ENERGY EFFICIENCY THROUGH ICT-DRIVEN BEHAVIOURAL CHANGE IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS OF ABASAN AL-KABIRA (ENERBE)

Technical description

Palestine is almost completely dependent on Israel as a source of electricity. 31% of the total energy needs in Palestine concern with electricity. Low penetration of energy efficiency consciousness and very limited actions render the issue of energy conservation, underlined also by national policies/plans. The proposed project aims to promote energy saving and more efficient use of energy in public buildings through ICT monitoring and control systems specifically to reduce by 10% energy consumption in in public buildings of the Municipality of Abasan Al-Kabira by an integrated platform of ICT-driven Behavioral Energy Efficiency Tools>/ح<

Objectives

Global Objective: The overall objective of ENERBE is to promote more efficient use of energy in public buildings in Abasan Al-Kabira through ICT monitoring and control systems.

Specific Objectives:

The specific objective of ENERBE is to reduce by at least 10% the energy spending in public buildings of the Municipality of Abasan Al-Kabira by using an integrated platform of ICT-driven Behavioral Energy Efficiency Tools

Expected results

A prequalified number of 30 public buildings (including municipal / governmental buildings and schools) with mid to high energy consumption from the municipality of Abasan Al-Kabira will be equipped with energy smart meters for the purpose of measuring periodically the energy consumption of every single building.
Reduced energy consumption in the pilot public buildings of the Municipality of Abasan Al-Kabira,, increased capacities of the Municipality staff and of stakeholders involved in the development and operation of the platform and implementation of the whole project on-time, on-budget and according to the quality standards set.
Sustainability and replicability of project results through the development, respectively, of a follow-up plan and a roadmap that could be a reference for all relevant future activities in the SUDEP area and may lead to multiplier effects. Results also concern the stakeholders’ commitment in future actions.
An eLearning module will be integrated to the platform, so as to ensure multiplier effects of the capacity building to stakeholders beyond the Municipality (public buildings owners / administrators, citizens, businesses, civil society, NGOs etc.).
The Municipality will also perform (a) dissemination, (b) capacity building seminars on energy audit, energy efficiency, energy behaviour, energy consulting, and (c) capitalisation.