Project screening results
Aim
Screening of previous projects for relevant data that can be integrated into the Smart Altitude WebGIS and the publication of the results in WIKIAlps (Deliverable D.T1.1.3)
Results
All screened Alpine Space projects are listed below categorised by theme (this list may be updated during the course of the project).
| Project Name | End date | Geodata | Algorithms | Potentially useful ideas/pilot areas |
| WebGIS, Wiki Platforms |
| AlpES | 12/2018* | yes | yes | yes, checked by IGF/ÖAW |
| WIKI Alps | 12/2014 | no | no | yes, checked by IGF/ÖAW |
| ECONNECT | 11/2011 | yes | (yes) | yes |
| Renewable energy potential and use |
| Recharge.green | 06/2015 | yes | yes | yes, checked partly IGF/ÖAW |
| SHARE | 07/2012 | no | no | yes |
| NEWFOR | 08/2014 | no | no | yes |
| Energy storage |
| AlpEnergy | 12/2011 | no | no | yes |
| AlpStore | 12/2014 | no | no | yes |
| Alp-Water-Scarce | 10/2011 | no | no | yes |
| Energy efficiency buildings, including user behaviour change |
| THE4BEES | 12/2018 | no | no | yes |
| ClimAlpTour | 09/2011 | no | no | yes |
| CESBA Alps | 12/2018 | no | no | yes |
| PEACE_Alps | 12/2018 | no | no | yes |
| AlpBC | 06/2015 | no | no | yes |
| ENERBUILD | 06/2012 | no | no | yes |
| CABEE | 06/2015 | no | no | yes |
| Energy Efficiency Transport |
| CO2-NeuTrAlp | 01/2012 | no | no | yes |
| PARAmount | 11/2012 | no | no | yes |
| Energy efficiency SME support, politics, promoting |
| FIDIAS | 06/2015 | no | no | yes |
| IMEAS | 06/2019 | no | no | yes |
| SEAPAlps | 05/2015 | no | no | yes |
| AlpEnMat | 12/2014 | no | no | yes |
| ALPSTAR | 06/2014 | no | no | yes |
| Greta | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Detailed results per project
AlpES
WIKIAlps
ECONNECT
Improving Ecological Connectivity in the Alps
Project end date: 30/11/2011
http://www.alpine-space.org/2007-2013/projects/projects/detail/ECONNECT/show/index.html
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Potentially interesting layers (geodata) - Patch Cohesion COH - Landscape Heterogenity and Edge Density Landscape Shape Index - Relevant for migration of species in an area of interest - could be interesting for Smart Altitude considering new buildings, barriers or landscape changes because of energie gain or use - Environmental Protection ENV: International Protected Areas - Similar to IGF own Protected Areas - CSI - Continuum suitability index (also classified)
Potentially interesting tool: CSI Example application: red deer friendly environment of an example ski area? Described in the tutorial:
http://jecami.eu/doc/Intro.pdf “These results can be compared with optimal results for a red deer (in red). As most indicators show, the area is almost optimal for a red deer. However, the indicators that have suboptimal values are Land Use and Infrastructure. This is due to the populated regions and to the numerous skiing infrastructure.”
Transfer to Smart Altitude:
Some data could potentially be interesting: forest areas, lakes… BUT available only for the Alpine Convention Area not for (whole) Alpine Space; data cannot easily embedded – not even through ArcGIS Server after tutorial description (Server
URL:
http://webgis.nationalpark.ch:6080/arcgis/services is not working anymore?)
If data are really useful for Smart Altitude, we could request data.
Tutorial shows a good example of a WebGIS Tutorial. We already have our own AlpES WebGIS tutorial with a similar structure.
