Cross‐border pilots in practice –Examples from the Save Energy project, what we have learnt?

Asko Kippo, Project ManagerThe Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied SciencesSmart People and Energy Efficiency, Networking ConferenceMarch 16th, 2011, Luleå, Sweden

SAVE ENERGYEU / FP7 / CIP / ICT / PSP – 2008 - 238882

Details

Project time 1.3.2009 – 31.8.2011, M1 – M30

Project status now M24

Total budget 4,46 Milj. eur.

Application area Saving Energy in Public Buildings

Project Coordinator Alfamicro, Dr. Alvaro Oliveira

N:o of partners 15 partners from 5 countries

1. Saving Energy by Pilots at the Public Buildings1. 20 % by User Behaviour Transformation2. 5 % by intelligent ICT Management System3. Lighting, heating, HVAC and other applications (office

equipment, processes, kitchen 10/10/10  30 % savings)

2. Development of ICT based Energy Management Real Time System

3. Save Energy by Serious Game4. User Behaviour Transformation5. Policy Recommendations and Save Energy Advisory Board6. Proactive Dissemination & Exploitation

Save Energy: Main Objectives

Energy Audit Reports states the base line !

Energy consumption distributions in Ala‐Malmi

Energy consumption distributions in Pihkapuisto

Examples of proposed saving actions

• Changing the operational time of ventilation units• Lowering the temperature of inlet air• Refurbishment of heat recovery unit• Shutting down computers during the nights• Replacing incandescent lighting with fluorescent lighting• Changing the adjustments in the control system of lighting• Installation of limiting nozzles in water taps and showers

Save Energy Helsinki Pilot Design

Teachers & Pupils &Service &

Administration

Technical SpecialistsFrom the

City of Helsinki

Project RequirementsISA definations

Save EnergyHelsinki

Project Group

Succeeded Pilot

Defination

Basic Description

In Save EnergyProject Plan

How to develop the new Pilot application at Pihkapuisto School together with the users ?

User Groups at Schools

USER GROUPSResponsible on

energy consumption

Ala-Malmi School Pihkapuisto School

School Master, Janitor, - The whole school

Kitchen Staff,- Kitchen operations

School Master, Janitor,- the whole school, gym,

entrance hall

Kitchen Staff,- kitchen operations

Pupils in classrooms,Teachers,

- Electricity of lighting, water

Pupils in classrooms, Teachers,

- Electricity of lighting, water

Save Energy –Living Lab basedUser participation and commitmentIdeas, Design

& Development with users

System Development

& Testing

Energy Audit

Present status of operation

Conditions of operation

Reference values

BaselinesPresent level of

consumptionProposal for

actions of improvements

Ideas, hopes, wishesProposals for

improvementsDiscussions,

argumentationsKitchen evaluationPriorityProblem solving Taking care of users’

needs and wishesUser based design &

development & test

Continuous following and reporting

Simple IndicatorsFeedback from usersRecommendationsBest PracticesGradual Exploitation

1. User involvement and Commitment; 2. Living Lab Methodology used in every phase

3. Change in users’ attitude and new way of thinking

Follow up, Supervision

Sensor networkData transmissionDatabaseUser InterfaceTesting, tuning,

validationUser trainingUser commitmentContinuous

improvementsUnderstanding weak

signals

From food preparing to energy consumption

Energy consumptionFood preparationPurchasesMenu

Education Dept.

Service Producer

ServiceProducer

ServiceProducer

Laws, decrees, Instructions,Orders

Customers,Pupils,Teachers

Dining room,SpacesStudy planSchedules

Equipment,Machines,Users

High power machines in kitchen

The most important equipment at Ala-Malmi's kitchen max power (kW)

Combined owen 34,40Elecricity-steam convection owen 17,50

Pressurised cooker 36,00Electric stove 10,00Washing line 32,30

Pot 17,00Frigerator 0,65Frigerator 0,65

Washing line connected into heated water

Save Energy ApplicationsAt Schools:

Total WaterConsumption of School

Total WaterConsumption of School

Electricity Consumption of Lighting In Classrooms

Electricity Consumption of Lighting In Classrooms

Electricity Consumption of HVAC machines in Gym

Electricity Consumption of HVAC machines in Gym

Electricity Consumption In Kitchen

Electricity Consumption In Kitchen

Energy Efficiency:Saving EnergyLearning, motivationChange of BehaviorNew thinking, understandingNew way of workingNew Education, TrainingIs a Cost FactorService FlexibilityContinuous maintenanceMore measurementsWireless & remote contolBest PracticesMore InterestMore AutomationMore ExploitationMore Competition

