emissions.

• Low-cost sensors can give more detailed local insights.• Open datasets can reveal patterns in emissions.• CTT allows for fast feedback loops for decision makers.

Contact

Dr. Dirk Ahlersdirk.ahlers@idi.ntnu.no

http://carbontrackandtrace.com/http://smartsustainablecities.org/https://www.ntnu.edu/idi/

Jette Vindum, @jettevindumDevelopment ConsultantMunicipality of Vejle, Denmark

56.000 people in Vejle City112.000 in the municipality of Vejle1000 more every year9.th in DenmarkPart of East-jutland cluster of 1 mio. peolpe

City centre in a river valley.

Geographical challenges due to water and trafic

– it all piles op in the low lying areas.

Development• Focus on energy and

sustainability since 2007• Resilience strategy 2016

Shift in focus:CO2Energy - kWhEconomy, euro/kWhSecurity of supplyResilience

NeedsCO2-inventories => BaselineActivities => doesn’t effect

baselineActual level and impact =>

not visible

We need new approches => CTT

Sensors and cars Different traffic situations

Different controlling of traffic lights

Reference station in country side

Hopes• Data are open - data.vejle.dk• Data are visible• Data are useful• Data are understandable

Expectations• Understanding of current level• Is there a change over time?• Does our activities have an

impact?• Can we change plans on basis of

data• Can knowledge move people?

Important additional learnings

• LoRaWAN network• Experience with city network and

IoT – how can we use that in Vejle?• Gain knowledge inhouse and get

ready for the future

Jette Vindum, Development Consultant@jettevindumjevin@vejle.dk+45 24 76 63 33Municipality of Vejle, Denmarkwww.vejle.dk