WICO Guidelines to be presented at EU Sustainable Energy Week 14th April 2011

The Guidelines to promote the deployment of small wind systems along European Coastlines will be presented during the EU Sustainable Energy Week taking place in Brussels in April 2011.

The WICO presentation will take place on Thursday 14th April from 10.00-13.00 at the Emilia-Romagna Region Representation in Brussels, Avenue de l'Yser, 19-1040 Brussels (1st Floor).

To attend the conference please follow the link:

http://www.eusew.eu/index.php?option=com_see_eventview&view=see_eventdetail&opnr=4&index=41&date=1271196000&eventid=1192

WICO, a project financed from the INTERREG IVC POWER Programme is aimed at promoting the development of a low carbon economy and the reduction of greenhouse emissions.

The WICO partners - Province of Ravenna (lead partner) from Italy, Diputacion Huelva from Spain and Marine South East from the UK have identified small wind systems as a possible technology which is capable of integration with other types of Renewable Energy Systems, to exploit renewable resources such as onshore and offshore coastal winds and urban airstreams.

As part of the project the partners have collected data from strategically placed anemometers and pilot installations and conducted in depth research into the national policies, markets and technological background to produce Guide Lines to encourage the deployment of small wind systems to generate viable renewable energy.

The WICO presentation at the conference will be introduced and chaired by Mr Andrea Mengozzi, Energy and Environment Councillor of the Province of Ravenna.

The agenda will include:

* Welcome - Mr Vittorio Prodi Honourable Member of the EU Parliament Environment Commission

* Presentation of the POWER Programme - Ms Janet Borgers , POWER Programme Secretariat

* Presentation of the WICO Project and overview of the Guide Lines - Larry Parker, Energy Agency Diputacion de Huelva

* The WICO experience in steering policies and simplifying procedures to encourage the deployment of small wind systems - Marco Bacchini, Province of Ravenna

* Barriers preventing the deployment of small wind systems and economic advantages - Simon Powell, Marine South East

* Development, evolution and technical characteristics of small wind systems - Francesco Matteucci, Provice of Ravenna

* The contribution of ENEL.SI to the development of the WICO project - Adriano Sabene, ENEL.SI

* Conclusions - Enrico Cocchi - General Director of programming and European relations of Emilia-Romagna Region

This will be followed by a panel discussion including the participation of the tourism association of the Province of Ravenna bringing their considerations on the project following their direct involvement in testing small wind turbines.

The Guide Lines will be distributed to all participants and a buffet lunch will be offered at the end of the conference.

For more information please contact smelchiorri@mail.provincia.ra.it

Posted 2011-03-28 11:37:37

WICO Guidelines to be available on USB pens

The WICO Guide Lines which are being presented at the EU Sustainable Energy Week on 14th April 2011 in Brussels - see item above for more information and details on how to attend - will be available after the presentation on a USB.

If you are not able to attend the event in Brussels but would like to receive a USB with the WICO Guide Lines please email smelchiorri@mail.provincia.ra.it in order to request a USB.

The WICO partners have been working for over 18 months exchanging information and best practices and analysing the barriers to the greater use of small wind systems to produce renewable energy.

A detailed analysis was conducted and concrete actions were taken in order to understand important issues such as influencing and modifying local planning rules to simplify the administration and planning applications of small wind systems; how to overcome barriers to installations; the existing technologies and their characteristics; the economic viability of applications and financial incentive systems.

This work has culminated in the production of Guide Lines aimed at providing key information for decision makers dealing with policy design and implementation to stimulate a wider uptake of small-scale wind turbines.

The Guide Lines contain the main conclusions drawn from the experience of the WICO partners, and give suggestions to create the ideal conditions to stimulate the uptake of small wind renewable energy systems along the coastlines.

Such conclusions and suggestions are based not only on the analysis work jointly carried out, but also on the concrete experience the partners made while implementing the project.

Posted 2011-03-28 11:55:17

European Sustainable Energy Week 11th - 15th April 2011

Europe's key event for a more sustainable energy future will be taking place 11th-15th April 2011.

Hundreds of events being organised in all parts of Europe will show, promote, discuss and celebrate energy efficiency and renewable energy.

The EU Sustainable Energy Week 2011 in Brussels will be inspiring, informing and sparking change.

The European Institutions, associates of the Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign, and other important players in the field will organise a series of events in Brussels during the EUSEW.

These will include a 3-day policy conference organised by the European Commission from 12-14 April 2011. This will also include the annual Awards Ceremony on 12 April 2011.

For full details and more information please go to

http://www.eusew.eu/

Posted 2011-03-28 12:37:11

Wind of Coast (WICO) e brochure available for download

WICO has produced an e-brochure detailing the project background as well as listing the project aims and giving information on the project partners.

The brochure is available to download from

http://www.marinesoutheast.co.uk/wico/downloads

Posted 2010-05-20 12:06:49

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