Summary
Lithuania does not have any major sources of fossil fuels and have to import more than 90 % of primary energy. Currently when the energy demands constantly increase and traditional ways of energy generation impact on the environment, the development of renewable energy sources consumption is very important. According to the Lithuanian National Energy Strategy the efforts will be directed to increasing share of RES in the primary energy balance by 2010 to 12 % in order to implement the international commitments and to meet the requirements of EU directives. The aim of this study is to estimate the RES (wind, solar, biofuel, hydro) potential in Kaunas region, the ways of their utilization, technical and economical possibilities of consumption and the barriers of the use as well. The results of this study are included in "The Plan of Rational Energy Use in Kaunas City", which is prepared for Kaunas city municipality. The data of this study can be very useful for the municipal energy planning and for the preparation of investment programs of the region development.
Results
Estimating theoretical and technical possible use of RES energy potentials, the total RES potential in Kaunas region was calculated. The total technical potential of RES consumption in Kaunas region is:
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