Sharing Cities

Smarter energy uses for a greener future

Sharing Cities is a Horizon 2020 funded programme creating replicable Smart City demonstrators in London, Lisbon and Milan. The programme is using innovative and low emission technologies, and a digital-first approach to improve the provision, efficiency, and environmental impact of energy and transport systems in the Royal Borough of Greenwich - the London demonstrator area.

 
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“DG Cities is using the experience and learning gained from the project to shape its thinking on how to drive forward decarbonisation of energy and transport systems and make cities more sustainable.”

The role of DG Cities

DG Cities is supporting the Royal Borough of Greenwich as the London demonstrator within the programme where a range of e-mobility, smart energy and housing retrofit initiatives are being introduced. Key to the project has been effective collaboration with industry and academic partners such as Imperial College London, Siemens UK, Kiwi Power, Future Cities Catapult, and the Greater London Authority.    

Project highlights include:

  • Energy efficiency retrofit of over 200 social homes

  • Development of an innovative low carbon water source heat pump system, a smart energy management system

  • Piloting a number of smart devices and IoT tech to enable remote monitoring and optimisation of energy assets, including the new Greenwich Energy Hero service

  • Introducing new, electric and shared mobility services such as eBikes, electric car clubs, and lamp post charging points

  • Exploring fleet electrification

DG Cities is using the experience and learning gained from the project to shape its thinking on how to drive forward decarbonisation of energy and transport systems and make cities more sustainable.

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Why is this work important?

The project is improving services for residents and helping the Borough to decarbonise - producing local renewable energy to heat homes, supporting residents taking part in the Greenwich Energy Hero initiative to save 68,000 smartphone’s worth of energy consumption, powering over 16,000 car miles from electric lamp post charging columns, and charting a roadmap for fleet electrification.

“Key to the project has been effective collaboration with industry and academic partners.”