UNIFORM REPORTING FORMAT:
ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED JOINTLY
UNDER THE PILOT PHASE
UNIFORM REPORTING FORMAT:
ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED JOINTLY UNDER THE PILOT PHASE
The uniform reporting format contained below is to be used in reporting on activities implemented jointly
under the pilot phase. It is noted that the reporting should be consistent with decision 5/CP.1 and 8/CP.2
(reproduced in annexes I and II to this reporting format). The SBSTA notes that the uniform reporting
format could possibly require revision in the light of experience gained and methodological work conducted
under the pilot phase.
List of
Projects
A. Description of project
A. 1) Title of project: THE INSTALLING OF AN EXPERIMENTAL WINDPARK AT AINAZI SITE, LATVIA
A. 2) Participants/actors:
Please fill in one table for each participant/actor. For individuals fill in as from item AFunction
within activity".
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Item
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Please fill in if applicable
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Name of organization(a):
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Latvenergo State Joint Stock Company
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Name of organization (English):
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Latvenergo State Joint Stock Company
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Department:
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1) Investment Projects D. 2) North Electric Network
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Acronym:
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Latvenergo
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Acronym (English):
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Latvenergo
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Function within activity:
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Latvian owner of the windpark
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Street:
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Pulkveza Brieza Iela 12
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Post code:
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LV-1230
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City:
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Riga
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Country:
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Latvia
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Telephone:
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++371 7325860
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Fax:
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++371 7830025
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E-mail:
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WWW-URL:
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http://www.energo.lv/
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Contact person (for this activity):
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Surname:
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1) Rivkins 2) Jansons
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First name, middle name:
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1) Jurijs 2) Guntis
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Job title:
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1) Deputy Head 2) Technical Director
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Direct tel:
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1) ++371 7328761 2) ++371 42 72351
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Direct fax:
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1) ++371 7830025 2) ++371 42 72572
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Direct E-mail:
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1) rivkins@energo.lv
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a) Organization includes: institutions, ministries, companies, non-governmental organizations,
etc. involved in the activity, i.e. research institutes associated with the project, auditors, government
agency closely following the activity.
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Item
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Please fill in if applicable
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Name of organization(a):
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PreussenElektra AG
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Name of organization (English):
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PreussenElektra AG
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Department:
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1) International Relations D. 2) Energy Policy D.
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Acronym:
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PreussenElektra AG
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Acronym (English):
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PreussenElektra AG
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Function within activity:
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German counterpart and financial supporter
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Street:
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Tresckowstr. 5
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Post code:
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D-30457
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City:
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Hannover
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Country:
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Germany
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Telephone:
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++49 511 439-0
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Fax:
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++49 511 439-2375
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E-mail:
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WWW-URL:
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Contact person (for this activity):
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Surname:
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1) Nullmeier 2) Cobi
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First name, middle name:
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1) Mario 2) Arend
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Job title:
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1) Area manager 2) Responsible for AIJ
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Direct tel:
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1) ++49 511 439-2062 2) ++49 511 439-4264
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Direct fax:
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1) ++49 511 439-2375 2) ++49 511 439-4185
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Direct E-mail:
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a) Organization includes: institutions, ministries, companies, non-governmental organizations,
etc. involved in the activity, i.e. research institutes associated with the project, auditors, government
agency closely following the activity.
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Item
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Please fill in if applicable
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Name of organization(a):
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Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit
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Name of organization (English):
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Federal Ministry for The Environment, Natur Conservation and Nuclear Safety
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Department:
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Section G I 6: Environment and Energy, Environ-mental Technology, Environment and Products
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Acronym:
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BMU
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Acronym (English):
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Function within activity:
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Financing of the monitoring costs
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Street:
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Bernkasteler Straße 8
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Post code:
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D-53048
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City:
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Bonn
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Country:
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Germany
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Telephone:
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++49 228 305-0
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Fax:
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++49 228 305-3524
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E-mail:
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WWW-URL:
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http://www.bmu.de/englisch/index.htm
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Contact person (for this activity):
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Surname:
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Jochem
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First name, middle name:
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Annette
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Job title:
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Responsible for AIJ
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Direct tel:
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++49 228 305-2358
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Direct fax:
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++49 228 305-3338
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Direct E-mail:
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g16-2004@wp-gate.bmu.de
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a) Organization includes: institutions, ministries, companies, non-governmental organizations,
etc. involved in the activity, i.e. research institutes associated with the project, auditors, government
agency closely following the activity.
