The “best practice” of the renewable energy in Latvia

Rīga, 20 August 2010

Ojārs Balcers

CONTENT

Introduction Main renewable energy resources (REN) in

Latvia Commercial opportunities for REN

Why go for energy saving and green energy

Climate and energy Local employment Replace energy import; Improves import-

export balance. Energy prices rise Decreases external energy dependency.

Energy efficiency improves Decentralised energy generation is believed

to be more progressive in the context of climate change

A YOUNG FLOOD SURVIVOR WALKS IN SEARCH OF CLEAN WATER IN NOWSHERA NEAR PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN. (AUGUST 2010)

http://www.mlo.noaa.gov/home.html

EXTERNAL TRADE IN CURRENCY AND ENERGY UNITS: WOOD, NATURAL GAS, AND ELECTRICITY

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UNEMPLOYMENT RATE – LATVIA

Energoresursu bilance 2006.g. 206PJ

Naftas produkti33%

Ogles2%

Dabas gāze32%

Kurināmā koksne24%

Elektroenerģija9%

Latvian energy bilance in 2006 was 206 PJ. 19 PJ or 9 % were electricity. Wood was 50 PJ, or 24 %. Rest were fossil resources – oil products 33 %, natural gas 32 % and coal 2 %. Usage of other energy resources was not significant. REN amounts increases since 90ies (1994.g.- 27%; 2004.- 36%). In 2020 REN will reach 40% primary energy resources (internat. commitments)

Apstiprinātais atjaunojamo energoresursu apjoms 2010.gadā.

AE saražos 3,8TWst, jeb 49,3% no kopējā 7,6TWst elektroenerģijas patēriņa.

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Daugavas HES kaskādēprognozētā izstrāde (reālāvar būt lielāka)Mazie HES

Vēja elektrostacijas

Biomasa un biogāze

Electricity loss (commercial and technical) in total increase 10 % of all supplied electricity. Such loss should be addressed first of all.

1EJ = 1018 J

http://www.nanowerk.com/spotlight/spotid=7424.php

Kocēnu novada Zilākalna pagastā rekonstruēs energoapgādes sistēmuReconstruction works to reduce energy demand – the most important direction for Latvia

Valmiera, 19.aug., LETA. Kocēnu novada Zilākalna pagastā tiks rekonstruēta energoapgādes sistēma, jo novada dome saņēmusi Lauku atbalsta dienesta apstiprinājumu par finansējuma piešķiršanu projektam, aģentūrai LETA pastāstīja novada domes sabiedrisko attiecību speciāliste Elīna Upīte.Finansējums projektam "Atjaunojamo energoresursu energoapgādes sistēmas rekonstrukcija Zilākalna pagastā" piešķirts no Eiropas Savienības lauksaimniecības fonda lauku attīstībai (ELFLA).Projektā paredzēts samazināt kurināmā materiāla - šķeldas - mitruma līmeni, izbūvēt angāru šķeldas uzglabāšanai, rekonstruēt apkures katlu un izbūvēt šķeldas padeves sistēmu.Projekta rezultātā tiks paaugstināta pašvaldības sniegto siltumenerģijas pakalpojumu kvalitāte, palielināsies kurināmā materiāla ekonomija un samazināsies izmešu daudzums.Projektu plānots realizēt 12 mēnešu laikā, sākot no šā gada novembra.Projekta kopējās attiecināmās izmaksas ir 21 74 lati, no kurām 75% ir ELFLA piešķirtais finansējums.

Latvijas atkarība no ārējiem energoapgādātājiem pamazām un pagaidām samazinās 15 gadus!

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GROBIŅAS CIV.PARISH, DUBEŅOS, 1 LAPSU STREETANNO 2008

RENOVATION

Initiative is welcome!

To decrease impact on climate many options are available, one can renovate building, decrease electricity bills, grow own food, store it in cellar, ride a bicycle, install a solar collector, sort waste, introduce composting, use recycled paper, etc etc

THE MOST TOPICAL LATVIAN REN GOALS ARE (40%, 2020)

Biomass (woodchip, straw, and reeds) co-generation

Street lightning (Ministry of Environment Climate Change Financial Instrument)

Energy efficiency activities – buildings, network, equipment (water boilers, fridges)

Transport: biogas, hybrid cars, electric transmission

CM Regulations (quota system end, REN competition, offshore wind)?

REN support and private persons (incl, solar energy in private houses and micro-generation)?

Economic measures – cellars, collectors, and small investment energy efficiency measures.

LED THERE BE MORE LIGHT!

NATURAL GAS PRICE SETTING

European tendency is to change the way gas price is set limit natural gas price setting mechanism, limit natural gas tying to oil product prices and include in long-term supply contracts references to Exchange prices.

Such practise exist in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Netherlands, and Germany.

LR Regulator is suggesting changes in mechanism natural gas prices are set in Latvia

Latvian green energy resources

Future energy resources will be diversified (biomass, gas, wind, and water)

Energy efficiency role is increasing

BIOGAS AND MUNICIPAL TRANSPORT

SOLAR ENERGY CAN BE USED FOR HEATING WATER. IN WINTER SYSTEM CAN BE FIT WITH EXTRA WOOD HEATING

PHOTOVOLTAIC, WIND, AND WATER

Perspectives are good, but…

There are many solutions

KĀ DARBOJAS ŪDENS TRIECIS? VIDES VĒSTIS, NR. 7/8, (101), 2007

I suggest everyone to follow the energy discussion.Thank you for attention!