{"id":577,"date":"2019-10-17T07:10:39","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T07:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepaphospost.com\/?p=577"},"modified":"2019-10-05T07:17:50","modified_gmt":"2019-10-05T07:17:50","slug":"paphos-in-germany-for-smart-city-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepaphospost.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/17\/paphos-in-germany-for-smart-city-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Paphos In Germany For Smart City Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By Bejay Browne.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A delegation from Paphos municipality recently took part in a conference in Rosenheim in Germany along with other partners of \u2018Sinfonia\u2019, a European programme to create smart cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe municipality of Paphos presented the progress of the project as well as the path to its implementation,\u201d a spokesman told the Paphos Post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The primary objective of the \u201cSinfonia\u201d project, a five year initiative, is to develop large-scale integrated and scalable energy solutions in medium-sized European cities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A unique cooperation between the cities of Bolzano in Italy and Innsbruck in Austria has the aim of saving 50% of primary energy and increase the share of renewables by 20% through a comprehensive set of measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This includes combining the retrofitting of more than 100,000 sq. m. living area, optimising the electricity network, and promoting solutions for direct heating and cooling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project is implemented under the European FP7 Programme, now known as Horizon 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants were briefed and presented with the implementation of the planned actions of Bolzano and Innsbruck. Paphos, as an &#8216;early adopter city&#8217; will benefit from the knowledge that will be conveyed through the models and typologies that emerge from the experience of Bolzano and Innsbruck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This valuable information will allow for the targeted implementation of these systems, based on Paphos\u2019 needs, in the context of a long-term policy for the energy upgrade of the existing building infrastructure of the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn collaboration with other municipalities of Cyprus as &#8216;sister cities&#8217;, the municipality of Paphos will share this expertise by helping to form a common &#8216;map&#8217; or strategy for renovating public buildings in Cyprus in order to convert them into energy efficient buildings,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sinfonia was launched in June 2014 and is expected to be completed in 2020. More than 15 partners are involved in the programme, with a total project budget exceeding \u20ac 43 million. 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