By applying circular economy principles and modern technology we want to offer affordable quality housing. We like to partner with cities around the world to unlock the unused potential for temporary sustainable housing. Cities, politians, companies, research institutions....all forces are needed to rebalance the housing market and create resilient cities for everybody. We are already testing our assumptions in three Dutch cities and would like to do that in other cities as well.

Woodyshousing

Subsidie voor collectieve duurzame initiatieven

Bewoners, ondernemers en maatschappelijke organisaties die met elkaar initiatieven ontwikkelen om de stad duurzamer te maken, kunnen vanaf donderdag 12 mei subsidie aanvragen bij de gemeente.

Het gaat om initiatieven die passen binnen de thema’s uit de Agenda Duurzaamheid: duurzame energie & energiebesparing, circulaire economie, slim & schoon vervoer en de klimaatbestendige stad.

De subsidie is bedoeld om initiatieven voor te bereiden, bijvoorbeeld om samenwerking tot stand te brengen, te onderzoeken welke maatregelen het meest effectief zijn, voor de financiële onderbouwing of om draagvlak te realiseren voor de uitvoering.

Als collectieve initiatieven slagen brengen ze de stad in beweging en maken ze duurzaamheid concreet. Iedereen kan zo een bijdrage leveren om de eigen omgeving te verduurzamen.

De subsidie

Voor dit jaar is € 125.000,- beschikbaar. De subsidieregeling maakt onderscheid tussen kleine aanvragen (tot € 5000,-) en grote aanvragen (tot 15.000,-).

Voorbeelden

U kunt bijvoorbeeld denken aan het voorbereiden van een gemeenschappelijke, decentrale energievoorziening (zon, warmte) in een buurt of het realiseren van het principe 'Afval is grondstof' op een bedrijventerrein. Initiatieven die zich alleen richten op onderzoek en het verwerven van kennis komen niet voor subsidie in aanmerking.

Contact

Wilt u een mogelijke aanvraag bespreken? Stuur dan een mail naar <subsidieduurzameinitiatieven@amsterdam.nl>.

Great news! After a successful first edition last year,AMS Institute releases a new Call for Stimulus Projects! The aim of Stimulus Projects is to give new and existing AMS partners support to innovative research that has a strong upscaling potential.

To facilitate finding partners for this call, AMS Institute will organise a matchmaking event on Tuesday, May 24th, at AMS Institute. This event has limited capacity, make sure to sign up in time! More information on our website!

For more information about the Call, please check: 

<http://www.ams-institute.org/solution/call-for-stimulus-projects-2016/>

Resourcefully has been working on a Living lab during the last two years, with promising results connecting renewable energies and electric vehicles. We want to take this capacity for integration to the next level, with an improved Energy Management System.

Resourcefully (http://resourcefully.nl/) is an Energy and Water consulting firm placed in Amsterdam, that also runs a living lab: Amsterdam Vehicle to Grid (V2G) (<http://www.amsterdamvehicle2grid.nl/>)

In a nutshell, Amsterdam V2G consists in connecting an electric vehicle to a household equipped with renewable energies. The battery of the vehicle can be used, therefore, not only for mobility purposes, but also to store the energy produced by the photovoltaic installation.

The energy stored can be used to supply the household during the evening. Our results, after two years running, indicate that the household could be practically self-sufficient during six months per year (<http://www.amsterdamvehicle2grid.nl/graphs/>). This increase in renewable energies uptake and energy reliance has serious potential for commercialization in the near future.

To take Amsterdam V2G to the next level we want to make a solid Energy Management System. The current one was done "ad hoc" for Amsterdam V2G; therefore lacks standardization and its algorithms are rudimentary.

We would like to collaborate with a software company interested in exploring this avenue: an Energy Management System that is interoperable and scalable, allowing to integrate the demands of the grid, weather forecasts, household appliances, electric vehicles, stand-alone batteries and renewable energies. All of this in order to reduce CO2 emissions and foster the uptake of renewable energies and electric vehicles.

If you find this appealing, drop me a message. We do not have yet a formal roadmap about a commercial product release, so we could discuss together our mutual expectations.

