Project PartnerLetterkenny Institute of Technology
Name of PracticeEnergy Efficiency Steps/Proposed Biomass Plant
RegionDonegal
CategoryEnergy Efficiency
Short DescriptionLetterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT) are part of the Donegal Public Services Climate Action group. The aim for this group and LYIT is the implementation of carbon reduction, increasing the energy efficiency of the campus and incorporating renewable energy sources. This is broken down into two large proposed innovative projects and current active smaller works. The two large project being an on campus biomass heat centre including district heating system and on campus solar PV electricity generation. In addition to these proposed projects recent and ongoing energy reduction works included LED lighting upgrades, BMS upgrade, boiler upgrades and new energy monitoring system.
Innovativeness or RelevanceAs part of the Donegal Public Services Climate Action proposed projects, LYIT proposed to install a biomass heat centre and district heating system, the aim being that this setup would replace the existing two oil fired boilers (2.8MW and 664KW) and two Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) boilers (460KW and 300KW) setup. LYIT campus consumes approximately 3,100,000 kWh of energy annually, consisting of ~1,500,000 kWh of grid electricity, 705,000 kWh from oil and 833,000 kWh from LPG. This produces ~1,143 tonnes of carbon. The proposed biomass plant would consist of a 450-500kW boiler with large buffer vessel and two 1200kW LPG boilers. A biomass district heating network is also proposed that will be used to supply heat from the buffer vessel to the full campus and five adjoining dwelling house via insulated underground pipelines, this heat used for space heating and water heating. By extending the district heating network to the adjoining domestic dwellings the environmental and cost savings are extended beyond the campus to the wider public. The aim of this being to shortcase the technology and encourage the wider community to move towards reducing fossil fuel consumption and our individual carbon footprints. In conjunction with this biomass proposal LYIT have already planted 23 acres of Short Rotation Coppice (SRC) willow, with the first harvest of 325 tonnes carried out in January 2018. The second large scale proposed project is that of on campus 135 KW PV electricity generation. As of 2018, LYIT had an electrically base load of 135KW with an annual total electricity consumption of 1,596,773 kWh (Jan 2017 – Jan 2018). The proposed development of an 135 kW PV system would provide an estimated annual energy output of 115,884 kWh (~€15K electricity). Smaller scale recent energy saving works carried on campus include the Better Energy Workplaces (BEW) 2011, a €300K investment to lighting, BMS upgrade, new energy monitoring system and boiler upgrade.
Other Informationwww.wisar.ie

Project PartnerLetterkenny Institute of Technology
Name of PracticeDesign of Ultra-High Efficiency Hybrid Traffic Pedestrian Light
RegionDonegal
CategoryResearch and Development
Short DescriptionEcoBallast Technologies Limited (ETL) designed and patented (WO2013124488A1) a new generation illuminated signage suited to the needs of traffic lights which they hope can provide significant energy consumption benefits over the current LED technology. The patented “Hybrid illuminated Signage Apparatus” which involves a mix of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) and electroluminescent (EL) cells. LEDs used during the day and the EL cells are used at night time. The technical challenge to overcome was the need for a dual mode power supply, capable of powering 2 distinct light sources and a mechanism by which the unit will switch over from daytime (normal power) operation to night time (ultra-low power) operation.
Innovativeness or RelevanceWiSAR Lab based at Letterkenny Institute of Technology is one of the 15 Enterprise Ireland supported technology gateways. These gateways deliver innovation expertise to industry across Ireland. WiSAR Lab designed and developed a concept traffic signal signal with half the power consumption of the current LED state of the art traffic lights. WiSARLab built and tested a feasibility prototype unit of a traffic signal, which included the design, building and testing of the electronic control and power conditioning circuitry needed for the prototype unit. This consisted of an AC power supply for the EL and a DC power supply for the LEDs. WiSARLab designed an embedded microcontroller based digital circuit to replace analogue control sections of a typical power inverter circuit and provided capability to switch between the two different power sources. The developed proof of concept prototype demonstrated the technical feasibility of a new type hybrid traffic light that can potentially reduce traffic light energy consumption and operating cost by 50%. The projected annual energy consumption of this approach is 140kWh compared to 264kWh for a conventional LED traffic light unit.
Other Informationwww.wisar.ie

