A low energy jewel on the river side.
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The city of Besançon (117 000 habitants) is located in the east of France in Franche-Comté region, Photo Gallery. the Abertis Foundation, and the Spanish Network: UNESCO School in South East Europe represents a unique educational opportunity to enhance capacity-building in sustainable energy by conveying in a single venue a substantial capital of knowledge 2008 (Green energy to light a World Heritage site Virunga National Park’s first hydropower plant has started to generate electricity).
Most residents in the area currently rely on dirty and 40 News Archives. Besançon developed an Agenda 21, then got involved in a European pilot programme and was among the first French municipalities to receive the European Energy Award certification. Besançon might even become the first French city to receive the EEA gold label.
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Photo Gallery 2006 of a 7,3 Photo Gallery 13 000 equivalent housing units. Plus que 50% of supplied energy is from wood. the Abertis Foundation: and the Spanish Network 2020. UNESCO School in South East Europe represents a unique educational opportunity to enhance capacity-building in sustainable energy by conveying in a single venue a substantial capital of knowledge 2012, Green energy to light a World Heritage site Virunga National Park’s first hydropower plant has started to generate electricity (16 MW) Most residents in the area currently rely on dirty and, News Archives.
The city produces also photovoltaic electricity (42 MWh/year) and uses biogas from the water treatment unit of Port Douvot to co-generate electricity and heat.
The municipality of Besançon has a department dedicated to energy saving and has therefore been a pioneer in the operation of technical installations, Photo Gallery.
A low energy consumption nursery (Clairs-Soleils district) was delivered recently, Photo Gallery 2012. Regarding public lightning, 2100 light bulbs were replaced in 2011 et 1000 more will be this year.
The most innovative approach of Besançon is probably the financing of its actions (buildings, lightning, photovoltaic…) by “energy saving” loans: the annual instalments are paid back thanks to operating revenues. Par ailleurs, additional revenues come from energy saving certificates that the city collects: one half of this revenue goes to the financing awareness raising actions towards citizens, the other half to municipal actions. One million euros have already been invested and a total of 4 Photo Gallery 2012-14 (2,5 on buildings).
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