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Item
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Please fill in if applicable
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Name of organization(a):
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Forschungsgesellschaft für umweltschonende Energieumwandlung und -nutzung mbH
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Name of organization (English):
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Research Association for Environmentally Sound Energy Conversion and Use, Ltd.
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Department:
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Acronym:
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FoGE
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Acronym (English):
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RAESCU
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Function within activity:
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Scientific Monitoring
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Street:
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Dänische Straße 3-9
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Post code:
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D-24103
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City:
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Kiel
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Country:
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Germany
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Telephone:
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++49 431 9805-700
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Fax:
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++49 431 9805-795
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E-mail:
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foge@netzservice.de
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WWW-URL:
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Contact person (for this activity):
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Surname:
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Dr. Herbert
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First name, middle name:
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Willi
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Job title:
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Project manager
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Direct tel:
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++49 431 9805-706
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Direct fax:
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++49 431 9805-795
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Direct E-mail:
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foge@netzservice.de
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a) Organization includes: institutions, ministries, companies, non-governmental organizations,
etc. involved in the activity, i.e. research institutes associated with the project, auditors, government
agency closely following the activity.
A. 3) Activity:
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Item
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Please fill in if applicable
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General description:
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The energy sector in Latvia is characterised by extremly low self efficiency. The State owned
company latvenergo is responsible for all domestic electricity generation. Latvia and latvenergo
started recently using alternative energy resources other than hydro electricity and wood. Analyses
revealed two regions in Latvia with enough potential for producing wind energy one of them being
the coast near Ainazi. LATVENERGO has shown his interest in the usage of wind power at the Ainazi
location and was looking for financial and other support. Additionally there is a tendency to
attract foreign (western european) capital for the privatisation of the energy sector of Latvia. In
1994 the German ministry for Scientific Research and Technology decided to support financially the
installation of a windmill. Another smaller financial support was delivered by PreussenElektra AG
the second biggest german utility who is strategically engaged in that area. Two TW 600 windmills
were built, delivered and installed by the german windmill manufacturer Tacke in 1995. LATVENERGO
staff was trained in Germany by Tacke and by SCHLESWAG AG a subsidary company of PreussenElektra
AG.
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Type of project:a)
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Renewable energy
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Location (exact, e.g. city, region,
state):
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Town: Ainazi, most northern settlement in Latvia; situated at the Baltic Sea, at the border to
Estonia
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Activity starting date:
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July, 11 1995
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Expected activity ending date:
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November 2, 1995: The installing is completed, the windmill started working
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Stage of activity:b)
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Mutally agreed / in progress / completed
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Lifetime of activity if different from ending date:c)
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Technical data:d)
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Two windmills TW 600 with a total electrical power of 1.2 MW and an estimated energy production of
2.67 GWh
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a) For example, using Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) classification: energy
efficiency; renewable energy; fuel switching; forest preservation, restoration or reforestation;
afforestation; fugitive gas capture; industrial processes; solvents; agriculture; waste disposal or bunker
fuels.
b) undelined.
c) Methodological work will be required to define lifetime of activities.
d) Methodological work will be required to determine for each type of activity what the minimum
data requirements are.
A. 4) Cost (to the extent possible):
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Item
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Year 1
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Year 2
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...
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Year X
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Cost of the project in US$:
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214359
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214359
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...
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214359
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AIJ component in US$:
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411765
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...
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US$ per avoided ton of CO2 equivalent:
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157
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157
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...
