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LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME




          SESSION II “CASE STUDIES”
        MUNICIPALITIES AND HOUSEHOLDS
      Best practices in Belgium, Estonia and Finland
                          Project: Solar Think Tank
                             Klaipeda, Lithuania

Jānis Jātnieks
Project Manager
NGO Solar Energy Think Tank
BELGIUM

∗ EPIA – European Photovoltaic Industry Association
  ∗ http://www.epia.org/

∗ ESTIF – European Solar-Thermal Industry Federation
  ∗ http://www.estif.org/




                                                     2   12/27/2011
                            LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME
ESTONIA - MUSTAMAE
∗ Project
  ∗   9 storey building with roof-installed solar thermal plant
  ∗   64 vacuum tube thermal collectors
  ∗   Capacity of 140 kW
  ∗   Investment ~ 100 000 EUR
  ∗   Predicted decrease of usage of natural gas was 15%
  ∗   Payback in 10-11 years




                                                            3     12/27/2011
                               LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME
ESTONIA - MUSTAMAE




                                 4   12/27/2011
        LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME
ESTONIA - MUSTAMAE




                                 5   12/27/2011
        LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME
ESTONIA - MUSTAMAE




                                 6   12/27/2011
        LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME
ESTONIA – MUSTAMAE #2
∗ Motivation
  ∗ To be independent of rising energy costs.
∗ Initiator
  ∗ The house administration manager, Mr. Jaanus Raudsepp
∗ Lessons learned:
  ∗ Raising awareness important for receiving support form the
    apartment owners.
  ∗ The real payback time is shorter (about 8 years)
  ∗ Solar collectors installation has higher money/value ratio
    compared to house insulation projects.


                                                            7    12/27/2011
                              LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME
ESTONIA – ENERGY SMART
Project
  ∗   Pilot project for Estonia
  ∗   100 kWp solar park in Southern Estonia
  ∗   Partly funded by the KIK environmental fund
  ∗   Panels with two axis sun tracking system




                                                      8   12/27/2011
                             LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME
ESTONIA – ENERGY SMART #2
∗ Motivation
  ∗ To prove the larger scale installations are feasible in
    Estonia
∗ Initiator
  ∗ Michael Wegecsanyi, professional with five year
    experience in the field
∗ Lessons learned
  ∗ It is very important to attract government support for
    such pilot projects


                                                              9   12/27/2011
                              LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME
FINLAND – AALTO UNIVERSITY
∗ Project
  ∗ A part of the university that researches solar technology
∗ Motivation
  ∗ To start solar technology development in Finland
∗ Project initiator
  ∗ Professor Peter Lund
∗ Lessons Learned:
  ∗ More than 30 years of experience
  ∗ Has prepared more than 2500 on solar educated
    professionals

                                                        10   12/27/2011
                            LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME
FINLAND – AALTO UNIVERSITY




                                     11   12/27/2011
            LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME
FINLAND – TEKES
∗ Project
  ∗ Finish innovation support center
  ∗ Special support program for solar installations




                                                      12   12/27/2011
                            LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME
FINLAND – TEKES #2
∗ Motivation
  ∗ Support is important for this industry because it is
    believes to have a great potential
∗ Project initiator
  ∗ Program manager Karin Wikman
∗ Lessons learned
  ∗ Financial support from different sources allows to reach
    a high level of technology



                                                           13   12/27/2011
                             LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME
FINLAND – TEKES #2




                                 14   12/27/2011
        LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME
FINLAND – OPAM SOLAR
∗ Project
  ∗ Producer/assembler/installer of solar panels
  ∗ Products:
    ∗ Solar Lamps
    ∗ Off-grid systems for small scale application
  ∗ Markets:
    ∗ Finland for the off-grid systems
    ∗ Ghana and other African countries




                                                       15   12/27/2011
                              LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME
FINLAND – OPAM SOLAR




                                  16   12/27/2011
         LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME
FINLAND – OPAM SOLAR #2
∗ Motivation
  ∗ Know how that can compete with global players
∗ Project initiator
  ∗ Owner and founder of the company Otto Manninen
∗ Lessons learned:
  ∗ Finland is not the main market
  ∗ Very narrow niche (solar lamps) with high potential




                                                          17   12/27/2011
                            LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME
FINLAND – OPAM SOLAR #2




                                   18   12/27/2011
          LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME
THANK YOU!



