“Advances and Challenges in Promotion of Renewable Energy and

Energy Efficiency in the Baltic Sea Region”

BELLONA From Protest to Solution

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ABOUT ERC BELLONAStrategic Goal: •To influence the state through society, using instruments of

civil politics in order to advance and defend environmental and social interests.

Activities :•Legal - environmental law in defense of environmental rights •Expert Assessment - research and expert assessment in the

field of atomic energy use, energy efficiency, renewable energy resources and the petroleum industry

•Informational - environmental and human rights information

Why Development of Renewable Energy Sources is Important for Bellona

Development of renewable energy sources is one of the effective approaches in the fight against global climate change. Other means are energy saving, energy effectiveness and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). The Bellona Foundation is working to promote all of these mechanisms.

Renewable Energy Sources in North-West Russia

Type source Gross potential mn. t standard fuel per

yearTechnical potential mn. t standard fuel

per year

1. Bioenergy 4,8 1,4

а) Agricultural Waste 2,4 0,7

б) Wood Waste 1,6 0,5

б) SDW 0,8 0,2

2. Wind Energy 420,0 32,0

4. Small Hydro Energy 26,5 10,2

5. Geothermal Energy 0,7*106 70/20 °С

Wind EnergyWho works on the wind energy projects in the

region?

• St. Petersburg State Polytechnical University, Department of Renewable Sources Energy Department (prof. V. Elistratov)

• «Elektrosphera», Group of companies • «Krasnoe», LTD. • «Vetro-svet», LTD• «Elektropribor», Researched Institute • «Azimut», State Organization

Wind Installations in the Region

1. Krasnoe Selo , 2001, “Wind Matic”, 75 kW, 1500 hours and 80-110 000 kW per year

2. Krasnoe Selo, 2003, “Vestas”, 95 kW3. Farm Alkalyul 2’ 2008 (8km from the coast of

the Gulf of Finland) – 500 kW

“Krasnoe” LTD., Krasnoe Selo

Proposed Windmill Park Project on the Island Kotlin

• Six installations , 500kW each

• Goal – additional supply for residential area

• No investment The project was

developed by the St. Petersburg State Polytechnical University.

ElektrospheraPilot model “Musson FZO”,

15/30 kWProduction Model “Briz 5000”, 5kW

BIOENERGY: Projects Supported by STEM

Title of project Year of startSubstitute Fuel,

MW

ReductionСО2, Ton per year

Lisino-Korpus 1996, 1999 Fuel oil, 2 MW 3 960

Beloostrovskaya 1997 Coal, 2 MW 1 450

Polesskaya 1998 Coal, 1MW 1240

Pravdinsk 1998 Coal, 3,6 MW 6 600

Krasny Bor 1998 Coal, 4,5MW 4 950

Stroikompleks-Les, 1998 Fuel oil, 2 MW 3 700

Derevyanko/Derevyanoe

2001 Coal, Fuel oil, 5,5 MW

5 500

Iliinsky Lesozavod 2001 Fuel, 12MW 6 230

Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving

Reasons:• The manufacturing industry has developed inefficiently over the

course of many years• Energy production and home-building industries are lagging

technologically • Under-priced energy, esp. gas, does not encourage energy-saving

practices

Steps that can be taken to improve the situation:• Reasonable increases on domestic energy prices• Reform of home-building practices • Creation of incentives for businesses to save energy• Using the media to increase awareness about energy-saving

State Energy Policy• Focus on large-scale energy-generation systems, enormous

energy-generation projects undertaken without assessing how efficiently they deliver and/or transfer energy

• Forced application of outdated, inefficient, and environmentally unsound technologies in the delivery and transfer of energy

• Expensive nuclear technology and materials - originally intended for military use - applied to power generation in order to hide the true size of the nuclear military-industrial complex

• Capacity increases at nuclear power plants undertaken without regard to the storage, transport, and treatment of resultant radioactive waste

Obstacles for Development of RES and Energy Efficiency

RES

GOOD NEWS!

• Legislation regulated qualification RES installation has started to work since October 1st 2008

• A document “ About New Directions of State Policy in the Sphere Promoting Energy Efficiency Based on Using RES” is under consideration at the Government

Methods Bellona Uses to Promote RES &Energy Efficiency

• Negotiations with regional and municipal officials aimed at optimizing the systems supplying consumers with heat and electricity, reduction/stabilization of the volume of energy used by consumers and ultimately the closure of inefficient power stations, as well as the application of RES and other new technologies

• Initiating and/or assisting in the creation of regional RES development programs

• Initiating and/or assisting in the creation of regional energy-saving programs aimed at consumers

• Raising awareness about RES and energy-saving practices (via seminars, study trips, exhibitions, demonstrations, and publications in the mass media)

Bellona is a Scientific-Based Foundation

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