Project PartnerLetterkenny Institute of Technology
Name of PracticeDesign of an Electric Vehicle Charging System
RegionDonegal
CategoryResearch and Development
Short DescriptionWiSAR Lab based at Letterkenny Institute of Technology is one of the 15 Enterprise Ireland supported technology gateways. These gateways deliver innovation expertise to industry across Ireland. EVEO Solutions based in Dublin traditionally manufacturedon-site parking meters. In 2013 the company developed an in house electric car charger concept.With support from EVEO solutions, theWiSAR Lab was successfully awarded a commercialization grant by Enterprise Ireland to advance the concept.WiSAR Lab developed the charging control electronics for this charger, this design included both hardware and firmware design.The hardware design included component selection, schematic and PCB layout design. The firmware included implementation of the communication protocol between client and server.

The communication protocol implemented is the open charge point protocol (OCPP). A cloud based database and basic user interface was developed to allow the user to view parameters and operate the charger.
Innovativeness or RelevanceThe outcome of the project was to allow the company to test the implementing of charger and OCCP, thus ensured that it can be adopted in Ireland and across Europe. The system had several security features including access control based on RFID. It was also designed to support additional features that will allow for an open competitive charging station market as this will enable each provider to differentiate themselves, by having several different payment schemes or offering different levels of service. Allowing white-listed premium customers to charge their vehicle even when a network connection is lost. Future development could include a reservation system to allow, reservation in specific time slots and smart charging to allow the car to be used as a power source during periods of high network demand.
Other Informationwww.wisar.ie

Project PartnerLetterkenny Institute of Technology
Name of PracticeDesign of Photovoltaic Micro Inverter
RegionDonegal
CategoryResearch and Development
Short DescriptionWiSAR Lab based at Letterkenny Institute of Technology is one of the 15 Enterprise Ireland supported technology gateways. These gateways deliver innovation expertise to industry across Ireland. In 2015, WiSAR Lab was successfully awarded an Enterprise Ireland Commercialization Fund Project. The aim of this project was to develop a Micro Photovoltaic Inverter. This inverter operates at powers up to 350W, converting low voltage DC to mains Volts AC with very high efficiency (>97%). For the duration of the project a full time electrical power engineer with vast experience in the design of inverters and power supplies was employed. This engineer managed the power design element of the inverter, WiSAR’s role was to support this engineer and to provide the expertise to develop the smart digital control of the inverter.
Inovativeness or RelevanceThe developed micro inverter was a low to medium power DC to AC inverter with grid sync. Unlike many of the commerical micro-inverters at that time, the developed inverter was designed for extended operational lifetime while at same time having ultra-high efficiency. To allow the inverter to achieve high efficiency, digital control was implemented using two high speed 32-bit µcontrollers. As with all PV inverters the aim of the inverter is to convert low voltage DC from the PV panel to useable 240 Volt AC as efficiently as possible. The inverter is split into the primary and secondary side, with a µcontroller on each side, the primary side converting the low voltage DC from PV panel to a high voltage DC. The secondary side converting this high voltage DC to a 50Hz AC voltage. To ensure that no high voltage element can get back to the PV panel and pose a safety risk for people, electrical isolation is achieved using a transformer. As this electrical isolation is required, the two µcontrollers are also isolated, one placed on the primary side and one on the secondary side communicating using optical isolators. These high speed µcontrollers allow precision control of the MOSFETs with real time monitoring of both primary and secondary currents and voltages, which enables the inverter to achieve very high levels of efficiency and safety.
Other Informationwww.wisar.ie