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157
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Describe briefly how costs are determined:
Main equipment (investment costs, US$=1.7 DM, LAT=3 DM):
- 2 turbines 1377058 US$
- engineering, transport, building of net access, land a.s.o. 466529 US$
total: 1843588 US$
maintenance costs: 30000 US$/year
financing data:
- subsidies from BMFT (German ELDORADO-programme): 957353 US$
- loan from PreussenElektra : 411765 US$
- costs paid by Latvenergo: 474470 US$
The loan from PreussenElektra seems to be AIJ-relevant, but perhaps it will be transmitted into a share of
stock after privatisation of Latvenergo next year. In the view of Preussen Elektra the loan has to be
evaluated as risk capital, the conditions of the credit are classificated as so called soft loan. In our
view it would be senseless to attribute these financial data within different years because the payments
for the main investments took place in 1995. The costs of maintenance (a.s.o.) which are relevant during
the following years have been estimated for the depreciation period of 10 years. The total costs are
attributed to the time horizon of 10 years without discounting and the figure of "US$ per avoided ton
of CO2 equivalent" is based on 1366 tons of CO2-reductions yearly (base-line).
A. 5) Mutually agreed assessment procedures:
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Describe the procedures, including name of organizations involved):
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The Research Association for Environmentally Sound Energy Conversion and Use, Ltd. in Kiel has been
commissioned by the BMU to carry out the scientific monitoring of the project. The present report
is based on their studies made for the BMU.
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a) Please ensure that detailed contact information for all organizations mentioned is
reported under
section A.2 above.
B. Governmental acceptance, approval or endorsement
Bearing in mind that all activities implemented jointly under this pilot phase require prior acceptance,
approval or endorsement by the Governments of the Parties participating in these activities, which shall be
shown as follows:
(a) In the case of joint reporting, the report is submitted by the designated national authority of one
participating Party with the concurrence of all other participating Parties as evidenced by attached
letters issued by the relevant national authorities;
(b) In the case of separate reporting, the reports are submitted separately by the designated national
authority of each and every participating Party. Information will only be compiled once reports have been
received from all participating Parties.
B. 1) For the activity:
* First report and joint reporting: please add copies of letters of endorsement by each designated national
authority of Parties involved in the activity.
* Subsequent reports:
Activity was:
- suspended
- terminated earlier
Describe:
B. 2) This report is a joint report:
X Yes, forward copy of agreement/endorsement by the designated national authorities involved
B. 3) General short comment by the government(s) if applicable:
C. Compatibility with and supportiveness of national economic development and socioSeconomic and
environment priorities and strategies
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Describe (to the extent possible) how the activity is compatible with and supportive of national
economic development and socioSeconomic and environment priorities and strategies
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The energy sector in Latvia is characterised by extremly low self efficiency. Latvia has not
sufficient local fossil fuel resources. Peat, wood and hydro electricity are the main domestic
resources. In 1993 the country produces none of its oil and natural gas needs, and about half of
its coal needs. It produced only half of its electricity needs domestically, and relied on imports
from Russia and Estonia for the remainder. The State owned company latvenergo is responsible for
all domestic electricity generation. Latvia and latvenergo started recently using alternative
energy resources other than hydro electricity and wood. A market analysis for the use of wind
energy along the east coast of the Baltic Sea done for the European Commission, DG XVII, has
revealed two regions in Latvia with enough potential one of them being the coast near Ainazi.
LATVENERGO has shown ist interest in the usage of wind power at the Ainazi location. Because of
lack both of experiences with windmill technology and of money LATVENERGO was looking for financial
and other support. Additionally the privatization of LATVENERGO is a priority of the governments
policy in the energy sector. Trends in the countries of the European Union and the directives of
the European Union will be considered when restructuring the energy sector in Latvia, whereas it
also will be considered to disconnect from the operation with the CIS energy system. Therfore there
is a strong tendency to attract foreign (western european) capital for the privatisation of the
energy sector. We would conclude that the project of installing an experimental windpark at Ainazi
site in Latvia is for environmental reasons, for reasons of national self reliance at the energy
sector, for reasons of international strategic cooperation and for the sake of technology transfer
compatible with the national policy of Latvia.
