
Join us at the BEA-APP final conference!
The final conference “Renewable energy and spatial planning: challenges and future perspectives” took place in the Hotel Avalon, Riga on the 29 January, followed by a guided study visit to the energy supplier FORTUM's facilities in Jelgava on the 30 January 2019. Over 60 participants from across the BSR joined the conference to bring together two perspectives: spatial planning as well as regional energy policy. The project has focused on the capacity building of regional actors by:
The main outcomes of the project were shared in both poster and presentation formats. These are available below for download, along with a summary report of the conference.
Presentations – Day 1:
Christof Schremmer, Austrian Institute for Regional Studies and Spatial Planning
Overall introduction to the main achievements of the BEA-APP project
Jennifer Grünes, Ministry of Energy, Infrastructure and State Development Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Criteria and recommendations for planning renewable energy
Dr.-Ing. Frank Grüttner, Consultant for the Ministry of Energy, Infrastructure and State Development Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Innovative forms of stakeholder involvement
Daina Indriksone, Baltic Environmental Forum, Latvia
Incentives for financial citizen involvement in renewable energy projects
Tyge Kjær, Roskilde University, Denmark
Fostering application of renewable energy – results from BEA-APP pilot projects:
Pilot project introduction presentations
Posters
Pilot Green Industrial Areas, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Urban planning for solar energy in Lund, Skåne, Sweden
District heating case, Blekinge, Sweden
Offshore wind power case, Blekinge, Sweden
Geoenergy use in a new residential area in Äänekoski city, Central Finland
Renewable energy mix – Rõgue. Renovation of the village hall, Southern Estonia
Sustainable district heating system in Kaunas, Lithuania
Odsherred Biogas, Zealand, Denmark
Smart heating system, Zealand, Denmark
Inside view from other projects on renewable energy and spatial planning
WinWind, Horizon 2020 project, Aija Zučika, Latvian Environmental Investment Fund
INTENSSS-PA, Horizon2020 project, Raitis Madžulis, Zemgale Planning Region, Latvia
Co2mmunity, Interreg BSR project, Nele Ivask, Tartu Regional Energy Agency, Estonia
Presentations – Day 2:
Introduction to Energy strategies of BEA-APP project pilot regions
Regional Energy plan and 16 municipal plans, Zemgale Planning Region, Latvia
Climate and energy strategy for Skåne, Sweden
Revised Regional Climate and Energy Strategy for Blekinge, Sweden
Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Program of Central Finland
Action Plan for Sustainable Energy – the Rõgue municipality, Southern Estonia
Region Zealand Strategy, Denmark
Fortum Jelgava introductory presentation
For any queries, please contact Ms Dace Strigune at the conference organisers Baltic Environmental Forum - Latvia: dace.strigune(at)bef.lv