Project PartnerLetterkenny Institute of Technology
Name of PartnerEmbedded Sensor Technology within Insulation Panels
RegionDonegal
CategoryResearch and Development
Short DescriptionWiSAR Lab based at Letterkenny Institute of Technology is one of the 15 Enterprise Ireland supported technology gateways. These gateways deliver innovation expertise to industry across Ireland. Kingspan Ltd are world leaders in the supply of insulated roof and wall panels used in the commercial sector. These panels contain proprietary insulation material sandwiched between rolled steel plates. Kingspan Ltd wished to investigate how sensors can be used to improve production efficiency and the potential to integrate sensor technology within the panel. The project investigated two key areas for the company, these being monitoring of panels from production to delivery on site and the possibility of embedded wireless sensors within the insulated panels themselves. Thus creating a smart panel which can be used to monitor the building and surrounding environment, application areas include security, long term monitoring of building structures and general environmental conditions. The key point to this investigation was to determine if it was feasible to use wireless technology to transfer information measured within the panel to the outside world.
Innovativeness or RelvanceThe project work carried out by WiSAR included the real world testing of various RFiD standards for the tracking of products during packaging, storage and delivery. The second section of work included the design, development and testing of embedding wireless sensor within an insulated panel. This work focused on a low power µcontroller, temperature/humidity and atmospheric pressure sensor, accelerometer and wireless transceiver (Sigfox). This battery powered sensor was embedded within mounted insulated panels and trials carried out. The long term trial test results concluded that the data throughput was excellent, with over 97% of transmissions received by the Sigfox Network and the signal being received by Sigfox towers located 8.5KM from test location. Results deemed that the concept of embedding wireless sensors within the fabric of buildings is feasible from a wireless communication point of view.
Other Informationwww.wisar.ie

Project PartnerOulu University
Name of PracticeEnergy Related Projects by QUAS Students
RegionNPA area in Finland
CategoryResearch and Development
Short DescriptionThe third-year energy technology students from OUAS carry out various energy technology related projects for clients (businesses or other organizations) as a part of their studies. Projects are carried out in groups of 3-5 students and the duration of the projects is approximately 4 months. Subjects for the projects come from clients. Project size/extent is 25 ECTS credits per student, including supporting courses in e.g. project management and communications, English and research and development work. Know-how from previous courses is extensively utilized and advanced in practice to reach a viable solution to client’s problem. At the end of the projects an Energy Fair is held at OUAS campus, where each student group presents their project. Two posters are made of each project. Past projects have included e.g. following subjects: • An Overview on Photo Voltaic Systems, Related Storage and Monitoring Systems: Current Technological Status and Future Prospects • A Condenser Design For a small-scale CHP power plant • A Study on a Household Heating System and Using Horse Manure as Fuel for Heating. Designing a Green Energy Solution (a Retrofit to Replace Oil Heating) for a Village Community Center
Innovativeness or RelevanceStudents learn project working in practice and learn from their peers about projects other than their own. Students and stakeholders (e.g. clients) gain knowledge about current phenomena and interests in the energy technology sector. Projects are a cost-effective (practically free), low-risk and a low-threshold tool for stakeholders/clients to study various energy technology related problems, implementations or designs etc.
Other Informationhttps://www.oamk.fi/opinto-opas/en/content-of-studies/curricula?koulutus=eny2019s&lk=s2019&alasivu=opintojakso&kieli=en&oj=TG00CP69_en

Project PartnerOulu University
Name of PracticeEnergy Self-Sufficient Housing in Oulu City
RegionNPA area in Finland
CategoryEnergy Efficieny
Short DescriptionA pilot case by TA Companies of an energy self-sufficient housing co-operative within Oulu city. Liikkujantie 19 is a 32-appartment housing co-operative (terraced houses) that has its’ own energy distribution network and a wood gas burning CHP to produce heat and electricity with a 110/40 heat/electricity ratio. Any excess electricity is sold to the Oulun Energia. Oulun Energia is a local electricity network owner and energy producer. If Liikkujantie 19’s own production isn’t sufficient the needed energy is bought from Oulun Energia. A similar housing co-operative with CHP is planned to be implemented in Kittilä municipality, Lapland.
Innovativeness or RelevanceA carried out and currently in-use small scale CHP and energy network pilot that can yield valuable data on e.g. operating, maintenance, end-user experiences and pros and cons of such practice. A retrospect is currently being carried out.
Other Informationhttps://ta.fi/in-english