According to the "National Environmental Policy Plan for Latvia" which was accepted by
the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic Latvia on April 25, 1995, the Latvian Ministry for
Environment has also shown the compatibility of this project with its general strategies. This
compatibility can be seen for example in the following chapters of the environmental plan: 5.1.1
about transboundary air pollution and 5.9 about the non-sustainable use of natural resources.
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D. Benefits derived from the activities implemented jointly project
Whenever possible, quantitative information should be provided. Failing that, a qualitative description
should be given. If quantitative information becomes available, it could be submitted using the update(s).
(If the amount of quantative information is too large, the source could be indicated.)
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Please fill in
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Describe environmental benefits in detail:
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Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
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Do quantitative data exist for evaluation of environmental benefits?
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Yes
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Describe social/cultural benefits in detail:
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Training courses on wind power technology have been carried out for LATVENERGO staff members since
1995.
This project has led to an improved general acceptance of projects to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions. The people of AINAZI and the local politicans are very proud of being the first location
for such an investment in Latvia. To produce power by windmills has become a symbol of
technological development for this region.
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Do quantitative data exist for evaluation of social benefits?
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No
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Describe economic benefits in detail:
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This project has got some kind of innovative or pioneer character. Therefore one can hope that
there will be a imitation effect. The project can be described as a measure of technology
procurement to create a market for windmills in the future.
Additionally the project is done in cooperation with an important foreign electricity company and
may help to attract much needed foreign capital for the privatisation of the energy sector.
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Do quantitative data exist for evaluation of economic benefits?
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No
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E. Calculation of the contribution of activities implemented jointly projects that bring about real,
measurable and long-term environmental benefits related to the mitigation of climate change that would not
have occurred in the absence of such activities
E. 1) Estimated emissions without the activity (project baseline):
Description of the baseline or reference scenario, including methodologies applied:
The baseline respectively the reference scenario consists on the assumption, that the existing facilities
in Latvia are operating prospectively without modifications. The energy production of the Latvian power
stations in the year 1995 is taken as basis, separated to the primary energies water, natural gas and oil.
Following the corresponding emissions of greenhouse gas are estimated. In addition to the production of
electrical energy the generation of thermal energy is taken into consideration also, because the fossil
fuels are mostly transposed by Combined Heat and Power plants (CHP) in electricity and heat. A period of
ten years is taken into consideration (X=10 years in summary table) In year 1 the windfarm existed only 77
days.
E. 2) Estimated emissions with the activity:
Description of the scenario, including methodologies applied:
To estimate the emissions with the realised activity in the scenario a part of the electrical power
generation will be substituted by the wind power station. This leads to a downturn of the current
generation in an oil combusting CHP, that owns the highest values of emission and by this it leads to a
downturn of the greenhouse gas emissions. Thereby an electrical efficiency of 30 % and a thermal efficiency
of 55 % is assumed. However the reduced power plant operation keeps to a reduced production of heat. This
heating energy has to be supplied from a conventional heating system by combusting natural gas, what is
bounded with emissions on the other hand. The effective balance of emission results in the total of the
emissions of all relevant components.
Fill in the following tables as applicable:
E.2.1) Summary table: Projected emission reduction s in tons:
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GHG
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Year 1
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Year 2
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...
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Year X
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A) Project baseline scenario
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CO2
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784685
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784685
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784685
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CH4
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33.3
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33.3
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33.3
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N2O
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20.7
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20.7
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20.7
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other
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B) Project activity scenarioa)
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CO2
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784401
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783319
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783319
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CH4
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33.3
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33.3
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33.3
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N2O
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20.7
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20.6
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20.6
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other
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C) Effect ( B-A )
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CO2
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-285
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-1366
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-1366
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CH4
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-0.009
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-0.044
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-0.044
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N2O
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-0.016
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-0.076
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-0.076
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Other
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D) Cumulative effect
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CO2
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-285
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-1651
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-12579
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CH4
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-0.009
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-0.054
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-0.408
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N2O
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-0.016
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-0.091
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-0.694
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Other
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a) Includes indirect GHG leakages.
