# DENMARK

Danish Island Energises the Environment

The Samsø Energy Academy was built on the Danish island called Samsø aiming 100 % renewable energy supply. Presently 70% of heating and more than 100% of electricity is suplied from its own renewable sources (biomass, solar, and wind). The Academy assists researchers, companies, politicians and educating visitors in renewable energy, energy savings and innovative technologies, and offers conferences, seminars, workshops and promotes energy tourism. Its construction also has followed ecological principles.

Time period: aprox.2000-2006
EU contribution: 400,000 EUR

More information:
- European Commission regional policy website: Link
- Samsø Energy Academy

# FRANCE

The Answer is Blowing in the Wind (on Guadeloupe islands)

Until January 1993, electricity generation on La Désirade was wholly dependent on a 350- kW diesel-driven power plant that consumed nearly 600 tonnes of oil a year. After a series of validation tests at the Vergnet company's Lastours site (Aude), France's first combined wind-and-diesel-powered project got going on La Désirade. Twelve 12 kW wind-powered generators were set up at an altitude of 270 m on the island's high table-land facing the open sea, swept most of the time by trade winds blowing at an average of 9 to 10 metres a second. The system installed with ERDF assistance calls for the diesel power plant to continue ticking over at all times. As consumer demand increases, the wind turbines kick in one after the other. When demand peaks, all the wind dynamos are operational and extra energy is provided by a power surge from the diesel turbines. The electricity generated by wind-power may immediately reach 70% of total consumption at any time. The wind station brings savings of around 220 tonnes of diesel oil a year and the price of wind-generated electricity per kW/h is less than that of diesel-generated power. In the light of its good performance record, the power of the windmill farm was more than doubled in 1996 and is now rated at 500 kW. The new wind-energy park can now produce about 80% of the island's power requirements. In slack local energy-demand periods, La Désirade even exports wind-generated electricity to Guadeloupe.

Total project cost: 1.45 Million EUR
EU contribution: 0.5 Million EUR

More information:
- European Commission regional policy website: Link
- Regional Council of Guadeloupe website (In French)

# GREECE

Projects to Exploit Wind Energy

Having decided to “go with the wind” between 1994 and 1999, the Greek national authorities, with European Union assistance, set up a programme to promote REs involving the establishment of wind generator parks. Financial incentives to attract private investors proved to be very successful, with the private sector contributing 60% of the total cost of the projects. The proposals were assessed on the basis of a series of criteria relating to technical aspects and the choice of sites. Some of these criteria included: exposure to prevailing winds, open location, proximity to a local electricity distribution system, distance from houses, and respect for archaeological heritage and nature preservation. Of the 19 projects approved, 15 have been successfully completed, providing a total installed power of 119.2 megawatts. Although this was a national programme, the regions with the best wind exposure showed the greatest interest and also submitted the best proposals. As a result, twelve projects were located in the department of Euboea, two in the Dodecanese and one in the Cyclades Islands.

Time frame: 1994-1999
Total project cost: 127,993,000 EUR
EU contribution: 38,400,000 EUR

More information:
- European Commission regional policy website: Link (p.17)
- Ministry of Development website (in Greek)

# HUNGARY

In 2004-2006, Hungarian Ministry approved 11 windpower projects co-financed with SF:

1. Project: 800-kW Wind Power Plant in Erk
   Beneficiary: PACZIGA Fuvarozási Szállítmányozó, Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Kft.
   Place: Erk (Heves, North Hungary)
   EU contribution: ~0.2 Million EUR
   
2. Project: 1,8-MW Wind Power Plant , Vestas V90
   Beneficiary: Precíz Building and Trading ltd
   Place: Szápár (Veszprém, Mid-West Hungary)
   EU contribution: ~ 0.5 Million EUR
   
3. Project: Wind Power Plant in Károlyháza
   Beneficiary: Kaptár "B" Energy Service ltd
   Place: Károlyháza (Gyor-Moson-Sopron, West Hungary)
   EU contribution: ~ 0.35 Million EUR
   