Project PartnerOulu University
Name of PracticeDesign of hybrid energy production systems and village heat distribution network
RegionNPA area in Finland
CategoryResearch and Development
Short DescriptionThis project is a group work (3-4 students) and is 10 ECTS credits per student. Every group plans an energy production system and a heat distribution network for a village. The production unit is a hybrid system, which has three to four different type electricity and heat production systems. The combination always includes solar energy and often other renewable energies as well. Following equipment, systems and related calculations are included in the course report:
  • Heat and electricity production
  • Heat delivery system
  • Substations in buildings (heating)
  • Economical calculations (investment, profitability)
  • Planning and design
  • Technical flow diagrams
  • 3D-Cad drawing of the production plant
Innovativeness or RelevanceStudents learn to plan and calculate hybrid solutions utilizing knowledge and know-how from previous courses. Hybrid solutions and local energy production are a relevant and current topic in the energy sector. Currently the target villages and the hybrid solutions/combinations are theoretical but actual, existing villages and hybrid projects could also be used as cases for the course.
Other Informationhttps://www.oamk.fi/opinto-opas/en/content-of-studies/curricula?koulutus=eny2019s&lk=s2019&alasivu=opintojakso&kieli=en&oj=TG00CP70_en
 

Project PartnerDerry City and Strabane District Council
Name of PracticeCloud Based Energy Monitoring and Targeting System
RegionDerry City
CategoryEnergy Efficiency
Short DescriptionShort description about the function or background of the product or service: DCSDC installed a cloud based energy monitoring and targeting system called Wattics in seven of their largest energy consuming buildings within the council area. Electricity and Natural gas consumption is measured and monitored within three leisure centres, two civic buildings, a council waste depot and a museum. The system dashboard can generate energy reports and graphs and is critical to identifying poor energy performance practices within the buildings. Opportunities for improvement projects and energy saving actions can also be established using this web based real time energy monitoring system. The installation of this system is a key factor is working towards and achieving ISO 50001 accreditation.
Innovativeness or RelevanceEnergy waste is easily identified. Opportunities for improvement can be established. Energy performance can be ascertained and training needs highlighted.
Other Informationhttps://www.wattics.com/

Project PartnerDerry City and Strabane District Council
Name of PracticeISO 50001 Implementation
RegionDerry City and Strabane District Council Area
CategoryEnergy Efficiency
Short DescriptionThe ISO 50001 Energy Management System has been initiated to facilitate DCSDC compliance and commitment to reach 20% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2020. External consultants were employed by the council in October 2018 to assist with the implementation of this standard within the organization. The project has been scoped and areas for energy improvements identified with the assistance of energy audits on key sites. An energy management team has been formed to assist with implementing the standard’s best practices throughout the organization. The standard will drive down energy costs and reduce energy waste through a process of continuous improvement.
Innovativeness or RelevanceCouncil will develop procedures and awareness of energy management responsibilities for all staff who have control or influence energy practice.
Other Informationwww.mabbett.eu
https://www.iso.org/iso-50001-energy-management.html

Project PartnerDerry City and Strabane District Council
Name of PracticeReplacement of 2 Existing 250KW Oil Boilers to Natural Gas
RegionStrabane
CategoryEnergy Efficiency
Short DescriptionGas to the West has brought mains natural gas to the town of Strabane 13 miles west of Derry City. The location of Alley Theatre in relation to the mains pipeline made this an economically viable heating upgrade project. The 2 x 250KW existing oil boilers will be upgraded to natural gas early February 2019. The project is expected to pay back within 2.5 years and Co2 emissions will be reduced by 25,000 kg per annum.
Innovativeness or RelevanceUpgrading a building from oil heating to natural gas will drive down carbon emissions by 25% and reduce running costs by 15-20%. If this upgrade is successful other buildings in the town can be converted over to the cleaner fuel when the network becomes available throughout the town.
Other Informationhttp://www.gastothewest.com/
https://sgnnaturalgas.co.uk/

Project PartnerDerry City and Strabane District Council
Name of PracticeReplacement of existing gas boiler to modern condensing gas fired boiler (97% efficiency with CO2 reduction of 15%)
RegionDerry City
CategoryEnergy Efficiency
Short DescriptionThere are two existing Boilers at the council office in Derry. They have already undergone an Oil to Gas conversion in 2008. They are however coming to the end of their lifespan and have been deployed at Strand Road for 21 years approximately. A decision was taken to replace one of these boilers with a modern condensing gas fired boiler with automatic sequencing controls. The newly installed boiler has projected energy savings of 115,000kwh and an efficiency rating of 97%. The 320 Kw boiler was installed in April 2018 and has been fully operational since May 2018.
Innovativeness or RelevanceNew boiler technology incorporates automatic sequencing controls and a highly efficient condensing burner efficiency of 97% significantly reducing energy and Co2 consumption by 15%.
Other Informationhttps://idealcommercialboilers.com/products/imax-xtra-el

