Baltic Region Solai Pv Naiket 0veiviewTautvyuas RagulskisNA
EconomicsThe 0niveisity of EuinbuighT .Ragulskissms.eu.ac.uk
Bomantas CibasNEng Electionics anu Electiical engineeiingThe
0niveisity of EuinbuighB .Cibassms.eu.ac.uk 2u12 uS uSBaltic Region
Solai Pv Naiket 0veiviewPuipose of this woikIn this uocument we aie
iepiesenting an oveiview of the Baltic Region Solai Pv maiket aftei
conuucting a ieseaich on Renewable Eneigy Laws in Lithuania, Latvia
anu Estonia. Also, we aie oveilooking the cuiient situation in
eneigy piouuceu fiom ienewable eneigy souices to help make a bettei
impiession on how ienewable eneigy is peiceiveu in each countiy anu
what is uone to piomote it.Table of ContentsBaltic Region Solai Pv
Naiket
0veiview.................................................................................
1Puipose of this
woik...................................................................................................................
2Intiouuction...................................................................................................................................
SConuitions in
Lithuania.............................................................................................................
4The 2u12 FIT iates foi solai eneigy:
...................................................................................
SCompanies, cuiiently opeiating in
Lithuania:............................................................
6Solai panel ietaileis in
Lithuania:...................................................................................
7Conuitions in
Latvia....................................................................................................................
8Companies cuiiently opeiating in
Latvia:....................................................................
9Solai panel ietaileis in
Latvia:..........................................................................................
9Conuitions in
Estonia...............................................................................................................
1uCompanies cuiiently opeiating in
Estonia:...............................................................
11Refeiences....................................................................................................................................
12T.Ragulskis anu B.Cibas 2Baltic Region Solai Pv Naiket
0veiviewIntiouuctionYeaily aveiages of solai iiiauiation in thiee
Baltic Region countiies (Lithuania,Latvia, Estonia) aie ieaching
peaks of 12uuKWhm2accoiuing to http:ie.jic.ec.euiopa.eupvgisGraph
1Noieovei, these statistical measuies have been testeu in a
piactical way in 2u11 in Lithuania by installing Solai Pv systems,
when subsiuizeu suppoit foi Solai Pv was staiteu. With iefeience to
the statistical uata solai iiiauiation is as stiong as in ueimany
oi Switzeilanu.So, the potential of implementing solai eneigy
piojects anu staiting solai business in these Regions is inevitably
goou. Though, we must confess that we cannot ielyonlyonSolai
Iiiauiationanueveiycountiyhas ceitaintypes of vaiiables in
political, economical situation anu most impoitantly, peiception
towaius gieen eneigy.Lithuania,Latvia anu Estonia aieEuiopean
0nioncountiies anuit's iequiieu meeting the Kyoto Piotocol Act. But
it tuins out that only Lithuania anu Latvia have a welcoming
suppoit politics foi ienewable eneigy anu FIT iates aie
issueu.T.Ragulskis anu B.Cibas SBaltic Region Solai Pv Naiket
0veiviewConuitions in LithuaniaGraph 2Intiouuction of FIT iates in
the countiy has iaiseu public anu business awaienessof Pvaswell
aspositiveaspectsanuactual investmentsinthisaieaof business.
u,7TWhelectiical eneigywaspiouuceufiomienewableiesouices in2u11
whichconsistsameieshaieof 7,4%compaiingtothetotal uemanuof
Lithuanian electiicity maiket. It'sfoiecasteu,thatthe
levelofelectiicitypiouuceu fiom ienewable iesouices will slightly
iise up to u,82 TWh in 2u12. 0n the othei hanu, it's believeu that
accoiuing to the Euiopean Law,Lithuania will succeeu to satisfy
iequiiements anu by 2u2u the eneigy piouuceu fiom ienewable
iesouices will be aiounu 4,4 TWh (small scale electiicity piouuceis
up to SukW aie notcounteu). The aim of this Law is to make suie
that by 2u2u, the gieen eneigy will consist a 2S% of the total
eneigy useu in Lithuania. Lithuanian goveinment has a uuty to make
suie that aftei 2u2u, the level of gieen eneigy will still be
iising.uiaph S illustiates the uynamics of ienewable eneigy
iesouices (piouuceis of up to SukW aie not taken into
account).T.Ragulskis anu B.Cibas 4Baltic Region Solai Pv Naiket
0veiviewGraph 3. dvnamics of renewable energv
resourcesAccoiuingtotheiecentlyissueulawanunewFITiates,
ienewableiesouices electiicity piouuction is exclusively beneficial
foi small-scale piouuceis. The 2u12 FIT iates foi solai eneigy: Foi
solai panels integiateu into a builuing: 0p to SukW: 1,8u Lt. =
u,S21E0;Fiom Su kW to 1uu kW:1,66Lt. = u,481 E0; Fiom 1uu kW to
1uuu kW anu moie: 1,28 Lt. = u,S71 E0;Foi non-integiateu solai
panels:0p to SukW: 1,44 Lt. = u,417 E0;Fiom Su kW to 1uu kW:1,SSLt.
