Lithuania and Ukmergė district renewable energy

review

Linas RugieniusUkmergė District Municipality AdministrationChief specialist of Strategic Development and Investment division

Documents defining the development of renewable energy sourcesDirective 2009/28/EC of the European

Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources

National Energy Independence Strategy of the Republic of Lithuania, 2012

National Renewable Energy Resource Development Strategy, 2010

Renewable energy law of the Republic of Lithuania, 2011

Feasibility study of renewable energy resources in Ukmergė district, 2010

Strategic Initiatives till 2020Electricity sector. The state will aim for not

less than 20% of electricity to be generated from renewable energy sources.

Heating sector. In 2020 renewable energy sources will cower no less than 60% of district heating sector.

Transport sector. Renewable energy sources will account for no less than 10% of fuel energy consumption.

Distribution of renewable energy sources in Lithuania

Production of energy by year/Terajoule 2000 2005 2009 2010 2011

Firewood, wood and agricultural waste 27324 35389 41971 41962 41167

Biogas 77 195 418 463

Bioethanol 267 662 1060 565

Biodiesel 260 3873 3299 2956

Hydropower 1222 1622 1528 1944 1728

Wind energy 6 568 806 1710

Geothermal energy 121 214 190 135

Renewable energy resources balance in Lithuania

Dynamic of renewable energy sources in energy production (prognosis)

Planned average share of renewable energy from the total final energy consumption

Planned growing of renewable energy sources in producing electric energy GW/h per year

Ukmergė district population – 39 000Flat – 1395 km² 2,1% of LithuaniaElectricity consumption - 76,3 GWh/Year, 0,91% of Lithuania electricity consumption

Solar energy

Solar plants

Plant Juozapava TrakiaiPower kW 995 940

According renewable energy law of Lithuania, till 2020 solar plants in Lithuania must reach 10 MW installed power

HydroenergyKaunas HPP Kruonis PSP

Total production of hydroenergy per year – 968 GWh

Power plant Kruonis pump sorage power plant

Kaunas hydro power plant

Small hydro power plants (82 plants)

Installed power (MW)

900 100,8 26,4

Awerage production of energy/year (GWh)

530 370 68

Ukmergė district electric energy consumption kWh/y

76 317 227

Electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants in Ukmergė district kWh/y

316 148

Electricity percentage from energy consumption producet by hydro power plants

0,41 %

Hydroenergy in Ukmergė district

Hydroenergy in the Ukmergė districtHydro power plant Kadrėnai HPP Valtūnai HPP

Installed power 75 kW 160 kW

Start of operation 2004 2003

Awerage production of energy/Year (kWh)

87 300 228 900

Wind speed in Lithuania

Quantity of wind power plants

Power and electricity producing of wind power plants

Wood fuel is almost ½ part of all fuel sources producing thermal energy for heating

0,45%0,55%

sources of thermal energy production

wood fuelfossil fuels

Biofuel (straw) production potential

Biofuel (wood) production potentialUkmergė

potential 600-900 thousand tonns

Heating energy producing in Ukmergė district2010 – 321860 MWh2020 – 285050 MWh

2010 Sparing of energy

20200.00%

20.00%

40.00%

60.00%

80.00%

100.00%

120.00%

0.5457 0.489

0.4543 0.511

11.43%

bio fuelsparing of energyfossil fuel

Electricity consumption and producing in Ukmerge district 2020

Total energy consumption in year :2010 – 76318 MWh,2020 – 70918 MWh.

Sparing of energy – 5400 MWh

Consumption electricity from renewable energy sources made in Ukmergė district – 7,9%

Heating boilersŽelva house of culture heating boiler (wood)

Taujėnai community house heating boiler (fuell pellets)

Heating boilersSiesikai High School heating system (fuel pellets)

Woodsheds

Vepriai High School woodshed

Liaušiai House of Culture woodshed

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