Project PartnerUmhvørvisstovan
Name of PracticeSolar panels (PV)
RegionFaroe Islands
CategoryEnergy Efficiency
Short DescriptionWith increased efficiency and reduced price, solar panels (PV) have become an important electricity producer worldwide. In the Faroe Islands the authorities encourage installation of solar power systems to replace oil and transform the electrical grid to be based on renewable energy. Power users are allowed to install up to 11kWp system within the meter to maximize own use. Larger installations need a separate meter. Solar power produced to the grid is paid 0,75DKK/kWh (0.1€/kWh).
Innovativeness of RelevanceElectricity in the Faroe Islands is currently produced from hydro, wind and oil. Hydro and wind are abundant during the winter period whereas oil dominates the summer period, see figure. Solar power will mainly replace oil during the summer period.
Other Informationhttp://os.fo/
https://www.solarweb.com/Home/GuestLogOn?pvSystemid=79b4f7e9-1e5f-4d90-a3aa-3d84737cb7c7

Project PartnerUmhvørvisstovan
Name of PracticeGround source heat pump
RegionFaroe Islands
CategoryEnergy Efficiency
Short DescriptionThe Faroe Islands has the vision that all energy on land should be 100% green by 2030. This include electrification of all space heating and all personal transport. To promote this change the authorities encourage installation of heat pumps. To support the change buyers of such systems can have the VAT refunded. In addition, the cost of electricity for heat pump systems can be reduced from 1.89 DKK/kWh to 1.39 DKK/kWh if the owner installs a separate electric power meter.
Innovativeness or RelevanceHeat pump technology is not a new thing and has been used abroad for decades. However, the use of heat pumps for house heating in the Faroe Islands is rather new with many coming online in 2007-2008 encouraged by the sudden increase in the oil price. Heat pump technology is seen as vital to reach ‘green’ energy supply and to abandon oil burners for heating. Despite a higher installation cost ground source heat pumps have become popular as they are more energy efficient and have a higher COP (Coefficient of performance).
Other Informationwww.kortal.fo

Project PartnerUmhvørvisstovan
Name of PracticeElectrical Vehicle
RegionFaroe Islands
CategoryEnergy Efficiency
Short DescriptionThe Faroe Islands has the vision that all energy on land should be 100% green by 2030. This include electrification of all space heating and all personal transport. To promote this change the authorities encourage purchase and use of EV. To support the change buyers of EV can have the VAT refunded and are exempt for road tax. In addition, the cost of electricity for charging EV can be reduced from 1.89 DKK/kWh to 1.39 DKK/kWh if the owner installs a separate electric power meter.
Innovativeness or RelevanceEV are energy efficient and less energy is lost during the conversion of energy while driving. The number of EV in the Faroe Islands is increasing.

Project PartnerUmhvørvisstovan
Name of PracticeInformation on electrical power production
RegionFaroe Islands
CategoryEnergy Efficiency
Short DescriptionThe Faroe Islands has the vision that all energy on land should be 100% green by 2030. This include electrification of all space heating and all personal transport. This implies that current power production around 350 GWh will increase to double around 700 GWh in 12-15 years’ time. The Faroes have world record wind energy potential with more than 10m/s annual average wind speeds on many accessible locations. Therefore, wind energy will be the bulk within future electrical power production. To inform customers of the share of renewable energy production the Faroese grid company SEV has developed several information portals on its webpage and through mobile apps.
Innovativeness or RelevanceUsing the different information systems customers may check how ‘green’ their electricity is at any moment.
Other Informationhttps://w3.sev.fo/framleidsla/
http://www.sev.fo/Default.aspx?ID=106

Project PartnerHeat Research and Development (HeatRD)
Name of Practice Geothermal hot water district heating, cold water provision, waste water managementand future fibre optic cable provider
RegionEgilsstaðir area (East Iceland)
CategoryEnergy Efficiency
Short DescriptionHEF has been responsible for the geothermal exploration in the region surrounding Egilsstadir and funded the drilling at Urridavatn, discovering a large geothermal reservoir which is a current source of space heating in the town of Egilsstadir and surroundings.
Innovativeness or RelevanceNew techniques for drill path determination based on analysis of borehole images was applied.
Other InformationNew techniques for drill path determination based on analysis of borehole images was applied.