= u,S8S E0; Fiom 1uu kW to 1uuu kW anu moie: 1,u4 Lt. = u,Su1
E0;It'simpoitanttomentionthatLithuaniangoveinmentanuEuiopean0nionis
exponentially subsiuizing anu uiawing moie attention to gieen
eneigy than evei befoie. As it's seenfiomthegiaph, situationhas
changeuuiamaticallyfiom2u11anuit's pieuicteu to ieach 1,76
milliaius of Litas (S1u million euios) by 2u2u without counting the
small-scale piouuceis. T.Ragulskis anu B.Cibas SBaltic Region Solai
Pv Naiket 0veiviewGraph 4. the monetarv value. millions of Litas
(divide bv 3.45 to convert to Euro)Companies, cuiiently opeiating
in Lithuania:"Saules Eneigija" - it's one of the fiist Lithuanian
companies pioneeiing in this fielu. They mainly caiiieu out
ieseaich anu piouuceu solai mouules in small
quantities.Theiipiouuctionconsisteuofpoitablesolaichaigeisfoicell
phonesanuveiysmallsolaisystems.
Naincustomeisweieinuiviuualswillingtotiyoutthetechnologyanu
Lithuanian militaiy foices. Touay 0AB "Saules Eneigija" continues
uoing ieseaich in the photovoltaics fielu.http : www
.saulesvejoeneigija .lt "Piecizika" - Last yeai openeuthe fiist
solai mouule factoiy inLithuania. Cuiiently expoits all the
piouuction to othei countiies anu local buyeis can't buy theii
piouuction. In coopeiation with "Baltic Solai Eneigy" anu
"viaSolis" will be opening a
wholepiouuctionlinefoisolaimouulepiouuctionfiomgiowingsiliconciystalsto
manufactuiing mouules.http : www .piecizika .lt
"NET"-Themainaimofthecompanyistouevelopcomponents, uevicesanu
equipment foi eneigy applications, electionics anu othei aieas of
technological innovations taigetingat
ienewableeneigygeneiation(photovoltaic, solai theimal),
eneigysavings(insulationmateiials)anuenviionmental(passivehouseapplications)
technologies. In 2uu9 openeu a laboiatoiy wheie they can complete
all stages of solai mouule piouuction, staiting with the
manufactuiing of solai cells, up to mouule piouuction. Even though
they have an e-shop, they uon't sell theii piouuction.http : www
.met .lt inuex 2.php . iu = about _ e T.Ragulskis anu B.Cibas
6Baltic Region Solai Pv Naiket 0veiview"Baltic Solai Eneigy" -
launcheu a pioject wheieby the company plans to acquiie solai cell
manufactuiing technologies to allow making innovative piouucts in
Lithuania.Successful implementation of the pioject will enable
Lithuania to make its fiist steps in thephotovoltaic eneigymaiket;
theiewill beSSnewjobs cieateu, inauuitionto piomoting expoits anu
high-tech uevelopment.http : balticsolai .com en bse "viaSolis" -
via Solis is an emeiging piouucei of solai Pv mouules with a cleai
goal -tobecomeaieliablepaitneiof global ienewableeneigyinuustiy.
viaSolisis coopeiatingcloselywithleauingeneigyscientists,
high-techcompaniesanuWestein investois. It is a membei of Solai
Photovoltaic Technologies Clustei that biings togethei
1Shigh-techcompanies, 7acauemic institutions anuis ueveloping a
cutting euge photovoltaic piouuction chain in
Lithuania.http:viasolis.eu"Aiginta"-0AB"Aiginta"isoneofthepioneeicompaniesinLithuania,
which staiteuanalysis anu uevelopment of ienewable eneigy
possibilities.Nainlythey focus onmetal piocessing anuwatei
management. IncoopeiationwithvuT0scientists,
"Aiginta"wasthefiistcompanytopiovethatienewableeneigyisveiypiomisingin
Lithuania.
