Website: polandplan.energyprojects.net
Summary
The project is an example of a new approach to energy planning at the local level: active involvement of the local decision makers and stakeholders, local ownership of the investments planned and active co-operation with neighbouring municipalities. This is a pilot project, which results will be disseminated and used for the purpose of effective energy planning in other Polish municipalities. The most important barrier to addressing sustainability in local energy planning is lack of expertise at the local level, which is extremely difficult to develop and implement, owing to the lack of knowledge, data and skills there. However, capacity building at this level would not be cost effective due to the small scale. It would be much more effective if planning were delivered at the County level comprising of 5-10 municipalities. It would minimise, the requirement for specialist skills as well as the cost associated with individual identification of energy needs, assessment of renewable energy resources and optimisation of their rational use. Therefore, an appropriate and relevant methodology and useful planning tool is required for the development of sustainable energy plans. EC BREC together with ESD Ltd, UK has developed a project sponsored by the British Know-How Fund which aims at elaborating a methodology which could be then used widely in other municipalities in Poland. The project started in March 2001 and finished in July 2002.
Keywords: sustainable, local energy planning, renewable energy in the rural areas, involvement of municipalities.
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EC BREC - EC Baltic Renewable Energy Centre, Gdansk
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