Lapua, Finland
The SOLUTION model city Lapua is located in the South Ostrobothnia region in western Finland and has a population of approximately 14,000 inhabitants. The total area of Lapua is 751 km². The core city area involving all Lapua-demonstration measures is about 40 km².
There is a trend in the Finish communal policy that small rural municipalities merge to economically sustainable communities. This also enables the creation of energy self-sufficient communities operating with energy sources from their own area. A similar development can be observed in the energy policy of the city of Lapua.
The core centre of the city is already equipped with a district heating system and bio-CHP-production taken into use in 2008. This experience will be shared with the partners’ communities.
The CONCERTO approach
Energy saving actions, (including optimisation of the behaviour) in the buildings and new local district heating supplied by biogas polygeneration, bio-boilers, heat pumps, wind power, and effective energy management and remote control system are planned to fulfil the energy requirements in order to reach a share of 75 % of self-sufficiency until 2015.
Use of Renewable Energy Sources
Low Carbon Technologies
Highlights
The Lapua city encompasses a wide countryside and uses the surrounding farming areas and forest biomass. In addition to forest biomass, a lot of bio-waste will be used as energy sources. This will contribute to a significant decrease of CO2 emissions.
A wind farm close to the city is planned and the first wind turbine of this farm will be demonstrated in the SOLUTION project. The integration of intelligent solutions through research in supply and demand side management will allow an optimisation of the energy production.
Overview of the CONCERTO area in Lapua
Site facts & figures
The consortium
The SOLUTION model city Lapua is located in the South Ostrobothnia region in western Finland and has a population of approximately 14,000 inhabitants. The total area of Lapua is 751 km². The core city area involving all Lapua-demonstration measures is about 40 km².
There is a trend in the Finish communal policy that small rural municipalities merge to economically sustainable communities. This also enables the creation of energy self-sufficient communities operating with energy sources from their own area. A similar development can be observed in the energy policy of the city of Lapua.
The core centre of the city is already equipped with a district heating system and bio-CHP-production taken into use in 2008. This experience will be shared with the partners’ communities.
The CONCERTO approach
Energy saving actions, (including optimisation of the behaviour) in the buildings and new local district heating supplied by biogas polygeneration, bio-boilers, heat pumps, wind power, and effective energy management and remote control system are planned to fulfil the energy requirements in order to reach a share of 75 % of self-sufficiency until 2015.
Use of Renewable Energy Sources
- Biomass heating
- Biogas polygeneration
- Active Cooling (solar/ thermal driven cooling)
- Wind power
Low Carbon Technologies
- Heat pump
- Insulation
- District Heating
- Glazing, Windows
- Mechanical ventilation with heat recovery
Highlights
The Lapua city encompasses a wide countryside and uses the surrounding farming areas and forest biomass. In addition to forest biomass, a lot of bio-waste will be used as energy sources. This will contribute to a significant decrease of CO2 emissions.
A wind farm close to the city is planned and the first wind turbine of this farm will be demonstrated in the SOLUTION project. The integration of intelligent solutions through research in supply and demand side management will allow an optimisation of the energy production.
Site facts & figures
- Estimated population involved: 14.000
- Approx. geographical area coverage: 751 km2
- Approx. energy saving: 35 %
- Approx. energy from RES: 75 %
The consortium
- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Ispoo
- Lapua city, Lapua
- Thermopolis Ltd, Lapua
- Schneider Electric, Tampere
CONCERTO is co-financed by the