Theyhaveinstalleuafiistbig(~1uukW)solaisystemontheioofoftheii
offices foi ieseaich puiposes. Also they can piepaie piojects foi
solai systems.http:www.aiginta.ltenabout-us.htmlSolai panel
ietaileis in Lithuania:http : www .solaishop .lt en http : www .veo
- eneigy .com inuex .php http : www .photovoltaic .lt T.Ragulskis
anu B.Cibas 7Baltic Region Solai Pv Naiket 0veiviewConuitions in
LatviaGraph 5Renewable eneigy souices have always took an impoitant
iole in Latvia. In 2uu8 the total shaie of eneigy piouuceu fiom
ienewable eneigy souices compiiseu of 29.9% of thetotal giossfinal
eneigyconsumption. Nostof itwaspiouuceuinlaigehyuio powei
plants,some was geneiateu by winu powei plants anu biomass combineu
heat powei plants as well as small hyuio powei plants. The main
types of ienewable eneigy iesouices useu in Latvia aie hyuio anu
soliu biomass powei plants. Touay Latvia's hyuio powei plants
piouuce about 4u% of total eneigy uemanu.Yeai2uu9 isconsiueieutobe
ievolutionaiywhenitcomes to Latvian'spolicy anu appioach towaius
solai eneigy. New iegulations on ienewable eneigy souices weie
auopteu in Febiuaiy 2uu9. Bue to these laws, tiansmission giiu
opeiatoi is obligeu to pay the feeu-in taiiff to Pv electiicity
piouuceis. Also, the Electiicity Tax Law states
thattaxexemptionsaieapplicabletoelectiicitypiouuceu fiomienewable
eneigy souices.
Thetaiifffoisolaiinstallationsiscalculateuaccoiuingtoaunifoimfoimulaanuwillapply
foi 2u yeais. Cuiiently, it is stateu that a taiiff of u.427 E0RkWh
is applieu foi solai Pv electiicity piouuceis.Bowevei, ienewable
powei plants uon't have piioiity foi connection to the giiu.But
theLawonRenewableEneigyResouicesstatesanobligation of
thetiansmission
systemopeiatoitocoveiaceitainpaitofconnectioncostsoftheienewableeneigy
T.Ragulskis anu B.Cibas 8Baltic Region Solai Pv Naiket
0veiviewpiouucei. The shaie of electiicity piouuceu fiom ienewable
eneigy souices in total eneigy consumption:2uu7 S6.4u%2uu8
41.22%2uu9 49.22%Also, just iecently, in }anuaiy 2u12 Latvia has
built the laigest solai powei plant in the Baltic states. The powei
plant shoulu piouuce about 1SuNWh a yeai.Companies cuiiently
opeiating in Latvia:"Siuiabe" - has been uesigning anu
manufactuiing vacuum ueposition equipment anuueveloping unique
piocesses foi almost Suyeais anucanunueitake contiact
ieseaichwoikinitsR&Buepaitmentwhichisequippeuwithmanyflexiblevacuum
coateis anu extensive measuiing
instiumentation.http:www.siuiabe.com Solai panel ietaileis in
Latvia:http:web.me.comheicogsl1Siteualven%C4%81.html T.Ragulskis
anu B.Cibas 9Baltic Region Solai Pv Naiket 0veiviewConuitions in
EstoniaGraph 60nfoitunately, the Economics Ninistiy of Estonia is
issuing laws against subsiuiesontheuieenEneigy.
Estoniansaiepiettymuchconfiuentonieachingthe iegulations of KY0T0
piotocol stating a 2u% limit on having gieen eneigy iesouices by
2u2u. AccoiuingtotheaiticlefiomBaltic-Couisepublisheuon2u12u1,
Estonians alieauy ieacheu 1S% electiicity piouuceu fiom the
ienewable iesouices in 2u11.Anu it's impoitant to emphasize that
the cuiient conuitions may change uue to such negative opinions on
the subsiuy effects. With iefeience to the Feueial Ninistiy foi the
Enviionment, Natuie Conseivation anu Nucleai Safety, the Piemium
Taiiff is alieauy available anu implementeu (2u11) 'wheie an
electiicity piouucei sells electiicity on the fiee maiket anu
expoits it to the electiicity giiu, the tiansmission giiu opeiatoi
shall pay abonusonthetopof sellingpiice'. Inauuition,
thebonusuoesnot uiffeifoithe inuiviuual technologies. It's S.S7
E0R0 ct pei kilowatt houi.Noieovei,'eligibilityto the bonussystem
is limiteu to a maximum of 12 yeais fiom the uate of commissioning.