Energy Efficiency:Saving EnergyLearning, motivationChange of BehaviorNew thinking, understandingNew way of workingNew Education, TrainingIs a Cost FactorService FlexibilityContinuous maintenanceMore measurementsWireless & remote contolBest PracticesMore InterestMore AutomationMore ExploitationMore Competition

Environmental conditionsUser BehaviourTechnical InnovationsStudy PlanMenu of the daySpecification and Capacity of EquipmentTuning of the Building Automation System

User interest, learning, motivation and behaviour (common profit = my profit)

Total HeatConsumption of School

Total HeatConsumption of School

Electricity Consumption of Lighting In Entrance Hall

Electricity Consumption of Lighting In Entrance Hall

Total Electricity Consumptionof School

Total Electricity Consumptionof School

New replacement investement:Renewing totally the old equipment or system to new, modern, energy efficient equipment or system

New replacement investement:Renewing totally the old equipment or system to new, modern, energy efficient equipment or system

Strategies on saving energy:

New Eco/Green devices:Replacing the old energy consuming lamps and lighting equipment to new sensor based eco-lightings

New Eco/Green devices:Replacing the old energy consuming lamps and lighting equipment to new sensor based eco-lightings

Tuning and controlling the BM&AS:Setting, tuning, reducing and controlling all possible setpoints at the BM&AS towards more energy efficient level

Tuning and controlling the BM&AS:Setting, tuning, reducing and controlling all possible setpoints at the BM&AS towards more energy efficient level

Increase to show the real time information:Increasing to show the real time information, making it understandable, interesting, teaching, testing and committing the users

Increase to show the real time information:Increasing to show the real time information, making it understandable, interesting, teaching, testing and committing the users

Saving EnergySaving Energy

Helsinki Pilot ICT System Architecture 13.9.2010

5 individual pilots; Helsinki, Leiden, Lisbon, Luleå, Manchester Responsibilities:

Leiden/CETIM; System Architecture Portugal/ISA; Integration of pilots to iCenter, data communication, with pilots

and Serious Game Helsinki/Aalto Uni; Serious Game Luleå/CDU; Testing of pilots, energy saving, user behavior transformation Pilot work group; Living Lab methodology, UI, system integration, other

interfaces Skype discussions about every 2 weeks Open discussions, exchange of information and experiences, helping each

others

Cross-border pilots in practice

Results

Evaluation of the present energy consumption of the total building

Target UBT in Helsinki

1.Energy Audit

2.Pilot Applications

3.ICT System

4.Info TVs

5.Serious Game

6.Kitchen

Evaluation

7.User discussions, motivation, tests,

interviews,questionnaires

New technology and solutions in the classrooms, kitchen, entrance hall, gym

The users are able to change their behaviour, when seeing the real consumption information of their work

To get people to play the game and to learn more about energy saving

Evaluation of the kitchen operations and energy consumption

To teach, motivate and explain the ICT results on info TV, to listen and to get the feedback from the users, to check the change of behaviour and consumption, to test the knowledge of the users

Reference and Baselines for electricity, heat and water consumption (total building, kitchen, HVAC-machines)

Provide different user groups with sophisticated real time information in clearly understandable form

Data acquisition from the wireless measurements and from BM&AS

The users have been interested in following the information at info TV and willing to change their energy consumptionThe users (children) have been interested in playing the game, in Helsinki about 100 playersInstructions and best practicesUser motivation and interest

The real time measurements show the savings achieved in the kitchen. All the savings have been based on the UBT.

Consumption and saving results, new technology, new role of the users

User Behavior Transformation in HelsinkiPresent

behaviourEnergy AuditUser involvement

Evaluation of the problems, their solutions, new innovations

Listening and respecting the users

Understanding the big picture

Detailed evaluation of the present operation, consumption and potential saving goals

Commitment of the usersIndividual targets, common

rules

Accurate and neutral evaluation of the energy consumption

Motivation to save energyUnderstanding the technical

solutions used

Based on the Living Lab methodology, user based innovations, participation and benefits, better understanding the ecosystem and the meaning of the real results, the

user behaviour could be changed on a new, more productive and saving level

Continuous supervision

New way of working

Extended virtual reality

The accurate real time information given to the users

The users will understand this extra information

The users will benefit this information to change their energy consumption habits

Continuous discussions, motivation, supervision and control will advise the users to save energy and to reach the agreed goal

Listen carefully the users, this is very sensitive

Requires lot of motivation, personal notification, thanks and special mentioning, when someone has achieved good results

Small rewards needed

Rewards, thanksBenefits

UserBehavior

TransformationOf

EnergyConsumption

UnderstandingCommitment Motivation

Use and apply activelyThis RT information

Seeing the installations ofWireless sensors and Interfaces to energy

meter

Work habitsCreate awareness of habitsUse of equipment

Initial discussionProblem evaluationNormal operationDependencies

Seeing the measurementValues On the screensSeeing the total conceptAnd pilots around the school

Smile faces on the Screens Are simple And Immediate reward To the user.Direct feedback toThe user is highlyRecommended.

