Objective
Objectives: The longterm objective was to raise the wood energy awareness the way that wood energy would be considered as realistic and favourable alternative for heating in the future. The objective of PROWE project was to implement, investigate and develop different kind of practice to promote wood energy usage in the target region. This was reached with following specific objectives that were reached in the project:
- More RES capacity is initiated in partner countries;
- More efficient technologies are applied;
- Pellet and chip usage was promoted in general;
- Fuel supplier SMEs were encouraged;
- Better operating practices are implemented in plants and wood stoves;
- Awareness and knowledge of energy wood supply was disseminated;
- Wood energy know-how and good practices were transferred internationally;
- Employment in the rural areas is increased;
- Support the Campaign for Take-Offs (CTO).
Description of the project:
Presently the other energy sources have massive marketing going on, and therefore, there is great demand of effort for wood energy promotion. The promotional work and information delivery need good and efficient practices and operational models. Therefore to raise the awareness and know-how, the work has to start from bottom.
The objective of PROWE project was to implement, investigate and develop different kind of practice to promote wood energy usage in the target region. The all actions set in the proposal were implemented in the project:
- development and generation of heating system audit procedure;
- generation and progress of usability of economical calculation procedure;
- development of investment planning;
- increase of regional wood energy know-how and awareness in target regions;
- information exchange and delivery between the partner regions;
- exchange and development of promotional practices;
- support the Campaign for Take-Offs;
- reduction of CO2 and SO2.
The project is implemented in four regions: Central-Finland, Mid-Sweden, Upper Austria and Powys County (Wales, UK). It had following phases: Initiation (phase 1) - the project plan was detailed and agreed with the partners. Energy audits and investment plans (phase 2) - heating system audit, feasibility calculation and investment plan preparation procedure was developed in target regions. The information and practices were exchanged. Production of a booklet for pellet heating planners (phase 3) - The booklet was produced in three languages and delivered in target regions. Wood energy know-how transfer (phase 4) - trainings, seminars and workshop were organised.
Dissemination actions of PROWE results - wood energy know-how was delivered in many different circumstances by the partners. The produced materials were delivered.
The project had following concrete outcomes:
- Implementing energy audits and economical calculations (167, target was165);
- Preparation of wood fuelled heating system investments plans (133, target was 102);
- More efficient technologies are applied in alteration and renovation of small scale heating systems (70-80 new investments in wood fuelled heating plants have been done or will be carried out in the near future);
- Type models of small scale wood energy heating system were produced (four);
- Wood energy material was produced and delivered for various target groups;
- Booklet for pellet plant planners was produced in English (2 versions), Swedish and Finnish;
- Leaflet for energy advisor for delivery in household (stove usage leaflet, edition of 40 000, PROWE paid 4000 and 36 000 were paid by the companies);
- Transparency set of good firing habits (118 pieces) for Forestry and energy professional training (116 pieces);
- Specific energy concepts have been developed for four sectors (wood working industry, metal industry, hotels & restaurants, real estate);
- Experimental wood stove training was established for energy advisors, such as chimneysweepers, energy agencies (autumn 2003) and better firing techniques has been learned;
- Trans-national workshop was organised about the practices and operating models of promoting small scale wood energy supply and usage;
- Study tour about wood energy heating solutions and planning requirements was organised;
- Wood fuel storing has been improved;
- Forestry professionals have been trained (9 trainings) and they are better prepared to advice their customers about energy wood utilization;
- CO2 (16,6 t/a) and SO2 (50 kg/a) emissions are reduced.
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