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Methodology for screening of Intelligent Energy Europe programme projects

Panel: 7. Monitoring and evaluation

This is a peer-reviewed paper.

Authors:
Dagnija Blumberga, Institute of Energy Systems and Environment, Riga Technical University, Latvia
Silvija Kalnins, Riga Technical University, Latvia
Andra Blumberga, Institute of Environment and Heating Systems of the Riga Technical
University, Latvia

Abstract

There have been hundreds of project implemented through the European Union's Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE) programme. Each project has a definitive completion date and in the two years after its completion detailed information on the project can be found on the programme website. This article presents a quantitative methodology for the evaluation of these projects and the transfer of the project ideas to other countries, which have not directly been involved in the specific project. The methodology is based on the analysis of criteria. The main focus is on projects that are orientated to climate technologies and on the criteria associated with such technologies. The chosen evaluation indicators will make it possible to combine projects and compare them. one of the more important criterion is cost efficiency -- to determine how much the reduction of 1 tonnes of CO2 costs during the lifetime of the climate technology.

A screening methodology is used for selection of the potential places where it would be possible to implement the climate technologies analysed within the projects of the IEE programme. The algorithm of this methodology consists of 7 modules: project data base module, requirements of users module, initial data module, technological calculation module, economical calculation module, environmental calculation module, comparison module and selection of project site module.

The evaluation methodology of the IEE programme projects is tested on the conditions in Latvia. As indicated by the results, the cost efficiency is a very broad range from 5 – 500 Eur/tCO2. At the same time, there are also projects with a high efficiency and even cases where the payback period is low and does not exceed 5 years.

The results obtained through this research can be use not only to develop the climate technology of each country, but also in developing EU policy when preparing financial support policy mechanisms.

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