Mountain RES 

The mountainous – agricultural communities could benefit from Renewable Energy Sources (RES) and Rational Use of Energy (RUE) applications based on their high potential. The objective of the proposal is the RES and RUE stimulation of four local communities of the European Union (EU), in a way that will ensure both the integrated and balanced evolution in the economical – employment, environmental, social and technological dimension.

Through an integrated consultation of all involved actors (policy makers, energy market and citizens) communities’ channels will be established for the continual stimulation and adaptation of RES and RUE solutions. Furthermore, the needs and prospects of these communities will be analyzed, as well as project ideas in terms of new technologies and new uses of land will be identified. Finally, the expected real changes will be put on the ground in the targeted communities and will be disseminated, supporting the design - modus operandi of a sustainable network in the mountain – agricultural communities in the enlarged EU.

 Objectives

Indeed, the mountainous – agricultural communities could benefit from the use of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) based on their high potential, as well as the penetration of Rational Use of Energy (RUE) taking into consideration the increased energy and electricity consumption, as an inevitable outcome of the economical development. In the above context, the project aims at the RES and RUE stimulation of four mountainous – agricultural local communities of the European Union (EU), in a way that will ensure both the integrated and balanced evolution in the most common dimensions (economical – employment, environmental, social and technological) of the Sustainable Development (SD). Moreover, the knowledge and experience will be transferred into less developed communities of the enlarged EU with the same characteristics. In particular, the project’s objectives can be summarized as follows:

• Identification of specific RES and RUE needs and determination of opportunities.
• Preparation of viable and socially matured RES and RUE project opportunities.
• Formulation of the first European “sustainable energy network in mountainous - agricultural communities”.
• Enhancement of the involved actors’ communication bridges, through the development of permanent local communication networks, thus constituting prototype “sustainable mountainous - agricultural communities”.

Description of the Work

The project will incorporate the following Work Packages (WPs):

• WP-1: Management.
• WP-2: RES and RUE Development in Mountainous - Agricultural Communities: Needs and Prospects.
• WP-3: Formulation of a Guide for Self Sufficient Energy Communities.
• WP-4: Production of RES and RUE Project Fishes in Implementation Communities.
• WP-5: Creating a Design for Sustainable Energy Network in Mountainous - Agricultural Communities.
• WP-6: Communication and Dissemination.
• WP-7: Common Dissemination Activities.