Project PartnerHeat Research and Development (HeatRD)
Name of PracticeElectricity distribution, district heating operation and delivery
RegionMost of Iceland, district heating in Höfn and Seyðisfjörður (Seydisfjordur)
CategoryEnergy Efficiency
Short DescriptionGovernment owned power company serving rural areas and smaller communities in most regions in Iceland (all but the Westfjords). Renewable electricity and geothermal energy is supplied.
Innovativeness or RelevanceFamily techno days (Tæknidagur fjölskyldunnar) held in Neskaupstaður. Participants in http://www.givewatts.org/
Other Informationhttps://www.rarik.is/

Project PartnerHeat Research and Development )HeatRD)
Name of PracticeGeothermal, waste methane and biofuel – services provided by Nordurorka, the energy facility owned by the municipality of Akureyri, North Iceland.
RegionAkureyri (North Iceland), including the islands of Hrísey and Grímsey, and the nearby towns of Ólafsfjörður and Grenivík
CategoryEnergy Efficiency
Short Description1) Provides geothermal district heating to all buildings in Akureyri, from boreholes in the region. 2) Collects methane from a prior waste site and sells at a methane fuel station. 3) Participates in biofuel production, used in a diesel engine mixture on ships owned by Samherji, a fishing and food production company.
Innovativeness or RelevanceGeothermal utilization is not a novelty in Iceland, but the combination of several renewable energy practices makes the services of Norðurorka (Nordurorka) significant and leads the way to further renewable practices.
Other Informationhttps://no.is

Project PartnerDonegal County Council
Name of PracticeISO 50001 Energy Management System Implementation
RegionCounty Donegal
CategoryEnergy Efficiency
Short DescriptionIn 2015 Donegal County Council embarked on a process of designing and implementing an Energy management System which would achieve ISO 50001accreditation. An Energy Policy was adopted by Senior Management, an Energy Review carried out to demonstrate a clear understanding of where energy is used in our organisation, what drives its consumption and what we can do in order to improve its performance. This allowed us to identify the types of energy being used and the identification of Significant Energy Users. Energy Performance Indicators were developed to allow for monitoring and tracking performance, an Opportunities Register was compiled among to allow for a the development of detailed Action Plan. This Action Plan has identified significant Energy Reduction projects in Organisational/People/Technical areas which now inform the organisation as it strives to continuously improve on Energy Performance Reduction
Innovativeness or RelevanceDonegal County Council is only the second Local Authority in Ireland and among the first in Europe to have developed and implemented an Energy management System which has achieved ISO 50001 accreditation.

Project PartnerDonegal County Council
Name of PracticeANSWER - Agricultural Need for Sustainable Willow Effluent Recycling
RegionCounty Donegal
CategoryEnergy Efficiecny/Environmental Protection
Short DescriptionThe primary objective was to develop the use of Short Rotation Coppice (SRC) willow for the bioremediation of a range of effluents including municipal wastewater, landfill leachate and industrial effluents with the added result of having willow which can be harvested, chipped and dried as fuel for biomass boilers so giving a carbon neutral renewable energy source. Donegal County Council (DCC) installed a 12ha effluent irrigated willow plantation at Bridgend (a sustainable upgrade to the Bridgend Waste Water Treatment Plant DCC also installed lysimeters (test sites) at Ballinacarrick Landfill site to trial bioremediation of leachate and established the unique combination of willow bioremediation and Integrated Constructed Wetland to treat leachate at the closed Churchtown landfill site.
Innovativeness or RelevanceBioremediation is the use of living organisms to break down or remove toxins and other harmful substances from soil and water. Plants, in this case short rotation coppice (SRC) willow can also be used to manage large volumes of potentially damaging wastewater streams coming from inefficient Wastewater Treatment Works (WWTWs), certain industries (especially the food processing industry) and the leachate from landfill sites. There are hundreds of small treatment works dealing with effluent in small rural settlements. Often they only serve a small number of people equivalents and would be uneconomic to upgrade. It is therefore essential to develop cost effective, environmentally friendly, sustainable approaches to wastewater management appropriate to rural communities. The use of fast growing woody plants for the bioremediation of wastewater is a potentially useful approach to this problem of managing wastewater streams and effluents. In addition the willow can be harvested chipped and dried as fuel for biomass boilers so giving a carbon neutral renewable energy source.
Other Informationhttps://www.afbini.gov.uk/articles/bioremediation-projects
  https://www.afbini.gov.uk/sites/afbini.gov.uk/files/publications/%5Bcurrent-domain%3Amachine-name%5D/Answer%20project%20report.pdf

