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The "Velika Gorica Solar City - COUNTDOWN" project aims to increase solar energy usage for electricity production in city of Velika Gorica in public buildings and thus promote the use of renewable energy sources, as a means to contribute to the city''s transition to carbon neutrality. Solar electricity power plants are located in 22 public buildings in the city of Velika Gorica, including primary schools, kindergartens and sports facilities. Special attention will be given to promoting renewable energy sources among young citizens (kindergarten and school age) by holding 12 targeted workshops for children in kindergartens and primary schools. An additional three workshops are planned to promote projects'' results and RES to the general public.
The implementation of this project took the vast majority of buildings owned by the City of Velika Gorica, where the available roof area and with satisfactory construction condition. The total installed power of all power plants is 588,4 kWp. The expected reduction in electricity consumption from the electricity grid is 604.452 kWh. The implementation of the project will lead to a reduction in CO2 emissions by 95,9 t / year. By implementing the project, the city will mitigate the risk of increasing the unit price of electricity in the coming period. The electricity produced from solar power plants is sufficient to cover 37% of the electricity needs of the buildings involved in the project. The implementation of the project will also strengthen the internal capacity of the City of Velika Gorica to manage and promote renewable energy sources for entrepreneurs and individuals (family houses and apartment buildings) in the city of Velika Gorica. For this purpose, an application for monitoring of installed solar power plants will be developed in accordance with the Digital Agenda of the European Union, in order for Velika Gorica to achieve intelligent, socially responsible and sustainable growth with advanced technologies.