Increasing and stregthening research potential in the area of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) Brusel, Viera Dulinová Košice Self-Governing Region

Košice Self-Governing Region

Potential of RES in KSR Type of RER Overall potentialTechnical potential PJTWhPJTWh Water energy 2,90,81,60,5 Big water generating station 2,40,71,40,4 Small water generating station 0,50,10,20,05 Biomass 18,75,218,75,2 Forest biomass 2,10,62,10,6 Agricultural biomass 0,80,20,80,2 Biofuels 2,10,62,10,6 Biogas 1,10,31,10,3 Other biomass 12,63,512,63,5 Wind energy **0,40,1 Geothermal energy Solar energy Total ,68 942,05 686,71 673,8 Košice Self-Governing Region

BARRIERS Biomass, Biogas –Illiterate and mistrust to new technologies –Lack of information about energy cost –Missing state support –Lack of experiences Watter Energy –Higher investment cost –Long period of economic return Wind Energy –Lack of knowlidge about climatic conditions –Dependency of streght and intensity of wind –Lack of information Košice Self-Governing Region

BARRIERS Geoterm Energy –Low drill efficiency –Low temperature –High direct investment cost Solar Energy –High investment cost –No state support Košice Self-Governing Region

BARRIERS Market Barriers Technological Barierrs Information Barriers Legislativ Barriers Košice Self-Governing Region

KSR Approach 1.Building of R&D Infrastructure 2.Networking – Building Partnership Košice Self-Governing Region

Technological Center For Renewable Energy Sources

Information centrum Distribution Training activity Technological support for adaptation existing technologies Technological support for application of new technologies Technological support to input medium Technological support for application of energy commodity Košice Self-Governing Region

Networking: Renewable energy Cluster Objective: Stimulate and support the growth of new business opportunities within the renewable energy supply chain by developing a rapidly growing renewable energy cluster consisting of interconnected and mutually supporting companies Benefits: Common requirements Higher profit Higher competitiveness Technology innovation Higher source efficiency Benefits for entrepreneurs: Entrepreneur as network element Special „industry atmosphere“ Košice Self-Governing Region

Networking: Renewable energy Cluster Target Group: Research and Development Ingeneering Technology Production Supplier Customer Košice Self-Governing Region

Členenie Clustra OZE Online database University, High school Tech nolo gical centr um RES State support WEB side Management and coordination Cluster RES Sector Production Sector technology Sector supplier Sector customer Patents, new technology, innovation Secund ery school Inform ation PR Training Košice Self-Governing Region

Networking: Renewable energy Cluster Special advice - use of RES Training Databaze Knowledge and Information Transfer Initiation, Planning and Management of R&D Projects Košice Self-Governing Region

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