Project PartnerNorthern Research Institute (NORUT)
Name of PracticeElectrive Vehicles (EV) registrations Norway
RegionNorway
CategoryEnergy Efficiency/Transport
Short DescriptionCurrently about 50% of cars sold in Norway are pure electric vehicles (EV). This high fraction of EV comes from incentives set down in government. It’s heavily discussed, but no end-date has been set yet. The incentive consists mainly of no charges for a purchase of an EV. This includes the exempt from VAT and the one-time taxes. Latter is a tax for a first time registration of a vehicle in Norway and are based on emission/fuel consumption, power and weight. E.g as aresult, the cheapest version of VW e-Golf is about the same as the cheapest diesel/petrol equivalent, VW Golf. Denmark had a similar incentive scheme, but introduced a jump to 20% one-time fee for EV in 2016(compared to regular cars). This resulted in an 80% drop in sales from 2015 to 2016. Similarly, an estimation of 75% drop is predicted in Norway if the 25% VAT incentive scheme is dropped.
Innovativeness or RelevanceThe energy practice in Norway regarding EV has puished the market development more strongly than it would have done naturally. An increase of 999.3% increase from 2013 – 2018. For 2017-2018 the increase was 40%. About 7% of regular cars in Norway are EV as of 01.01.2019
Other Informationhttps://elbil.no/#for-deg-som-har-elbil
https://www.ssb.no/en/transport-og-reiseliv/statistikker/bilreg

Project PartnerNorthern Research Institute (NORUT)
Name of PracticeDigitally mapping of small scale hydro power potential
RegionNorway
CategoryEnergy Efficiency/Research & Development
Short DescriptionThe Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate” (NVE) have developed a method for digitally mapping small scale hydro power potential based on topography and climates. With this they have mapped all the streams and rivers in Norway for their hydro power potential. Small hydro power plants are characterized as all below 10 MW and are classified in subcategories micro, mini and small power plants. The mapping is part of facilitation that NVE has done with respect to small hydro power plants. In addition, there has been made guides/tutorials and simplifications of the processes from application to finished plant.
Innovativeness or RelevanceDigital potential calculated instead of using extensive measurements gives a rough estimate that indicates the feasibility of small scale hydro power plants. This improves the likelihood of realization of such projects as the project planning phase gets a flying start.
Other Informationhttps://atlas.nve.no/Html5viewer/index.html?viewer=nveatlas#

Name of PartnerNorthern Research Institute (NORUT)
Name of PracticeDigitally mapping solar potential
RegionEurope
CategoryEnergy Efficiency/Research & Development
Short DescriptionEuropean Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) is located in Ispra, Italy and are a research group focused on solar resource assessment, photovoltaic (PV) performance studies, and the dissemination of knowledge and data about solar radiation and PV performance. Best known for their contribution the online interactive webtool PVGIS. A powerful and free to use PV simulation software available online. One of the biggest uncertainties when estimating the power production from PV systems are the variations in the solar irradiance. The PVGIS software do have limitations and errors, but are do offer one of the best widely available data sources for PV potential. It covers most of Europe and can easily give fast results for different design/system options.
Innovativeness or RelevanceThe mapping serves as a first approximation of potential and production of solar energy systems in Europe. This can be used from small scale to large scale systems and are used even by professionals as a first approximation when planning projects.
Other Informationhttps://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pvg_tools/en/tools.html

