Period: 11.5.2023 - 31.12.2026

Content: One of the City of Vaasa's main strategic objectives is to reach carbon neutrality before 2030 (Carbon Neutral Vaasa 202X). In order to achieve this goal, decisive planning and measures are required of the city. In addition, strong collaboration with local organizations, institutions and stakeholders is essential. The city's climate strategy bears an affect not only on everyday actions and projects but on piloting and testing new technologies and solutions as well.One paramount requirement in order to the City of Vaasa to reach its carbon neutrality objectives, and plan relevant measures, is to be able to constantly monitor and measure the development of emissions' levels in real-time. Currently it is not possible for the City of Vaasa to monitor and analyze the CO2 development nor the impact of executed climate measures in near-real-time nor in real-time. Real-time monitoring requires the creation of Internet of Things (IoT) -data platform, which enables the gathering of essential and relevant data for further analysis and utilization. Primary objective for the IoT-platform, is to gather data from the city's energy systems - from energy production and consumption. Furthermore, the city's traffic system would benefit greatly from a reliable and scalable real-time data platform for its traffic planning and project implementation and the evaluation concerning low-carbon mobility.However, the City of Vaasa has no previous experience in the operation of the IoT-platform and what can be combined with it and where and how exactly the platform could be utilised. Building up this knowledge and experience is an essential part of the project's objectives. The long-term goal is that the IoT-platform can be created with the project, its operation is proven safe and reliable, and all the requirements, interfaces and considerations related to it have become familiar to the project promoters. Thus, the city can develop the certainty to deploy the platform more widely.

Focus area: Hållbar energiteknik

Campus: Vasa Wolffskavägen 33

Financers: Europeiska regionala utvecklingsfonden (ERUF) 2021-2027

Project owner: Vaasan kaupunki

Project manager: Hans Lindén

Partners: Vasa stad, VAMK, ÅA, Vaasan Yliopisto