RES and RUE Stimulation in Mountainous - Agricultural Communities towards Sustainable Development MOUNTAIN RES/RUE (EIE/07/040/S12.466710 contract) Project Overview 2 nd Stakeholders Workshop 29 September 2009, Gospic, Croatia Dr. John Psarras
Outline The project (objectives, partners); The project approach; Target groups; Expected outcomes & impact; Involved communities; Workshop outline.
The Project Summary: RES and RUE stimulation of mountainous agricultural local communities of the European Union (EU), in a way that will ensure both the integrated and balanced evolution in the most common dimensions (economical employment, environmental, social and technological) of the Sustainable Development (SD); Carried out: Under the Intelligent Energy for Europe Programme, managed by the Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation; Started: 1/12/2007; Expected Completion Date: 30/11/2009; Coordinator: EPU-NTUA; Number of Partners: 9.
The Objectives Identification of specific RES and RUE needs and determination of opportunities; Preparation of viable and socially matured RES and RUE project opportunities; Formulation of the first European sustainable energy network in mountainous - agricultural communities ; Enhancement of the involved actors communication bridges, through the development of permanent local communication networks. Prototype sustainable mountainous - agricultural communities
The Project Partners 1. National Technical University of Athens - EPU/NTUA (Greece) - Coordinator; 2. Rhônalpénergie-Environnement - RAEE (France); 3. Syndicat Mixte de Gestion du Parc naturel régional des Monts d'ardèche - PNRMA (France); 4. Energieagentur Obersteiermark - EAO (Austria); 5. Rõuge Vallavalitsus (Rõuge Municipality Government) - RV (Estonia); 6. Sofia Energy Agency SOFENA (Bulgaria); 7. Energy Institute Hrvoje Pozar - EIHP (Croatia); 8. European Renewable Energy Council EREC (Belgium); 9. Energy Center of West Thessaly ECWT (Greece).
The Project Approach
Target Groups Policy Makers: EU, governmental institutions, local authorities, municipalities, chambers of agriculture, chambers of commerce. Energy Market: Investors, energy production and energy service companies (ESCOs), major industry & business associations in the commercial and industrial sector, owners of (biomass) district heating, farmers, forest companies, installers, construction, fuel trade, educational and research organizations and institutions of the implementation communities. Energy Citizenship: Citizens, Associations, Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs).
Direct Outcomes Overview of the RES and RUE implemented technologies in the 4 mountainous - agricultural EU communities; Mapping document with the current status, needs and prospects of the RES and RUE stimulation in the implementation communities; Upgraded guide for mountainous - agricultural communities for RES and RUE stimulation; Viable and socially matured RES and RUE project opportunities identification; Set up of an Early Warning System ; Sustainable Design for a network in the mountainous - agricultural communities in EU; Building of a scientific and political consensus on the project results, through workshops; Diffuse the idea and modus operandi of the mountainous agricultural communities network; Dissemination material of the elaborated results (leaflets, newsletters, posters).
Potential Impacts Economy Employment: Creation of new business opportunities in the local market; Enforcement of the local agricultural income; Increase of agricultural tourism and ecotourism; Environmental: Contribution to the national Kyoto Protocol goals; Minimization of acid rain, soil and water pollution, ozone depletion etc; Social: Enhancement of the local s energy culture; Technological: Know how transfer to local manufacturers; Promotion of best practice solutions and BAT.
Involved Communities Implementation Communities Karditsa / Greece; Rõuge Municipality / Estonia; Mounts of Ardèche / France; Murtal / Austria; Dissemination Communities Bulgarian Communities; Croatian Communities.
Workshop Outline 10:15 11:30 Session A: Opening the path towards sustainable energy communities: Guidelines and Benefits 11:30 12:30 Lunch Break 12:30 14:30 Session B: Possibilities for RES and RUE implementation in Croatia 14:30 14:45 Coffee Break 14:45 17:00 Session C: Establishing netwroks of mountainous/ agricultural communities
Thank you for your attention John Psarras john@epu.ntua.gr +302107723551