4. Project: Wind Power Plant in Kisigmánd
   Beneficiary: Kaptár Wind Power Trade and Service ltd
   Place: Kisigmánd (Komarom-Esztergom, Mid-North Hungary)
   EU contribution: ~ 0.35 Million EUR
   
5. Project: 2-MV Wind Power Plant
   Beneficiary: Théra Trade and Service ltd
   Place: Mosonmagyaróvár (Gyor-Moson-Sopron, West Hungary)
   EU contribution: ~ 0.5 Million EUR
   
6. Project: 2-MV Wind Power Plant
   Beneficiary: Hoffer Foreign trade, Industrial and Service ltd
   Place: Mosonmagyaróvár (Gyor-Moson-Sopron, West Hungary)
   EU contribution: ~ 0.5 Million EUR
   
7. Project: 2-MV Wind Power Plant
   Beneficiary: LENTeAm Trade ltd.
   Place: Mosonmagyaróvár (Gyor-Moson-Sopron, West Hungary)
   EU contribution: ~ 0.5 Million EUR
   
8. Project: 2-MV Wind Power Plant
   Beneficiary: Harsányi ltd.
   Place: Mosonmagyaróvár (Gyor-Moson-Sopron, West Hungary)
   EU contribution: ~ 0.5 Million EUR
   
9. Project: 2-MV Wind Power Plant
   Beneficiary: NETPOINT Trade and Servive ltd.
   Place: Mosonmagyaróvár (Gyor-Moson-Sopron, West Hungary)
   EU contribution: ~ 0.5 Million EUR
   
10. Project: 0.8-MW Wind Mill in Csorna
    Beneficiary: VILL-KORR ENERGIA Energy Producing and Investing ltd
    Place: Csorna (Gyor-Moson-Sopron, West Hungary)
    EU contribution: ~ 0.2 Million EUR
    
11. Project: 0,8-MW Wind Mill in Mosonszolnokon
    Beneficiary: VILL-KORR ENERGIA Energy Producing and Investing ltd
    Place: Mosonszolnokon (Gyor-Moson-Sopron, West Hungary)
    EU contribution: ~ 0.2 Million EUR

More information and related links can be found in country page on Hungary 2004-06

# PORTUGAL

Wind Farms at the Seaside- Sines

The idea of building a wind farm in Portugal grew in 1990 in the fertile minds of a group of Danish businessmen, one of whom had visited Melides in Portugal. A seven hectare site was chosen on Monte Chaos, a hill some 100 m high situated 3 km from the sea at the town of Sines. The land is owned by the local authorities and the technology and expertise were provided by a private company. Work began in April 1991 and six months later, the first wind turbines stood proudly facing the sea. The park consists of 12 wind turbines, distributed in three groups of four. Each turbine is 150 kW and the annual output of the wind farm is around 2.5 million kWh, equal to the energy consumption of the town of Sines (not counting industrial consumption). Power is sold to the grid at an average gross price of 12.5 escudos, but varies with the Season.

Total project cost: 280,000 EUR
EU contribution: 190,000 EUR

More information:
- European Commission regional policy website: Link (pdf)

# UNITED KINGDOM

WALES

Community-owned Wind Turbine in the Dulas Valley.

The turbine, which is the UK's first one owned and developed by a community,is owned collectively by about fifty local people who formed a company called Bro Dyfi Community Renewables Ltd (BDCR) for the purpose. Since April 2003, BDCR operate a second-hand 75kW Vestas wind turbine, at Cilgwyn, near Machynlleth in Mid-Wales.
The wind turbine project is part of the Dyfi Valley Community Renewable Energy project and has resulted in a number of benefits for the local community, including significant direct economic benefit for the Dyfi valley.

Project Cost: £81,500 (~ EUR 121,000) of which one part came from grant funding (ERDF: £19,500 (~ EUR 29,000), Scottish Power Green Energy Trust: £10,000 and Energy Savings Trust: £17,500) and the rest of the capital came from shareholders of the co-operative.

More information at the Ecodyfi website: Link ( pdf file 0.4 MB)

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