If we should calculate renewable energy potential in ski resorts or municipalities and take into account if solutions are wild animal friendly, we could consider the CSI tool for animal friendly environment/paths or link to JECAMI WebGIS
Recharge.green
Balancing Alpine energy and nature
Project end: 2015
General information/Abstract: “The Alps have great potential for the use of renewable energy. Thereby they can make a valuable contribution to mitigating climate change. This, however, means increasing pressures on nature. What could be the impact of such changes on the habitats of animals and plants? How do they affect land use and soil quality? How much renewable energy can reasonably be used? The project recharge.green brings together 16 partners to develop strategies and tools for decision-making on such issues. The analysis and comparison of the costs and benefits of renewable energy, ecosystem services, and potential trade-offs is a key component in this process. The project will last from October 2012 to June 2015 and is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund in the Alpine Space Programme.” Source:
http://www.recharge-green.eu/project/ Approach: “technical and economic potentials for the renewable energy sources biomass, hydropower, wind and solar in the Alpine region, while at the same time elaborating rankings of hotspots with respect to ecosystem services, most notably biodiversity and soils”
http://www.recharge-green.eu/approach/-
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interesting tools: Alpine Area r.green and Pilot region r.green
Alpine Area r.green - calculated renewable potential of four technologies: Bioenergy, Windpower, Hydropower and Solar Potential in the Alpine Convention – available in JECAMI WebGIS - Except of Solar Potenzial there are not much result pixels over the whole area - Output raster has a very coarse resolution of approximatively 5*10km - No legend to the output colors available.
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List of Input datasets (to be checked, if available at high resolution): - No information found to the resolution needed for the DEM and DTM to receive useful results
Tool 1 Forest Biomass
http://www.recharge-green.eu/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/r.green_.biomass.pdf - Mandatory data input: - Forest stand map with yield and increment values - Forest management and treatment - Ordinary and forest road network - Water network (possible) - Digital elevation model (possible) Optional: - Soil data (texture, depth, fertility) - Lakes (possible) - Protected Areas (possible) - Fire risk - Costs and marked price of different wood typologies - Level of adopted machanization - Except of the few possible ones, all other datasets are not open source data but must have a high resolution to fit the needs of Smart Altitude. - Data Source of the present project: “Data were provided by local or regional administrators in the pilot areas and, when necessary, integrated with Eurac database.” - Contact person(s): Marco Ciolli, Ph.D., University of Trento
Tool 2 Hydropower
http://www.recharge-green.eu/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/r.green_.hydro_.pdf Mandatory: - Raster file with discharge values along the rivers - Raster file with environmental flow - Digital terrain model - Shapefile with existing intakes, reservoirs and hydro plant (ID, capacity, kind of turbines) - Areas where hydro plants are forbidden Optional: - Lakes, streets, weirs, electricity grid, parks, area of particular interest - Geologic and soil map, cadastre map - Duration curves, maximum distance between intake and restitution, minimum distance between restitution and the following dam, increasing of environmental flow - Their Data source: “Data were provided by local or regional administrators from pilot areas.” - Responsible Partner(s) EURAC
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Transfer to Smart Altitude These two tools/algorithms/GRASS scripts sound interesting but there are critical points to discuss:
Input data are mostly not available. Not available for the whole Alpine Space. We would have to check, if all Living Labs Ski resorts have all those data (see last input data block) at their disposal in an adequate high resolution. Additionally we could contact r.green@eurac.edu for an existing database. This database would be probably very coarse at Alpine Space level (10km pixels are not interesting for ski resort high resolution calculations).
In any case, to adapt these tools, collect data, prepare and integrate data in our database/WebGIS, create an adequate interface and complete the other technologies would need a lot of time both for energy experts as well as WebGIS/GIS experts for finding a useful agreement and implementation, it is to decide in project consortium, if main part of IGF-time should be used to calculated renewable potential in the three Living Labs. Is usage/output expected to be useful enough in Smart Altitude?
Only forest biomass and hydropower available – not all four or more technologies, incomplete impression of potential, is there enough expertise in our project consortium to calculate all possible other renewable technologies, that would make sense in a ski resort?
Hydropower is very difficult to calculate for a big area. Furthermore it can be presumed, that ski resorts know very well if hydropower could be used in their territory or area of influence. Likely the renewable potential in general is well known and can be calculated in detail only by ingenieurs at a very high resolution, in which general GIS tools are not appropriate
Renewable potential is either known or has to be calculated by engeneers in detail
Forest biomass as renewable potential competes against forest as protection forest for example against avalanches, a very important function in ski resorts; ski resorts probably know very well, if their forest is needed or if significant amount of wood can be transported not to cheap or complicated because of topographic limitations to use it for regional energy production
SHARE
NEWFOR
AlpEnergy
AlpStore
Alp-Water-Scarce
THE4BEES
Project “THE4BEES – Transnational Holistic Ecosystem 4 Better Energy Efficiency Through Social Innovation”.