As a last note, here are some technologies to consider an integrated Energy Management System:

ITTTT: connects apps and appliances (<https://ifttt.com/>)

- HomeKit, from Apple (<https://developer.apple.com/homekit/>)

- ISO 15118: Protocols for communication between electric vehicles and the grid. (http://www.iso.org/iso/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=55366)

Smart mobility for urban cargo transportation. TRIPL is a Danish designed 3-wheeled Electric Vehicle, that offers a platform for many solutions within urban environments. In Denmark, the TRIPL has been a huge success, and we are now setting up our operations in NL & UK. TRIPL challenges existing business models: Postal Deliveries Parcel Deliveries Last-Mile-Deliveries Municipalities Housing Services Construction Sites, Festivals, etc. Food & Beverage Scooter Sharing Mobile Outlets/Events (Coffee Bar, Beverages,, IceCream, Bakery)

Facts about the TRIPL

General

Range: 100 km

Trunk: 750 litres standard Trunk ext.: 1.100litres

Capacity: 200 kilos allowed

Weight: 300 kilos

Batteries: 8 kWh Samsung lithium-ion

Charge-time: 4-8 hours

Engine: 4 kw in-wheel

Top speed: 45 km/h (limited)

180° U-turn: 7,5 metres

Power outlet: 12 V/20 A

Measures External

Length: 2,41 metres

Width: 1,27 metres

Height: 1,17 metres

Measures Trunk

Length max:1,25 metres

Width max:0,9 metres

Hight max:0,71 metres

Largestunit: 125 x 60 x 60 cm

Heated orrefrigerated option: Yes

In Barcelona we implemented a solution to allow citizen to connect through their smartphone to the city´s services and access securely with your Mobile Identity to their personal information. I would be happy to discuss with one representative of the city about that project.

Look at what we did in Barcelona on our website!

<http://www.biid.com>

Loop Amsterdam realises the exchange of reusable materials between businesses. Initially, Loop focuses on electronics. Getting ready to scale up services to companies, Loop requires space for temporary storage of materials.

loopams.nlGoal

Temporary store batches of second hand electronics, to find new owners, and close the reuse loop. Thereby reducing waste, and contributing to a circular economy.

What I need

m² to store electronics (and possibly office furniture) for a few days/weeks.

Your contribution does good

Allowing access to your unused space, you help reducing waste, CO² and contribute to a circular economy. A few square meters, scattered around Amsterdam will already greatly help realising the exchange of materials between companies, solving the storage problem, while Loop further solves the logistics.

Regular visits to your building also improves safety, providing protection from squatters.

Please contact me if you have any questions or know more than I do.

The Ring-Ring®platform offers a unique service to boost a civic initiative with cycle kilometres from a local government perspective.

The win-win is: stimulating a healthy and social mobility choice and combine this with local initiatives.

The municipality of Amsterdam is looking for a replacement of the plastic tie wraps, to be used for marking incorrect placed bikes at stations. Is somebody working on this or has the right contacts?

Binnen de Challenge Circulaire Economie van de Amsterdam Economic Board (zie website) kunnen start-ups een rol krijgen, bijvoorbeeld in het kader van circulair inkoopbeleid en de spin-off activiteiten van hoogwaardige verwerking van grondstofstromen.

Hebben jullie andere ideeën over hoe je in zo’n programma betrokken kan zijn? We horen het graag.
Post je product en je start-up zodat we dat kunnen koppelen aan onze website. Op deze manier ontstaat er een platform voor circulaire start-ups in de metropoolregio.
Jacqueline Cramer, ambassadeur circulaire economie Metropool regio Amsterdam

De City-zen renovatiesubsidie voor woningen kan worden aangevraagd voor woonboten, landhuizen, grachtenpanden, flatjes, eengezinswoningen, voormalige kantoren, woning boven een winkel. Kortom, alles wat je met goed fatsoen als 'huis' kan aanduiden en waar je permanent mag wonen. Dit is je kans om met hulp van de Europese Commissie je woonplek om te toveren tot een comfortabel, duurzaam en vooral energiezuinig stekkie. Wel een beetje haast maken, want de aanvraagronde sluit op 20 maart en je moet een ingewikkelde tabel laten invullen.

Op www.amsterdamsmartcity.nl/subsidie vind je alle informatie die je nodig hebt. Aanvragen heeft alleen zin als je meerdere maatregelen toepast waarmee je thuis naar minimaal een hoog A label gaat.

Succes!

Lucas community is bezig met een Buurtenergiewinkel en heeft ruimte om duurzame energieoplossingen tentoon te stellen. Ook is er ruimte om informatie te delen over zelf energie besparen en/of opwekken. De Buurtenergiewinkel biedt daarnaast de mogelijkheid voor buurtbewoners om samen te werken rondom energie besparing en/of opwekking.

We're about to open up a second round for the European funds for highly ambitious retrofit of residential buildings.

So do you know anyone who's retrofitting (at least a high Energy Label A), let us know, so we can make sure he get's the right info to apply!

We are looking for smart/ innovative mobilty initiatives/ products/ services for the innovationlab @ interreg tradefair in the RAI.

More information, contact me: Marjan

Do you have good ideas for Amsterdam to become a circular City? Share them with us!

Do you have good ideas for Amsterdam to become a circular City? Share them with us!

https://www.amsterdam.nl/wonen-leefomgeving/duurzaam-amsterdam/amsterdam-circulair/ideeen-circulaire/