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Latvia – Window of Opportunity For Green Technologies
30.06.2011.
Rita Rozīte, Representative of LIAA in the Netherlands
My Presentation
1. Green Technologies in Latvia:
1.1. Renewable Energy
1.2. Energy Efficiency
2. Trade Fair “Environment and Energy 2011”
Facts and Targets
State of Play / Countries
Latvia The Netherlands
Share or RES at the end of energy
consumption 2005
32,6% 2,4%
Share of RES at the end of energy
consumption 2020
40% 14%
Renewable Energy• High share of RES in gross final energy consumption (due to
hydropower and wood biomass)
• Main directions: Biomass, Biofuels, Renewable energy production
• Long standing experience and expertise
• Supportive governmental policies and EU initiatives
• In 2009 FDI in the GreenTech sector: 17 mln EUR
• 2.740 students pursuing degrees
• Window of Opportunity
Energy Efficiency
• Low energy intensity, according to Eurostat energy intensity inKilogram of Oil of Equivalent (KOE) per 1000 EUR of GDP (2008) inLatvia was 309
• Housing Market
• Well developed construction material production
• Supportive governmental policies and EU initiatives
• Window of Opportunity
Supportive Instruments
Climate Change Financing Instrument (Ministry of Enviornment and Regional Development, www.varam.gov.lv )
State Budget Program of the Republic of Latvia
Funding amount more than 200mln EUR available as of 2009
Target to decrease GHG emissions in Latvia
Tools available
EU co-financed instruments for energy efficiency for apartmentbuildings and social housing (Ministry of Economy/LIAA)
Feed-in Tariffs
My Presentation
1. Green Technologies in Latvia:
1.1. Renewable Energy
1.2. Energy Efficiency
2. Trade Fair “Environment and Energy 2011”
Environment and Energy 2011
7th edition of the “Environment and Energy 2011” in Riga
20 – 23 October, 2011
The largest event for energy efficiency and environmental technologies in the Baltic States
110 participating companies, 26.000 visitors
Countries represented: the Baltic States, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Austria, France, Czech Republic, Poland, Russia,
United States, Canada, Switzerland
For Who?
ENERGY & ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENVIRONMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE
Attendance
26.796 visitors
• 8.322 professionals
• 18.474 general public
8.322 Prof.
• 8.001 Latvians visitors
• 321 Foreign visitors
Repr. Companies
• 91 Latvian companies
• 19 Foreign companies
Exhibition Opening Hours
Dates / h Vistor hours Build-up Dismantling &Removal
Oct 18 -19 9:00 – 22:00
Oct 20 (Th) 10:00 - 18:00 8:30 – 10:00
Oct 21 (Fr) -22 (Sa)
10:00 – 19:00
Oct 23 (Su) 10:00 – 17:00 17:30 - 23:00
Oct 24 9:00 – 18:00
Location and Accessibility
For Your Information
Trade Fair “Environment and Energy 2011” www.bt1.lv
Exhibition Place www.rigaexpo.lv
Investment and Development Agency of Latvia:
Rita RozīteRepresentative in the Netherlands of the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia
Office: Embassy of the Republic of LatviaBalistraat 88, The Hague, 2585 XX, The Netherlands
T: +31 (0)70 306 5007, E-mail: [email protected] ; www.exim.lv ; www.polarisprocess.com
Dank U wel!
Pērses iela 2, Rīga, LV 1442, Latvija
Tālr.: +371 67039400 Fakss: +371 67039401
E-pasts: [email protected]
www.liaa.gov.lv