Project end date: 15/12/2018
Contact: http://www.alpine-space.eu/projects/thefourbees/en/contact
About: “THE4BEES focuses on the behavioural changes of users in public buildings needed to achieve reduction of energy consumption. Such changes will be originated by the use of innovative ICT applications developed by a transnational ecosystem. Those applications will be used by the target groups in the demonstration sites (schools, houses, factories) to encourage behavioural changes for energy efficiency and carbon footprint reduction”
http://www.alpine-space.eu/projects/thefourbees/en/about-
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Transfer to Smart Altitude:
ideas to spread the awareness of importance of energy reduction/efficient use can be found – could be also interesting for skiers hotels, restaurants and other public buildings to reduce carbon foot print (storytelling software, useful android-app)
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To influence the user behaviour (energy reduction) could play an important role also in ski resorts project item could be to show skiers how to … sensibilize and stimulating visitors and workers for energy efficienz in buildings
Could we also use storytelling to change user behaviour to more energy efficient use?
Should we also create a project video?
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ClimAlpTour
“CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS IMPACT ON TOURISM IN THE ALPINE SPACE”
Duration: Start 01/09/2008 – Closure 01/09/2011
Overall objective: “The project aims at dealing with the internationally recognized issue of the effects of climate change on alpine tourism, with reference both to winter tourism and sports and to alpine all-season tourism. Alpine tourism needs to be rethinked and both public institutions and private stakeholders have to meet the challenge of a new idea of tourism which goes beyond the traditional vision of winter sports and other typical alpine tourism activities. To analyze adaptation and management strategies for
tourist sector which better fit in the alpine region, considering changes in customer perception and new alpine strategies for tourism industry; To build a web electronic tool for stakeholders being able to make a first assessment of the local impact of C.C. and to provide hints for possible adaptation
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High quality data collection for environmental, physical and socio-economic categories
22 Pilotregionen in Alpine Convention Area – data only for those pilot regions!
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Transfer to Smart Altitude
CESBA Alps
CESBA: Common European Sustainable Built Environment Assessment
https://www.cesba.eu/
3 Alpine Space Programme: CESBA Alps, Greencycle & Med
Duration: December 2015 until December 2018
https://www.regio-v.at/cesba-alps
Objectives: “While sustainability assessment tools are already well-established for buildings and small urban areas, such tools do not yet exist for the built environment at the level of terri-tories. CESBA Alps aims to improve the sustainability of the Alpine built environment through the development of the first assessment tool at territorial scale, which will be contextual-ized to regional specificities.Through objective criteria and performance indicators ad-dressing all dimensions of sustainability, the tool will support the sustainability assessment of a territory, the definition of objective performance targets, the decision making in plan-ning processes and the implementation and monitoring of effective low carbon policies.” “9 local CESBA Committees (CLCs) will be developed to implement and test the CESBA STT tool in the pilot regions.”
http://www.alpine-space.eu/projects/cesba-alps/en/about CESBA Alps - Sustainable Territories: “Currently available sustainability assessment tools cover buildings and small urban areas, with no support for the territorial scale, typical in the rural, low density Alpine regions. The “CESBA Alps” project aims to facilitate the development, exchange, and implementation of innovative policies and plans for energy planning at territorial level based on common assessment tools. By developing a transnational assessment framework and an incentive for sustainable and low carbon construction and economy, the project will improve the sustainability and energy efficiency of the Alpine built environment.” “The Regional Development Vorarlberg (Regio-V) is one of ten project partners. Together with the energy region Leiblachtal Regio-V wants to develop instruments for energy planning in the valley, set up structures for a long-term monitoring and develop an incentive for continuous improvement. Thereby the partners want to contribute to achieving energy self-sufficiency in Vorarlberg.”
