Description
The project addresses the need to raise the awareness of the public and businesses about the benefits of decentralized power generation from small scale photovoltaic (PV) systems with capacity of up to 30kWp (energy and cost savings). The project aims at raising the awareness of the users to have rooftop small PV systems installed by presenting the best practices. First, the local community/businesses and public institutions will be informed about the project. Second, best European and international practices will be studied, analyzed and presented in a report. Third, 2 sample feasibility studies will be carried out. Fourth, the Small Rooftop Photovoltaic Systems Manual will be published. Finally, 4 discussions with the stakeholders will be held in the cities of Blagoevgrad, Sandanski, Gotse Delchev and Razlog to present the manual and the feasibility studies. The project will benefit the local community, the businesses and the public institutions.
Summary of project results
Decentralized energy generation from water power plants is a new area in the energy and electricity production which fully meets the priorities of Europe 2020 Strategy. With a view to the commitments achieved at the Climate Change Conference in December 2015 in Paris, the idea for decentralized energy generation from renewable energy sources (RES) became ever more popular across the world. In this respect the project Sun Alternative was targeted at raising the awareness of the public and businesses about the benefits of decentralized energy production from small photovoltaic power stations which are an accessible and affordable alternative which will enable small energy consumers to generate clean energy and cut their bills. During project implementation, the project team collected, analyzed and presented European experience and good practices related to decentralized energy production from small photovoltaic power stations and prepared also sample feasibility studies which were practical examples for the development and commissioning of small photovoltaic installations of various economic undertakings, enterprises active in the production and processing. Based on the drafted reports „Best European and global practices in the development and exploitation of small roof photovoltaic systems of 5kWp – 30kWp” and the sample feasibility studies for small roof PV systems, the Practical Manual on Small Roof PV Systems was developed. A copy of the manual was presented to every participant in the information seminars (4 seminars in 4 towns in SW region of Bulgaria with 120 participants) and was disseminated among the relevant organizations (stakeholders) across the country based on the database developed in advance. In addition, the manual was disseminated among the local NGOs during the seminars held in the four cities from Blagoevgrad District and were recognized by the local communities. A project website (
www.sunalternative.eu), forum and Facebook page (
www.facebook.com/ProjectSunalternative/) were developed and they are active, updated and maintained every day by the organization. The implemented activities, achieved results and the analysis of the feedback received from the participants in the project activities show serious interest and motivation by the target groups to invest in the development of small-scale private and commercial installations for energy generation from RES (inter alia small roof PV systems, including hybrid systems).
Summary of bilateral results