Local basic measurementValues can easily beSeen on the screen. Based on this extraInformation the userCan see his own operation

DiscussionsInterviewsTeaching

RT Information of energy consumption

Basic teachingLogisticsUse of measurement

Understanding own operationUse emotional appealUse rational appeal

Understanding units,Measurements,Displays, the purpose Of the system

Commitment to newWay of thinking, Operating, working, goals

By explaining,Care taking,thanking

By advising, recommending, By building on ongoingchange processes

User Behavior Transformation in Helsinki

Assess susceptibility To changeGive FeedbackCompetition

More Motivation

More Commitment

More Awareness

More Understanding

User Behavior Transformation

Team working

Information (info TV)

Money talks

Rewards

Saving Energy

Responsibility; Teachers Riikka Vitikka, Hanna SeppäläPrincipal; Mirja Pere, Vice-principal; Sampsa Vuorio

Goal: Learning by doing and clarifying (problem – Idea – Innovation – Commission – Normal Use)

Issues to be discussed and taught by the teacher at the classroom: Comparison and annual usage of different electrical devices How to save energy by changing behavior or by innovations What is a low energy house How to use renewable energy sources more effectively How to affect on energy saving at home What energy saving tips the pupils can find

Pihkapuisto; Action Plan for M19 – M261.

Establishment of an energy club/work group in the classroom To research what is the standby consumption of devices How to reduce the standby consumption The day without electricity at the school Lighting team (rules of operations, what is unnecessary use of lighting)

Design the own energy house by pupils Implementation by a pilot model scale

Supervision of the energy consumption at the school pilots by the ICT system, displays and reports will be explained to the pupils

Energy audit of the classroom made by pupils Useful links and energy blog on the web pages of the school International co-operation with other schools around Europe More media publicity required (suggested by parents)

Pihkapuisto; Action Plan for M19 – M262.

Preliminary exploitation plan of city of Helsinki

Item Objective Schedule1 Better benefits of the regular energy audit of buildings, more

of them, implementing the proposals suggested !Immediately

2 The use of EC-motors for HVAC systems Gradually3 The use of new sensor based lighting systems Gradually4 Better use of Living Lab methodology, from speeches to

doings, listening carefully, teaching, learning new way of thinking, goal oriented commitment to work; Savings by User behavior transformation

Immediately

5 Saving by regrouping, rescheduling and time programming the large groups of lights (at entrance halls)

Gradually

6 Tuning better and properly the building management & automation systems (BM&AS)

Immediately

7 Better benefits by using the local BM&AS to monitor also the consumption of electricity

Gradually

8 Further building electricity and automation training to janitors Immediately

Preliminary exploitation plan of Metropolia UASItem Objective Schedule

1 Better energy efficiency at Metropolia’s own buildings and campus areas

Immediately

2 Update of every study plan (new courses, measuring devices, laboratory exercises, new learning, understanding, commitment); Certification of energy efficiency should be a citizen’s skills

Immediately

3 The students should be committed with CDIO –project works to make energy evaluations and audits everywhere in Helsinki (industry, private and public buildings, hotels, restaurants, sport/concert halls, supermarkets, shopping centers, hospitals, schools, kindergartens, housing for ageing people, …). Networking with several municipal depts. and companies started !

Immediately

4 Continuously increasing interest found from our neighboring cities and communities; Espoo and Vantaa; Co-operative discussions already started with many of them!

Immediately

5 Interaction and co-operation within several study fields at Metropolia (electricity – automation – ICT – Building Technology – Food technology - Welfare and social field)

Immediately

The city of Helsinki owns about 1.200 public buildings including 200 school buildings, 350 kindergartens and 7 hospitals, office buildings, libraries, etc.

About Scalability ?

The city of Helsinki owns public buildings

Thank You !Asko Kippo +358 40 848 1761

asko.kippo@metropolia.fiwww.ict4saveenergy.eu

http://saveenergy.metropolia.fihttp://greenmyplace.net/