http://www.alpine-space.eu/projects/cesba-alps/en/about
Transfer to Smart Altitude:
Use of outputs: “generic transnational assessment framework for assessment at territorial scale, a set of harmonized, regionally contextualized assessment tools for territories, a guideline for the implementation of assessment tools in policies and territorial plans, a toolbox for the adoption of strategies for sustainable and low carbon territories, the creation of Local CESBA Committees” if they can be found…
http://wiki.cesba.eu/wiki/CESBA_Alps-
PEACE_Alps
AlpBC
ENERBUILD
CABEE
CO2-NeuTrAlp
PARAmount
FIDIAS
Innovative Financial Instruments for Sustainable Development in Alpine Space
Project end date: 30/06/2015
http://www.alpine-space.org/2007-2013/projects/projects/detail/FIDIAS/show/index.html
About: “Given the increasing difficulties of SMEs when seeking suitable financial support, the FIDIAS project aims to reinforce local, regional development plans and entrepreneurship through the implementation and piloting of innovative financial instruments and services supporting eco innovation and/or sustainable development actions”
https://www.euromontana.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/fidias.pdf
Transfer to Smart Altitude:
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“Who are the beneficiaries? Small and medium enterprises, financial and business intermediaries, local and regional operators. They will be up-to date on intangible assets evaluation methods and funding opportunities targeted on eco-innovation, energy efficiency and renewable energies.” Check financial support for green-technology/green-business model
IMEAS
Integrated and Multi-level Energy models for the Alpine Space
Project end date: 30/06/2019
http://www.alpine-space.eu/projects/imeas/en/home
enhance knowledge on territorial energy systems;
boost policymaking, planning and decision-making;
improve capacity to select and use the right tools to develop/implement integrated energy plans/measures;
support Multi Level Governance;
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Transfer to Smart Altitude
Ideas sounds good and related (synergies/cooperation, co2 reduction,etc.), so watch this project for results that might be useful for Smart Altitude
SEAPAlps
AlpEnMat
Project end date: 31/12/2014
http://www.alpine-space.org/2007-2013/projects/projects/detail/AlpEnMat/show/index.html
About: “During the Alpine Space Programme 2007-2013, co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund, various projects have been dealing with low–carbon economy, energy efficiency and sustainable mobility. Dozens of enterprises have been involved in these projects and could prove their ability to develop and deploy innovative solutions in the field of energy efficiency and renewable energies as well as sustainable mobility”.
What they do: “AlpEnMAT fosters innovative technology and provides innovation at the level of cooperation among different sectors and actors for allowing a wider application of innovative energy and mobility technology, thus triggering related positive effects on more balanced territorial and sustainable development, improving the access to energy and information services, creating new labour and growth opportunities, and enhancing the quality of life and competitiveness of the Alpine Space.” Project website:
https://www.alpenmat.eu/
* Objectives:
HELP them better promote the products and services they have brought to the projects in period 2007-2013;
SHOW that specific virtues and capabilities of providers, the rich and diversified economic structure and the attractiveness of the Alpine Space itself can be exploited to create a unique promotion scheme for energy and mobility solutions;
CREATE a spirit of togetherness with providers and suppliers of renewable energy and sustainable mobility technologies in the Alpine Space countries;
PROVE that the innovative and portable concept of the AlpEnMAT conferences complements existing promotion schemes and helps less developed territories gain visibility;
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Transfer to Smart Altitude:
ALPSTAR
Alpstar. Toward Carbon Neutral Alps – Make best Practice Minimum Standards
Closing date: 30/06/2014
Project website in slovenish: http://alpstar-project.eu/
Project consortium see http://wiki.cesba.eu/wiki/ALPSTAR
Energy saving: from fossils to local renewable energy
GhG emissions reduction: refurbishment of public buildings
Renewable energy development: long distance district heating systems
Guideline Toward carbon neutral Alps ALPSTAR
Habitat du Queyras et énergie
Best-practice platform ALPSTAR
Transfer to Smart Altitude:
Individual energy-proposals/solutions of pilot regions could serve as ideas for ski resorts as well (they calculated the local renewable potential for all pilot regions)
Deals also with energy measurement and user behaviour