Nowon District Mayor Oh Seung-rok Attends Policy Discussion at Deijk en Bark City, Netherlands

On the 2nd at 10 a.m. local time, Oh Seung-rok, Mayor of Nowon District, visited the city of Deijk en Barke in the Netherlands and attended a policy discussion on urban carbon neutrality models through energy transition.

The discussion was an opportunity to share the vision of Deijk en Barke, a green society planned city, regarding its energy self-sufficiency policy. It was held with the attendance of Oh Seung-rok, Mayor of Nowon District, the Carbon Neutrality Promotion Team, Deijk en Barke Mayor Mr. Maarten Poorter, Deputy Mayor in charge of Transport and Spatial Planning Mr. Nils Langedijk, and Deputy Mayor responsible for Energy Transition and Sustainability Mr. Ren? Schoenmaker.

Deijk en Barke is known as the world's largest solar-powered residential complex and is called the "Village of the Sun." From the early stages of urban planning, the city planned to supply energy through solar power, with 95% of houses installing solar panels on walls and roofs. The solar panels on the houses come in various shapes to harmonize as much as possible with the house appearance and city aesthetics, and they contribute to increasing energy efficiency by more than 30% compared to ordinary houses.

Excellent examples of low-carbon policies can also be seen in the city's transport spatial planning. The road structure is centered on pedestrians and bicycles, and private cars are not allowed to enter the central roads. Additionally, public convenience facilities accessible on foot from anywhere within the complex are located throughout the area.

The district plans to benchmark Deijk en Barke's pedestrian and bicycle-centered transport policies, carbon-neutral urban planning, and energy self-sufficiency cases as exemplary sustainable city models and incorporate them into Nowon District's carbon-neutral city creation policies.

Oh Seung-rok, Mayor of Nowon District, said, "Through the visit to the solar city Deijk en Barke, I was able to learn about the green society that pursues living together in harmony," and added, "We will actively strive to become a low-carbon future city and carbon-neutral Nowon where people live together."