E.2.2) Summary table: Actual emission reductions in tons :
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GHG
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Year 1
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Year 2
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...
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Year X
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A) Project baseline scenario
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CO2
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784685
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784685
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784685
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CH4
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33.3
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33.3
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33.3
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N2O
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20.7
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20.7
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20.7
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other
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B) Project activity dataa)
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CO2
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784501
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783991
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CH4
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33.3
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33.3
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N2O
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20.7
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20.7
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other
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C) Effect ( B-A )
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CO2
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-184
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-695
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CH4
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-0.006
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-0.023
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N2O
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-0.010
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-0.038
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Other
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D) Cumulative effect
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CO2
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-184
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-879
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CH4
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-0.006
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-0.029
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N2O
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-0.010
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-0.048
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Other
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a) Includes indirect GHG leakages.
F. Bearing in mind that the financing of activities implemented jointly shall be additional to financial
obligations of Parties included in Annex II to the Convention within the framework of the financial
mechanism as well as to current official development assistance flows , please indicate
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Source of project funding
including pre-feasibility phase
(For each source one line)
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Amount
(US dollars)
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total investment costs
sources :
1. subsidies from German Ministry BMFT (ELDORADO-programme)
2. soft loan from PreussenElektra :
3. costs paid by Latvenergo
other costs:
maintenance costs paid by Latvenergo
Pre-Feasibility-study paid by Latvenergo
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1843588 US$
957353 US$
411765 US$
474470 US$
30000 US$/year
5900 US$
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G. Contribution to capacity building, transfer of environmentally sound technologies and know-how to
other Parties, particularly developing country Parties, to enable them to implement the provisions of the
Convention. In this process, the developed country Parties shall support the development and enhancement of
endogenous capacities and technologies of developing country Parties
Describe briefly the transfer of environmenally sound technology and know-how including where appropriate
the type of technology, terms, education, capactity building etc.
This project has a pioneer function for the introduction of windmill technology and can be described as a
measure of technology procurement to create a market for windmills in the future. The German ministry for
Scientific Research and Technology and with a smaller amount PreussenElektra AG the second biggest german
utility delivered financial support.
Two TW 600 windmills were built, delivered and installed by the german windmill manufacturer Tacke in 1995.
LATVENERGO staff from Latvia was trained in Germany:
- six persons by Tacke from 31. of Juli to 12. of August 1995 and
- two persons by SCHLESWAG AG a subsidary company of PreussenElektra AG from 12. to 18. of August
1995.
H. Additional comments, if any, including any practical experience gained or technical difficulties,
effects, impacts or other obstacles encountered
Fill in as appropriate:
H. 1) Any practical experience gained:
H. 2) Technical difficulties:
The major difficulty is the problem with a bad distance connection to start up the windmills after a
failure. Electricity production was lost until the staff started up the machines locally.
H. 3) negative impacts and/or effects encountered:
Whenever possible, quantitative information should be provided. Failing that, a qualitative description
should be given. If quantitative information becomes available, it could be submitted using the update(s).
(If the amount of quantative information is too large, the source could be indicated.)
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Please fill in
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Describe environmental negative impacts/effects in detail:
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Do quantitative data exist for evaluation of environmental negative impacts/effects?
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Yes/no
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Describe social/cultural negative impacts/effects in detail:
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Do quantitative data exist for evaluation of social negative impacts/effects?
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Yes/no
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Describe economic negative impacts/effects in detail:
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Do quantitative data exist for evaluation of economic negative impacts/effects?
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Yes/no
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H. 4) Other obstacles encountered:
H. 5) Other:
