A geographical information system for large scale integration of renewable energies into regional energy markets

Objective

The objective is to develop a methodology and a planning tool for regional decision makers. This tool will be based on a "Geographical information system" designed to facilitate the integration of renewable energies into regional energy markets. It will describe:
- the potential for each branch of renewable energy production; - the effects on the environment, due to large scale use of
renewable energies;
- the effects on employment and regional economy.
In a first phase, the objective is to implement the methodology with the support of the regions members of the FEDARENE (European Federation of Regional Energy and Environment Agencies).
In a second phase, two pilot regions will be chosen in order to implement an operative "Geographical Information System" for renewable energies. The "Geographical Information System" is a dynamic tool developed by Mens en Ruimte. This decision-support tool aims to assess the influence of the political and atrategical options of the regional decision makers on the environment, on the employment and on the local economy. It is constituted by the different interactive data bases containing the collected informations, in order to provide targetted maps at regional level. The "Geographical Information System" for renewable energies will provide three types of maps:
- thematic maps from existing statistical and infrastructure data at regional scale (e.g. rural population density available forestry wastes)
- prospective maps resulting from the elaboration of the links between the data bases (e.g. Population density/potential ressources/unemployment...)
- strategic maps resulting from the integration of the data, links and information corresponding to political and strategical options which can be taken in the sector of renewable energies.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › renewable energy
• social sciences › economics and business › business and management › employment
• social sciences › sociology › social issues › unemployment
• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › forestry

Programme(s)

• FP3-RENA - EU Preparatory action on renewable energies, 1994

Topic(s)

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Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

Fédération Européenne des Agences Regionales de l'Energie et de l'Environnement

Address

11,rue Du Beau Site
1050 Bruxelles
Belgium

Participants (8)

AGENCIA REGIONAL DA ENERGIA E AMBIENTE DA REGIAO AUTONOMA DA MADEIRA

Portugal

Address

Madeira Tecnopolo
Funchal

Communicatie- en Adviesbureau over Energie en Milieu

Netherlands

Address

3001 AK Rotterdam

Generalitat de Catalunya

Spain

Address

453 Bis,avenida Diagonal
08036 Barcelona

INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO Y DE ENERGIAS RENOVABLES SA

Spain

Address

1,parque Eolico 1, Poligono Industrial De Granadilla
38611 San Isidro. Santa Cruz De Tenerife

Mens en Ruimte SA

Belgium

Address

33,hallepoortlaan
1060 Bruxelles

Norcalenergie - Agence Régionale de l'Energie Nord-Pas-de-Calais

France

Address

50 Rue Gustave Delory
59800 Lille

Rhonalpénergie

France

Address

69 Rue De La République
69002 Lyon

VOLOS MUNICIPAL ENTREPRISE FOR URBAN STUDIES, INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT

Greece

Address

81,lachana 5
38334 Volos