Establishing Local Value Chains for Renewable Heat ELVA

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Establishing Local Value Chains for Renewable
Heat - ELVA

• Contract
• Contract number EIE/04/214/S07.38602
• Starting 01.01.05 for 30 months, ending 30.06.07
  

Partners Coordinator NEPAS (NO) EVA (AT), ECCM
(UK/Scotland), EST (UK/England), CBE (PT), CRES
(GR), SWS (IRL), ApE (SLO)
Major challenges Encourage local authorities to
play a lead role in RES Heat development, by
addressing their real drivers (local economic
activity). Find ways to identify and realize,
new local value chains related to traditional RES
heat development, e.g within forestry, tourism
etc.
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ELVA Purpose and Target group

• Purposes
• Identify the real drivers for RES Heat at local
  level
• Initiate processes in municipalities, counties
  etc in order to map potential for new value
  chains, and encourage them to take a lead role in
  RES heat development
• Assess local regulations and legislation to
  identify and get around hidden barriers to RES
  Heat
• Give market actors like e.g. forest owners a
  taste of new business opportunities

• Target groups
• Regional and Local authorities, Municipalities
• Forest owners and farmers
• Experts, agencies and consultants

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ELVA Main activities

• The ELVA project has studied relevant
  documentation, as well as interviewing some 75
  local actors to identify the main drivers,
  success criteria and the main barriers for RES
  heat development at local level.
• The above revealed inadequate, local legislation
  that may be a main barrier for RES heat market
  development. This topic is currently being
  studied in more detail.
• The ELVA project has developed a management model
  to facilitate the mapping and establishment of
  effective local value chains. The model has been
  verified by an acknowledged quality management
  institution (EFQM) and a business school (BI).
• Through 5 case studies, we are addressing local
  authorities and businesses to make them aware of
  the opportunities created by PPPs and development
  of local value chains for RES heat.
• The ELVA project has educated 50 policy makers
  and energy advisors from 17 countries during 1
  week in Güssing (Austria) in a way that enables
  them to assess and develop projects in their
  communities.

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ELVA Main results and findings

• Legislation at national and local level is not
  necessarily in line, and sometimes even
  counterproductive. Need for European
  intervention?!
• Models are often theoretical and difficult to
  sell. Easy to end up with the model being the
  objective!! However, the elements are still
  important and highly relevant. ELVA Model is best
  implemented as part of a comprehensive energy
  planning process
• Best practice examples have good impact and
  create enthusiasm and momentum. Seeing -
  Believing
• ELVA Train-the-trainers event in Güssing,
  Austria mid November. 50 participants from 17
  countries
• Case studies have triggered local planning drive,
  and new value chains are actually being
  established (e.g. Trysil, Norway)

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Overview of the ELVA Model
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ELVA Progress of Work Packages (i)

• WP1 Review Revised/Completed Restructured
  CSFs
• SWOT analyses with Restructured Critical Success
  Factors (report)
• WP2 Analyses Revised/Completed 3 reports
  updated
• The role of public private partnerships for heat
  market development (report)
• The role of local energy planning and of local
  energy agencies (report)
• Critical mass for local RES H projects (report)
• WP3 Management Model Completed The detailed
  design of the ELVA model is being reviewed by
  external experts
• Multi category value chain assessment
  (reportexternal review)
• ELVA self assessment (reportexternal review)
• WP4 Case/Feasibility studies Completed
• Municipality of Trysil, (NO case),
• Camphill Community of Callan (IRL case),
• Miranda da Corvo (PT case),
• Tolmin (SI case),
• Municipality of Magalipolis (GR case),

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ELVA Progress of Work Packages (ii)

• WP4 Case/Feasibility studies Completed
  (contd)
• Callander Community (UK/Scotl case)
• WP5 Legislative conditions Completed National
  workshops to discuss legislative issues related
  to RES Heat have been organised by all partners
• Draft WP5 report is being updated with input from
  national workshops
• WP6 Project specific dissem. training
  Completed
• Web-site moved to NEPAS server,
  (www.ieeprojects.net)
• Successful training seminar in Güssing was
  organsied 13-17Nov 2006 with 50 participants from
  17 european countries
• Flyer prepared by AEA
• WP7 General information activities Completed
• Project fact sheet prepared for ELVA, published
  by IEEA
• ELVA presented at Polycity Workshop in Gdansk in
  October 2006 as well as at the IEEA Contractors
  meeting in Brussels 4 December 2006