Name of PartnerNorthern Research Institute (NORUT)
Name of PracticeProhibition of the fossil fuel for heating domestic properties
RegionNorway
CategoryEnergy Efficiency
Short Description1st of January 2020 it will be prohibited to use fossil fuel to heat private housed in Norway. This is the final step in a long-term goal of a transition to more environmentally friendly heating in Norway. 2019 is therefore the last year with support of economic incentives to install greener heating. This system is governed by Enova.
Other Informationhttps://www.enova.no/about-enova/

Project PartnerNorthern Research Institute (NORUT)
Name of PracticeDigitally mapping wind potential
RegionNordic Countries
CategoryEnergy Efficiency/Research & Development
Short DescriptionInitiatives in the Nordic countries have resulted in multiple maps available for estimation of wind power potential for large scale wind power parks. In Norway the “The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate” (NVE) has recently published a comprehensive report about on-short wind power in Norway. The report is comprised of two sections; 1) updated knowledge base of effects from wind power parks and 2) a map over the most suitable areas in Norway.
Innovativeness or RelevanceThe mapping serves as a first approximation of feasibility of wind power farms in the regions. This improves the likelihood of realization of such projects as the project planning phase gets a flying start.
Other Informationhttp://tuuliatlas.fmi.fi/en/
http://www.windmap.se/
https://atlas.nve.no/html5Viewer/?viewer=nveatlas
http://www.vindportalen.no/

Name of PartnerNorthern Research Institute (NORUT)
Name of PracticeSolbes solar enginnering service-Spin out company from Narvik
RegionNorway
CategoryEnergy Efficiency
Short DescriptionSolar business engineering services – Solbes – offer services from idea to finished PV systems throughout Norway. This company has been a combined spin off from the research environment in Narvik and the solar cell industry which was also located in Narvik until 2013. As a joint venture between Norut and Solbes; several PV systems have been installed with additional R&D features like extra sensors and with additional monitoring. Such system locations includes; Piteå, Tromsø, Trondheim and Otta.
Innovativeness or RelevanceOptimization and knowledge regarding PV systems in cold climates and at northern latitudes. Best practices is based on experience and optimization rather than common practice.
Other Informationwww.solbes.no

Project PartnerOrkusetur Energy Agency
Name of PracticeProduction of biodiesel from cooking oil and renewable energy
RegionAkureyri (North Iceland)
CategoryEnergy Efficiency/Waste Management
Short DescriptionCooking oil is collected from restaurants and canteens around Iceland and transformed to biodiesel using renewable ethanol (produced from geothermal sources) and renewable electricity.
Innovativeness or RelevanceOrkey is the first biodiesel producer in Iceland, relying on local innovation and international expertise.
Other Informationhttps://orkey.is/

Project PartnerOrkusetur Energy Agency
Name of PracticeEnergy transition to sustainable and environmentally friendly local sources. Consultancy and project management
RegionAkureyri (North Iceland), including the islands of Hrísey and Grímsey, and the nearby towns of Ólafsfjörður and Grenivík
CategoryEnergy Efficiency/Waste Management
Short Description1) Promotion of the ‘Ecofunnel’, where cooking oil is collected and refined for biofuel production. 2) Promotion of electricity and methane use in transport. 3) Project management on energy transition in the local islands of Grímsey and Hrísey.
Innovativeness of RelevanceRural areas often require an extra effort in energy transition, and Vistorka helps with expertise and contacts, since they are owned by Nordurorka (the local power company).
Other Informationhttps://vistorka.is

Project PartnerOrkusetur Energy Agency
Name of PracticeCompost Production from Biowaste
RegionEyjafjordur, North Iceland
CategoryEnergy Efficiency /Waste Management
Short DescriptionMolta collects biowaste (from any kitchen, slaughterhouses and meat processing facilities) in Eyjafjordur and nearby communities in North Iceland and converts it to compost which is used together with fertilizers in agriculture and other soil improvement activities.
Innovativeness or Relevance80% of biowaste in the area is turned into compost. Since startup in 2009, around 100,000 tons of CO2 emission has been reduced.
Other Informationhttps://www.molta.is/