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Wood-energy projects Wood-energy projects in Latviain Latvia
Ilze StrēleIlze StrēleState projects agencyState projects agency““Environmental projects”Environmental projects”
Vilnius 12/13 September, 2005 Vilnius 12/13 September, 2005
““Environmental projects”Environmental projects”Project Management Organization Project Management Organization of of Environmental and RuralEnvironmental and Rural Development Development
Main task Main task - to- to supervis supervisee and manag and managee the the implementation of implementation of different different environmental environmental investment investment and protection and protection projectsprojects
Particulary developed experience in Particulary developed experience in implementation of bioenergy projectsimplementation of bioenergy projects
Bioenergy ProjectsBioenergy Projects
Economic and Cost-effective Use of Economic and Cost-effective Use of Wood Waste for Municipal Heating Wood Waste for Municipal Heating Systems in LatviaSystems in Latvia
Baltic Biomass NetworkBaltic Biomass Network Promoting the Adoption of Renewable Promoting the Adoption of Renewable
Energy by Removing Barriers and Energy by Removing Barriers and Reducing Implementation CostsReducing Implementation Costs
Economic and Cost-effective Use of Economic and Cost-effective Use of
Wood Waste for Municipal Heating Wood Waste for Municipal Heating Systems in LatviaSystems in Latvia
Establishment and development of financially Establishment and development of financially and environmentally sustainable energy and environmentally sustainable energy companies throughout Latvia to reduce COcompanies throughout Latvia to reduce CO2 2
emissions;emissions;
Support conditions necessary for strenghtening Support conditions necessary for strenghtening the instotutional framework to secure the instotutional framework to secure sustainability of biomass usesustainability of biomass use in municipal in municipal heating systems heating systems
Main objectivesMain objectives
Financially and environmentally sustainable energy companies throughout Latvia
Institutional framework to secure sustainable biomass use in municipal heating systems
Main activitiesMain activities
Sustainable energy companies
Heat meter system and and local heating points improved
Billing system designed to recapture full cost investments introduced
Supported Energy departments in several municipalities
Creation of support mechanisms for low –income population
Public awareness and promotion campaign conducted
Main activitiesMain activities
Sustainable Biomass Use
Pre-conditions for implementation of National strategy for district heating systems created involving biomass combustion and other renewable sources
Capacity of biomass projects enhanced
Establishment of institutional/financial set-up for project implementation
Follow–up actionsFollow–up actions
Conduct an analysis of the viability of wood waste as well Conduct an analysis of the viability of wood waste as well as other renewable energy sources in Latviaas other renewable energy sources in Latvia
Encourage the Latvian Environmental Investment Fund Encourage the Latvian Environmental Investment Fund and municipalities to pilot and promote innovative and municipalities to pilot and promote innovative financial schemes to dissaminate municipal wood waste financial schemes to dissaminate municipal wood waste heating systems and encourage residental energy heating systems and encourage residental energy efficiecy upgradesefficiecy upgrades
Foster a public awareness campaign with a focus on Foster a public awareness campaign with a focus on end-users and energy efficiencyend-users and energy efficiency
Develop a programme directed at municipalities Develop a programme directed at municipalities advocating the use of other renwable energies where advocating the use of other renwable energies where appropriateappropriate
Follow–up actionsFollow–up actions
Promote more efficient energy production capacitiesPromote more efficient energy production capacities Provide continious technical support will be required by Provide continious technical support will be required by
municipal energy departments to facilitate the municipal energy departments to facilitate the sustainable use of wood in heat productionsustainable use of wood in heat production
Adapt a long-term training program concerning the Adapt a long-term training program concerning the management and technical issues of municipal heating management and technical issues of municipal heating systemssystems
Maintain a recently constructed database of wood Maintain a recently constructed database of wood suppliers and wood consumerssuppliers and wood consumers
Conduct an updated cost-benefit analysis of the use of Conduct an updated cost-benefit analysis of the use of wood biomass to promote the effective transformation wood biomass to promote the effective transformation of Latvian energy sectorof Latvian energy sector
Follow–up projectFollow–up project
Proposed project idea is removal of Proposed project idea is removal of barriers and reduction of implementation barriers and reduction of implementation costs in the adoption of renewable costs in the adoption of renewable energyenergy
Baltic Biomass NetworkBaltic Biomass NetworkINTERREG IIIB PROJECTINTERREG IIIB PROJECT
Working at a regional, spatial planning level with Working at a regional, spatial planning level with local authorities, biomass producers and bio-energy local authorities, biomass producers and bio-energy investors in drawing up optimal GIS supported investors in drawing up optimal GIS supported biomass production shemes for mobilising biomass biomass production shemes for mobilising biomass resources and planning sustainable bio-energy resources and planning sustainable bio-energy investment projects;investment projects;
Regional bio-energy development scenarios Regional bio-energy development scenarios considering local and international market chances, considering local and international market chances, new technologies and biomass product lines.new technologies and biomass product lines.
Promoting Bio-energy Development with Promoting Bio-energy Development with Spatial planning SolutionsSpatial planning Solutions
Network AimsNetwork Aims
Visualisation the feasibility and impact of Visualisation the feasibility and impact of regional bio - energy development;regional bio - energy development;
GIS based analyses portray suitable GIS based analyses portray suitable areas for energy crop production, solid areas for energy crop production, solid fuel recovery and plant location;fuel recovery and plant location;
Integration of bio-energy GIS Integration of bio-energy GIS informational layers into regional spatial informational layers into regional spatial planning data banks.planning data banks.
Visualising Energy landscapesVisualising Energy landscapes
Network Aims Network Aims
Support farmers and forest operators in Support farmers and forest operators in evaluating the risks and chances in reorienting evaluating the risks and chances in reorienting production schemes for bio-energy systems;production schemes for bio-energy systems;
Development authorities are provided with Development authorities are provided with instruments for identifying areas appropriate instruments for identifying areas appropriate for plant locations, fuel switch projects, energy for plant locations, fuel switch projects, energy cropping, and untapped resource explotation.cropping, and untapped resource explotation.
Providing Tools for Regional Development Tools for Regional Development StrategiesStrategies
Network Aims Network Aims
Regional networks involving planning Regional networks involving planning authorities, investors and operators of bio-authorities, investors and operators of bio-energy plants, biomass producers and energy plants, biomass producers and economic development authorities;economic development authorities;
Evaluation of regional models of land and Evaluation of regional models of land and resource use issues based on BBN GIS resource use issues based on BBN GIS scenarious. scenarious.
Promoting Bio-energy Awareness among Promoting Bio-energy Awareness among Decision makersDecision makers
Participating regions Participating regions
Active in six model regions providing Active in six model regions providing local planning authorities, investors, local planning authorities, investors, farmers, forest operators, and regional farmers, forest operators, and regional development agencies with reliable development agencies with reliable evaluations of regional biomass evaluations of regional biomass potential, quantity, quality and price for potential, quantity, quality and price for making investment decisions. making investment decisions.
Bio-energy Development planning for Bio-energy Development planning for Decision makers in 6 model regionsDecision makers in 6 model regions
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