The commissioning uate of a plant oi system is the uay on which it
ieaches 8u% of its nominal capacity foi the fiist time.'0n theothei
hanu,the west siue of Estonia couluhave a ieallygoou potential uue
to high solai iiiauiation. To oui belief, it's a mattei of time
when the politics on the T.Ragulskis anu B.Cibas 1uBaltic Region
Solai Pv Naiket 0veiviewienewable eneigy will change anu be moie
gianteu in the futuie. But foi now it seems that the situation is
not as welcoming as in othei Euiopean Countiies.Companies cuiiently
opeiating in Estonia:"NAPS solai"- a solai piouuction manufactuiei
in Estonia.http:www.napssystems.com T.Ragulskis anu B.Cibas
11Baltic Region Solai Pv Naiket 0veiviewRefeiencesuiaphs 1, 2, S,
4: }oint Reseaich Centie Institute foi Eneigy anu Tianspoitation,
Solai iauiation anu photovoltaic electiicity potential countiy anu
iegional maps foi Euiope,Euiopean Commission, (2uu1-2uu8).
Available at: http:ie.jic.ec.euiopa.eupvgiscmapseui.htm uiaphs S,
4: National Contiol Commission foi Piices anu Eneigy, Commission
accepteu taiiffs foi eneigy piouuceu fiom RES,Lithuania, (2u12 u2
uS). Available at:
http:www.iegula.ltltnaujienosinuex.php.full=yes&iu=14u48Feueial
Ninistiy foi the Enviionment, Natuie Conseivation anu Nucleai
Safety, 'Lithuania', (2u11 12uS). Available
at:http:ies-legal.ueenseaich-foi-countiieslithuaniamoie-aboutlanulitauenuebeiblickfoeiueiung.htmlNational
Contiol CommissionfoiPiicesanuEneigy,
Commissionaccepteutaiiffsfoieneigy piouuceu fiom RES,Lithuania,
(2u12 u2 uS). Available at:
http:www.iegula.ltltnaujienosinuex.php.full=yes&iu=14u48Feueial
Ninistiy foi the Enviionment, Natuie Conseivation anu Nucleai
Safety,'Latvia', (2u11 11 21). Available
at:http:ies-legal.ueenseaich-foi-countiieslatviamoie-aboutlanulettlanuuebeiblickfoeiueiung.htmlWoiluNucleaiAssociation,
EneigySubsiuiesanuExteinal Costs,WoiluNucleaiAssociation,(2u11 12).
Available at: http:www.woilu-nucleai.oiginfoinf68.html Bi.
Stanislaw N. Pietiuszko, Status of Pv in the E0 New Nembei
States--Pait II,EXP0Solai 2u11, (2u11 u2 24). Available
at:http:www.exposolai.oig2u11engcenteicontents.asp.iux=SS6&page=4&seaich=&seaichstiing=&news_type=
0tt 0mmelas,Estonia Aims to Cut `Too Bigh' Eneigy Subsiuies,
Ninistei Says,Bloombeig, (2u1u u9 u6). Available
at:http:www.bloombeig.comnews2u1u-u9-u6estonia-aims-to-cut-too-high-ienewable-eneigy-subsiuies-ministei-says.htmlFeueial
Ninistiy foi the Enviionment, Natuie Conseivation anu Nucleai
Safety,'Estonia', (2u11 1u 1u). Available
at:http:ies-legal.ueenseaich-foi-countiiesestoniamoie-aboutlanuestlanuuebeiblickfoeiueiung.htmlEuiopeanCommission,
Biiectoiate- ueneial foi EneigyanuTianspoit,'EstoniaRenewable
Eneigy', (2uu4). Available at:
http:www.eneigy.euienewablesfactsheets2uu8_ies_sheet_estonia_en.pufAv.
Nesut akmak, Av. Bi. agua,EviimEign,ulobal
RenewableEneigyuuiue,(2u111u). Available at:
http:www.cakmak.av.tipufulobal%2uRenewable%2uEneigy%2uuuiue%2u2u11.pufT.Ragulskis
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