You can download this presentation at
      www.solarthinktank.eu




                                         19   12/27/2011
                LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME

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SETT seminar presentation, JJ

  • 1. LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME SESSION II “CASE STUDIES” MUNICIPALITIES AND HOUSEHOLDS Best practices in Belgium, Estonia and Finland Project: Solar Think Tank Klaipeda, Lithuania Jānis Jātnieks Project Manager NGO Solar Energy Think Tank
  • 2. BELGIUM ∗ EPIA – European Photovoltaic Industry Association ∗ http://www.epia.org/ ∗ ESTIF – European Solar-Thermal Industry Federation ∗ http://www.estif.org/ 2 12/27/2011 LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME
  • 3. ESTONIA - MUSTAMAE ∗ Project ∗ 9 storey building with roof-installed solar thermal plant ∗ 64 vacuum tube thermal collectors ∗ Capacity of 140 kW ∗ Investment ~ 100 000 EUR ∗ Predicted decrease of usage of natural gas was 15% ∗ Payback in 10-11 years 3 12/27/2011 LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME
  • 4. ESTONIA - MUSTAMAE 4 12/27/2011 LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME
  • 5. ESTONIA - MUSTAMAE 5 12/27/2011 LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME
  • 6. ESTONIA - MUSTAMAE 6 12/27/2011 LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME
  • 7. ESTONIA – MUSTAMAE #2 ∗ Motivation ∗ To be independent of rising energy costs. ∗ Initiator ∗ The house administration manager, Mr. Jaanus Raudsepp ∗ Lessons learned: ∗ Raising awareness important for receiving support form the apartment owners. ∗ The real payback time is shorter (about 8 years) ∗ Solar collectors installation has higher money/value ratio compared to house insulation projects. 7 12/27/2011 LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME
  • 8. ESTONIA – ENERGY SMART Project ∗ Pilot project for Estonia ∗ 100 kWp solar park in Southern Estonia ∗ Partly funded by the KIK environmental fund ∗ Panels with two axis sun tracking system 8 12/27/2011 LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME
  • 9. ESTONIA – ENERGY SMART #2 ∗ Motivation ∗ To prove the larger scale installations are feasible in Estonia ∗ Initiator ∗ Michael Wegecsanyi, professional with five year experience in the field ∗ Lessons learned ∗ It is very important to attract government support for such pilot projects 9 12/27/2011 LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME
  • 10. FINLAND – AALTO UNIVERSITY ∗ Project ∗ A part of the university that researches solar technology ∗ Motivation ∗ To start solar technology development in Finland ∗ Project initiator ∗ Professor Peter Lund ∗ Lessons Learned: ∗ More than 30 years of experience ∗ Has prepared more than 2500 on solar educated professionals 10 12/27/2011 LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME
  • 11. FINLAND – AALTO UNIVERSITY 11 12/27/2011 LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME
  • 12. FINLAND – TEKES ∗ Project ∗ Finish innovation support center ∗ Special support program for solar installations 12 12/27/2011 LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME
  • 13. FINLAND – TEKES #2 ∗ Motivation ∗ Support is important for this industry because it is believes to have a great potential ∗ Project initiator ∗ Program manager Karin Wikman ∗ Lessons learned ∗ Financial support from different sources allows to reach a high level of technology 13 12/27/2011 LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME
  • 14. FINLAND – TEKES #2 14 12/27/2011 LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME
  • 15. FINLAND – OPAM SOLAR ∗ Project ∗ Producer/assembler/installer of solar panels ∗ Products: ∗ Solar Lamps ∗ Off-grid systems for small scale application ∗ Markets: ∗ Finland for the off-grid systems ∗ Ghana and other African countries 15 12/27/2011 LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME
  • 16. FINLAND – OPAM SOLAR 16 12/27/2011 LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME
  • 17. FINLAND – OPAM SOLAR #2 ∗ Motivation ∗ Know how that can compete with global players ∗ Project initiator ∗ Owner and founder of the company Otto Manninen ∗ Lessons learned: ∗ Finland is not the main market ∗ Very narrow niche (solar lamps) with high potential 17 12/27/2011 LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME
  • 18. FINLAND – OPAM SOLAR #2 18 12/27/2011 LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME
  • 19. THANK YOU! You can download this presentation at www.solarthinktank.eu 19 12/27/2011 LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME