1Introduction 3
2Results from PPs 4
3Examples 19
4Critical review 23
4.1Methodology 23
4.2Graphic Display 24
4.3Geographical extension and scale of information 25
4.4General considerations 25
List of tables
Table 1: Summary of main characteristics of GIS applications and datasets presented by the PPs. 4
Table 2: Links to the GIS application and datasets. 15
List of figures
Figure 1: Screenshot of the Register of projects and facilities for usage of RESs, CHP and preferential producers WebGIS. 19
Figure 2: Screenshot of the Geothopica WebGIS. 21
Figure 3: Screenshot of the PVGIS WebGIS. 22
Introduction
To assess which geographic models have been developed in the past for the production of maps related to renewable energy sources (RESs) and their combined use a common template was given to all the partners together with a brief guidance for its completion.
For each dataset, map or model the required information was distinguished as follows:
Name of GIS system/application/dataset
Link or location
Geographical area(s)
Types of RESs analysed
Types of maps and data collected
Types of parameters analysed
Availability of digital maps and data
Aims
Methodology and assumptions
Conclusion
Results from PPs
The main information gathered by the Project Partners (PP) is summarized in the table that follows.
Table 1: Summary of main characteristics of GIS applications and datasets presented by the PPs.
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PP
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Name
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Geographical area(s)
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Types of RESs analysed
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Types of maps and data collected
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Types of parameters analysed
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Availability of digital maps and data
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1
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CEV
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GeoThopica
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Italy
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Geothermal
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Data is taken from the National Geothermal database put together by the ‘International Institute for Geothermal Research in Pisa of the National Research Council’ after the completion of the inventory of geothermal resources carried out by CNR, ENEA, ENEL and ENI.
The database contains: (1) the identification and location of wells and springs (available), (2) temperature and depth (in progress), (3) temperature gradient and heat flow, (4) litho-stratigraphic column of the wells (in progress), (5) characteristics of the reservoir, (6) well production, (7) chemical, physical and isotopic data of water and gas,(8) well’s technical profile, (9) correlation between vertical and deviated well, (10) permeability and (11) mineralizations within the well. Geophysical and energy demand data are now being inserted.
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Maps related to temperatures of specific depth and heat flows are used as basis, on which wells and springs (at scales over 1:1,000,000) are visualised (their main characteristics are also available). A pop-up window, containing key information registries, appears when clicking on the chosen spring or well.
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Public access to data through WebGIS (using the WGS84 reference system) currently allows you to work up to scale 1:950.000. The graphs of temperature with depth and summary description of the stratigraphy of the wells will soon be publicly available.
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2
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KSSENA, TESAF
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Transenergy
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Pannonian Basin
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Geothermal
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Cartographic, thermal water use, thermal water utilization, thermal waste water management, thermal boreholes exploitation. Pilot areas have been used to gather data.
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Geothermal aquifers characteristics, thermal water production and characteristics (‘borehole’ level, operational monitoring, heating and bathing), geothermal potential (isotherms, temperatures at different depths heat flow density), reservoirs (distinguished considering temperature and geology).
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A lot of information is given in the WebGIS and in databases.
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3
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IGR
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Portalul de date geofizice al Institutului Geologic al Romaniei
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Pannonian Basin
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Geothermal
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Cartographic data: geological maps at 1:200,000 scale, geological maps at 1:50,000 scale (available only at the contact of Pannonian Basin with Apuseni Mountains) and hydrogeological maps at 1:100,000 scale.
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General parameters: (1) hypsometry, (2) geographical morphology, (3) sum of annual precipitation, (4) the main types of soils, (5) mean annual temperature, (6) sun exposure of slopes and (7) gradient of slopes. Geothermal parameters: (1) geothermic flux and (2) geoisotherms at 3000 m.
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Public access to data through WebGIS currently allows you to work up to scale 1:1.000.000. Data is under the copyright law jurisdiction and only those belonging to Geological Institute of Romania, or published data may be used.
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4
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REAN
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Register of projects and facilities for usage of RESs, CHP and preferential producers
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Croatia
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Geothermal, solar, hydro, wind, biomass, biogas, liquid bio-fuel, landfill gas, and wastewater treatment.
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Data from the register that contains basic information (geographic location and basic technical information) of all RESs projects related to Solar, Hydro, Wind, Biomass, Geothermal, Biogas, Liquid bio-fuel, Landfill gas and wastewater gas and CHP plants.
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(1) Plant category, (2) name of project, (3) project coordinator, (4) plant type, (5) county, (6) location, (7) electrical capacity (MW), (8) thermal capacity (MW), (9) type of approval and (10) date of enforceability.
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Interactive map and data are available. Additional data is available on request.
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5
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REAP
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Velingrad, 97 Geothermal springs
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Velingrad city, Pazardzhik district, Bulgaria.
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Geothermal
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(1) Number of geothermal resources, (2) depth of drilling and (3) parameters of geothermal sources, including flow (litre/sec.) аnd outlet temperature of the borehole.
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(1) Geothermal aquifers characteristics, (2) thermal water production – ‘borehole’ level and (3) operational monitoring – ‘borehole’ level.
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No digital maps are available. Data is available from PP.
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6
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REAP
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Municipality of Panaguyrishte, Forest biomass – wood residues resulting from industrial logging
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Municipality of Panaguyrishte, Pazardzhik district, Bulgaria.
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Biomass
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(1) Identification of forest reserves in the municipality, (2) annual production of forest biomass, (3) identifying the demand for heat in the municipality and (4) determination of the municipal heating costs provided by conventional energy sources.
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(1) Availability of forest biomass, (2) annual energy potential of the biomass available, (3) analysis of the potential for the production of pellets from forest biomass, (4) calculating the price per unit of heat energy from pellets and (5) feasibility study for changing conventional fuels for heating with pellets in public buildings of Panaguyrishte.
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No digital maps are available. Data is available from PP.
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7
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REAP-CEV-IGR
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Photovoltaic Geographical Information System (PV GIS) Interactive Maps
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Europe
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Solar
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Use of climatologic data homogenized for Europe and available in the European Solar Radiation Atlas.
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Creation of a solar radiation database.
The application enables to calculate: (1) performance of Grid-connected PV (e.g., electric generation), (2) monthly irradiation data, (3) average daily solar irradiance and (4) stand alone PV estimation.
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WebGIS, maps, rasters and spreadsheets of available data.
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8
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CEV
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Atlante Nazionale Biomasse ENEA
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Italy
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Agricultural and forest biomass and biogas
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It is a database available online that contains information on the quantities of agricultural and forestry biomass and biogas that can be produced taken from different sources.
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The atlas consists of 7 geodatabase on annual biomass potentially available at a provincial level on the Italian territory, broken down by categories and types: (1) agricultural biomass (straw, prunings, rice husks, fruit shells, husks and skins), (2) forest biomass (wood hardwood, softwood, arboriculture), (3) energy crops (sorghum, miscanthus, cardoon, panic, arundo), (4) pig farms biogas, (5) cattle farms biogas, (6) biogas from biowaste (organic fraction of municipal solid waste) and (7) biogas from abattoir waste.
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The geodatabase can be downloaded as Excel tables, but is also available as WMS (web map server) for use in geographical size by professional users.
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9
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CEV
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Interactive Wind Atlas
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Italy
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Wind
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Wind maps produced through the use of the WINDS model together with surveyed data.
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The module for calculating the energy performance and cost is powered directly from the recorded data on the maps, with the ability to make more acquisitions in the same session. The data made available is: (1) Digital Terrain Model (topography); (2) wind speed at 25 m, 50 m, 75 m and 100 m above ground level or sea level; (3) manufacturability specific to 25 m, 50 m, 75 m and 100 m above ground level or sea level; (4) shape parameter k of the Weibull distribution and (5) distance from the cab of the nearest node / station power.
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Interactive Wind Atlas with which the user can interactively identify the information, and is able to measure distances, make custom prints and choose and download various Atlas tables.
The Wind Atlas can provide an immediate indication of the main technical and economic data related to a wind turbine, determined by standard simplified methods.
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10
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MF
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Environmental Atlas of Belgrade Vol. B: Land Use, Geology and Hydrology, Renevable Energy
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Belgrade, Serbia
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Directly: solar and wind. Indirectly: geothermal and biomass.
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Record of the existing data and documentation from many sources of information with the overall aim of producing environmental maps fro Belgrade. The created maps are divided into nine groups: (1) territory of Belgrade, (2) morphogenetic map of broader territory of Belgrade, (3) geological map of the area of Master plan of Belgrade, (4) engineering geological map of the area of Master plan of Belgrade, (5) hydrogeological map of the area of Master plan of Belgrade, (6) level of underground waters of Belgrade, (7) topoclimatic zones and mean annual wind roses, (8) energy potential of solar radiation and (9) wind energy potential at height of 100 m.
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For solar resource: (1) solar radiation on the horizontal surface (kWh/m2/day) and (2) mean duration of solar irradiation.
For wind resource: (1) Isolines with the same wind energy density kWh/m2/day and (2) zones of increased energy.
For geothermal resource: (1) composition and hydrogeological function of rock masses, (2) mineral springs, (3) Renney wells, (4) springs, (5) sources and potential water-supply sources, (6) general direction of ground water movement, (7) dug wells in alluvial environment, (8) dug wells in loessoid environment, (9) dug wells in loess, (10) dug wells in Neogene sediments, (11) drilled wells and (12) level of underground water.
For biomass resources: agricultural and green areas distribution.
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Certain maps can be downloaded from the website.
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11
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KSSENA
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T-jam
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Panonian basin, north-east part of Slovenia
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Geothermal
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(1) Cartographic, (2) thermal water use, (3) thermal water utilization, (4) thermal boreholes exploitation and (5) topology.
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Based on geological, hydrogeological, and geothermal models and joint database: (1) the cross-border thermal water flow is determined, (2) a potential transboundary groundwater body (thermal water aquifer) is delineated, (3) current utilization schemes are summarized and (4) pilot installation of a heat pump is presented.
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The GISmap or the pdf of it together with other data is available from the ‘results’ and ‘current’ webpage of the project.
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12
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TESAF
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Atlasole
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Italy
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Solar (Photovoltaic plants)
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Data contained in the list of working plants that have received or have requested the incentives for Conto Energia (feed-in tariff).
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Photovoltaic plants per municipality grouped according to power classes (1-3 kW, 3-20 kW, 20-200 kW, 200-1000 kW, 1000-5000 kW, >5000 kW)
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Available WebGIS (by ESRI).
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13
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TESAF
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Repowermap
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Italy
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Geothermal, solar, biomass, biogas, water, wind and sea.
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Voluntary (by the owner or producer) insertion of data on installations and plants.
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Technical data on installations and plants (installed capacity, annual energy production, construction year).
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Available interactive map (with google maps).
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14
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TESAF
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Probiogas
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Veneto region
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Biomass and biogas
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Information on the availability of biomass, in particular that useful for biogas production. This data was derived from ISTAT (Italian National Institute of Statistics), AVEPA (Agency for payments in agriculture for the Veneto region), zootecnical registry, a specific ministerial decree (DM 07/04/2006) and a decree of the regional government (DGR 07/08/2007), ARPAV (Regional Agency for Environmental Protection for the Veneto region) and from interviews. Data on the working biogas plants derives from a bibliographic review.
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Database and maps on the type, quantity and land surface of available and potential biomass, in particular for the production of biogas. Database and map on biogas plants.
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Maps of the different types of biomass resources (subgroups are given in %) in which the quantitative data is represented for each municipality. A map with working plants divided for type and their installed potential. Related quantitative data is also available.
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15
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TESAF
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Geothermic Low Enthalpy Viewer
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Italy (Rome, Milan, Naples, Palermo)
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Geothermal
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Digital terrain model (20m), coloured orthophoto (year 2006), maps with geological data (scale 1:25,000 and 1:100,000).
Bibliographic data on all regional projects regarding the use of low-enthalpy geothermal resources.
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Data from geological and geothecnical surveys for the case studies (linear thermal output, thermal capacity, thermal conductivity, specific heat, natural humidity and weight in volume).
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Maps and data; however detailed information only from surveyed locations.
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16
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TESAF
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BioEnerGIS
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Lombardy, Northern Ireland, Slovenia, Wallonia
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Biomass
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Collection of data and georeferenced information on the presence of different biomass sources and biomass installations.
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Biomass offer with values of mass and energy: divided for combustion (rye straw, oats straw, wheat straw, barley straw, maize straw, rice straw, triticale straw, grass straw, maize grain/corn, grape prunings, oak, spruce, pine, arch/log, birch, beech, bark, willow, mixed wood cheaps, wood hardwood, wood softwood, poplar, particle board, general wastewood, urban wastewood, waste paper, paper, cardboard) and anaerobic digestion (sugar beat pulp, cattle manure, cattle slurry, chicken manure, pig manure, march wine, oil press cake, by-products from beverage production, waste water from sugar production, molasses, dairy products, whey, by-products baking industry, tomato press cake, potato skin, dairy waste water, waste water from beverage production, slaughtering waste, rumen content, flotation sludge, vegetable solid waste, green waste, blood, gut/intestines, catering waste) and heat demand (residential, industrial and tertiary). It is possible to run the system the feasibility and potential size of a biomass plant in a determined area.
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WebGIS, maps and data available.
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Table with web-links of the different GIS application and dataset with information on the data made available that may be used in the GeoSEE project.
Table 2: Links to the GIS application and datasets.
Name
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Data available in digital maps and web databases
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Links
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Biothopica
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Home page.
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http://geothopica.igg.cnr.it/index.php?lang=en
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WebGIS containing information on: wells, springs, idrogeology, temperature and isotherm at 1000, 2000 and 3000 m depth, heat and iso-heat flow.
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http://vmigg.iit.cnr.it/wm_geothopica/map.phtml?winsize=large&language=en&config=en.
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Transenergy
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Home page.
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http://transenergy-eu.geologie.ac.at/index.html
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WebGIS contains some information on: geothermal utilization, reservoirs and potential.
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http://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=f82fe0f737174219a354f4209ea7448a&extent=12.1518,45.3238,20.2487,49.1158
see mapserver for details http://gisgba.geologie.ac.at/ArcGIS/rest/services/projekte_transenergy/transenergy_en/MapServer.
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Databases on geothermal energy users and utilization parameters and on the authorities involved in the management of such energy source.
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http://akvamarin.geo-zs.si/users/
http://akvamarin.geo-zs.si/authorities/
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Map of changes in exploitation of geothermal aquifers.
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http://transenergy-eu.geologie.ac.at/Downloads/utilization_maps/Changes%20in%20exploitation%20of%20geothermal%20aquifers%20map.jpg
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Map of the main geothermal aquifers.
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http://transenergy-eu.geologie.ac.at/Downloads/utilization_maps/Main%20geothermal%20aquifers%20(captured%20with%20more%20than%2010%20boreholes).jpg
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Map of thermal boreholes exploitation characteristics.
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http://transenergy-eu.geologie.ac.at/Downloads/utilization_maps/Thermal%20boreholes%20exploitation%20characteristics%20map.jpg
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Map of thermal waste water management.
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http://transenergy-eu.geologie.ac.at/Downloads/utilization_maps/Thermal%20waste%20water%20management%20map.jpg
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Map of water users and their activity.
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http://transenergy-eu.geologie.ac.at/Downloads/utilization_maps/Thermal%20water%20users%20and%20their%20activity%20map.jpg
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Map of thermal water utilization and maximum outflow temperature.
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http://transenergy-eu.geologie.ac.at/Downloads/utilization_maps/Thermal%20water%20utilization%20and%20maximum%20outflow%20temperature%20map.jpg
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Portalul de date geofizice al Institutului Geologic al Romaniei
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Geothermal parameters: (1) geothermic flux and (2) geoisotherms at 3000 m.
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http://37.128.225.60/geofizica-v1/
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Register of projects and facilities for usage of RESs, CHP and preferential producers
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Interactive map with basic information (e.g., electrical and thermal capacity) on planned and working installations (geothermal, solar, hydro, wind, biomass, biogas, liquid bio-fuel, landfill gas, and wastewater treatment).
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http://oie-aplikacije.mingo.hr/InteraktivnaKarta/
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Review of the projects contained by register
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http://oie-aplikacije.mingo.hr/pregledi/PopupIzvjestaj.aspx?ReportId=5b47346e-67aa-4df2-9603-fa83c47061e3#P041e6cc9b9f840b5a0bd2b04f2691f05_2_173iT1R0x0
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Graphical review
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http://oie-aplikacije.mingo.hr/pregledi/PopupIzvjestaj.aspx?ReportId=17ed7352-2f8d-416b-b2fb-cec912e96428
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Photovoltaic Geographical Information System (PV GIS) Interactive Maps
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WebGIS: performance of Grid-connected PV (e.g., electric generation), (2) monthly irradiation data, (3) average daily solar irradiance and (4) stand alone PV estimation.
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http://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pvgis/apps4/pvest.php#
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Solar radiation and photovoltaic electricity potential country and regional maps for Europe (pdfs and pngs).
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http://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pvgis/cmaps/eur.htm
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Solar radiation data (asci files)
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http://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pvgis/download/solar_radiation_classic_laea_download.html
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General information on datasets used and on WebGIS
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http://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pvgis/info/faq.htm
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Atlante Nazionale Biomasse ENEA
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WebGIS (data given at province scale) on annual biomass potentially available for: (1) agricultural biomass (straw, prunings, rice husks, fruit shells, husks and skins), (2) forest biomass (wood hardwood, softwood, arboriculture), (3) energy crops (sorghum, miscanthus, cardoon, panic, arundo), (4) pig farms biogas, (5) cattle farms biogas, (6) biogas from biowaste (organic fraction of municipal solid waste) and (7) biogas from abattoir waste.
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http://www.atlantebiomasse.enea.it/
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Quantitative data (dataset) and excel file.
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http://www.atlantebiomasse.enea.it/ and also from a pdf file regarding the project.
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Interactive Wind Atlas
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The data made available is: (1) Digital Terrain Model (topography); (2) wind speed at 25 m, 50 m, 75 m and 100 m above ground level or sea level; (3) manufacturability specific to 25 m, 50 m, 75 m and 100 m above ground level or sea level; (4) shape parameter k of the Weibull distribution and (5) distance from the cab of the nearest power node/station.
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http://atlanteeolico.rse-web.it/
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Environmental Atlas of Belgrade Vol. B
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Home page.
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http://www.zdravlje.org.rs/ekoatlas/indexeb.htm
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Maps contain information on: (1) composition and hydrogeological function of rock masses, (2) mineral springs, (3) Renney wells, (4) springs, (5) sources and potential water-supply sources, (6) general direction of ground water movement, (7) dug wells in alluvial environment, (8) dug wells in loessoid environment, (9) dug wells in loess, (10) dug wells in Neogene sediments, (11) drilled wells and (12) level of underground water.
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http://www.zdravlje.org.rs/ekoatlas/volbe/12ev.gif
http://www.zdravlje.org.rs/ekoatlas/volbe/13ev.gif
http://www.zdravlje.org.rs/ekoatlas/volbe/14ev.gif
http://www.zdravlje.org.rs/ekoatlas/volbe/15ev.gif
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The map contains information on: (1) solar radiation on the horizontal surface (kWh/m2/day) and (2) mean duration of solar irradiation.
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http://www.zdravlje.org.rs/ekoatlas/volbe/22ev.gif
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The map contains information on biomass-green areas and agricultural land distribution.
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http://www.zdravlje.org.rs/ekoatlas/volbe/05ev.gif
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The Map contains information on: (1) Isolines with the same wind energy density kWh/m2/day and (2) zones of increased energy.
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http://www.zdravlje.org.rs/ekoatlas/volbe/23ev.gif
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T-JAM
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Home page.
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http://en.t-jam.eu
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WebGIS borehole database.
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http://akvamarin.geo-zs.si/t-jam_boreholes/
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WebGis with basic geological infromation.
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http://mafi-loczy.mafi.hu/tjam/
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Atlasole
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Photovoltaic plants per municipality.
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http://atlasole.gse.it/atlasole/
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Repormap
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Location and main characteristics of renewable energy plants and installations.
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http://www.repowermap.org/
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Probiogas
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Home page.
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http://probiogas.venetoagricoltura.org/
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Maps on potential biomass and biogas plants related to municipalities of the Padova province (by clicking of pdf icons and selecting municipalities).
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http://probiogas.venetoagricoltura.org/provincia.php?prov=PD&provincia=PADOVA
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Dataset on potential biomass and biogas plants related to municipalities of the Padova province (by clicking of pdf icons and selecting municipalities).
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http://probiogas.venetoagricoltura.org/provincia.php?prov=PD&provincia=PADOVA
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Geothermic Low Enthalpy Viewer
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Digital terrain model (20m), coloured orthophoto (year 2006), maps with geological data (scale 1:25,000 and 1:100,000). An URL list is given.
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http://litologia-geotermia.enea.it/ in GIS Services
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ArcGIS viewer with the abovementioned data and data from geological and geothechnical surveys.
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http://litologia-geotermia.enea.it/GeothermENEA/
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BioEnerGIS
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Home page.
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http://www.bioenergis.eu/
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Dataset on biomass characteristics, regulations and technologies.
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http://www.bioenergis.eu/Documents/DocDownload_Project.aspx (you need to create an account)
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Maps on potential biomass.
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http://www.bioenergis.eu/portals/0/pdf/D3_biomass_assessment_dB_maps.pdf
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WebGIS BIOPOLE with data on biomass offer (mass and energy) and heat demand.
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http://test.terraria.com/biopole/index.seam?cid=266
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No web-link is available for data highlighted by the partner REAP.
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