Solar Adoption Rise in the 2 Seas

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A France - Belgium - The Netherlands - United Kingdom (Les Deux Mers / Two seas / Twee Zeeën)

Date of latest update: 2024-12-17

Description

Description (EN):

The objective of this project is to facilitate the large-scale deployment of solar electricity/heat generation in the 2 Seas and support the EU to meet its target of 20% energy consumption from renewables by 2020. The consortium tests and demonstrates a series of innovative solar solutions on historical/public buildings and households (with focus on lowincome families) in both urban and rural settings. Each demonstrator reduces the cost of solar energy generation in combination with innovative storage technology to enhance efficiencies and greater use at point of generation rather than export to the grid. SOLARISE brings together partners from business, academic and public sectors and citizens to stimulate change in the current situation and delivers a comprehensive business case that looks at future financing and investment opportunities in solar generation. Essentially the project helps drive CO2 savings, grid balancing and provide a means to reduce energy bills.

Achievements (EN):

The SOLARISE goal is to accelerate the adoption of solar energy in the 2 seas territories through innovative pilot solar installations. Solar energy has a great potential of applications that are explored by SOLARISE: Collective or individual roofs (for instance 3 buildings at the UPJV with 3500 m2 rooftop); Roofs of homes, public or private buildings; Solar farms. Feasibility studies have already been done for rooftop installations on different type of buildings, on a heritage mill and for innovative living-labs including hybrid solar panels, storage and internet of things for monitoring. These facilities are being implemented and the installations will be used as showcases for demonstration, training and R&D purposes. The contextual framework of solar energy has also been analysed in the 4 countries from the point of view of legislation, market, technology and best practices. The resultats are in Output 1. The SOLARISE project organised several events open to the public in order to share the solar potential in the 2 Seas Region. For the achievement of Output 1, the consortium worked together to collect relevant information about solar energy for each participant country and also to summarize and process this information in a practical manner for the various stakeholders. Output 1 has been and will still disseminated along the whole lifespan of the project to increase awareness, knowledge and understanding of solar energy harvesting in the 2Seas region. For the dissemination, except for the classical publication of the website and direct communication of the consotrium partners with the stakeholders during scientific/networking events, a webinar for the non-specialists have beeen organized and specific questionnaire is available in the project website and have been sent to relevant stakeholders. PP3 completed one housing installation. The other BHCC pilots in public housing are partly complete and starting to demonstrate the benefits to residents in terms of lower energy bills and access to renewable energy. All the SOLARISE municipal partners have produced Energy Plans and Solar Road Maps and a methodology for Solar Road Maps is drafted. PP10 has completed the installation of all 2 pilots which can be remotely monitored as of now and can be visualised on the SOLARISE website. PP11 intalled the Q Roof sun collector (thermoslate system) is implemented in “De Helm" in the center of the historical city of Middelburg.

Website: https://www.interregsolarise.eu/

Delivered Outputs (EN):

The main outputs of the SOLARISE project are: - 8 solar panels installations in historical buildings and public infrastructures, to overcome the 2 Seas challenge of integrating solar into historical cities, due to visual impact and grid constraints typical of historic areas; - 4 solar panels installations in public housing, to help low-income residents to reduced bills and improve their understanding of energy issues; - 3 living lab pilots, to be used for education and research purposes but also for demonstrations and exhibition; - A 'Roadmap for solar energy as a premise of energy transition plan', to formulate strategies to accelerate adoption of solar energy using smart technologies, smart grids and storage and to maximise the role of solar in the EU energy transition; - A 'Guide package on legislation, market, technologies and best practices’, to account for the continuous changes in legislation, market, technologies and pilots developed within the project; - 3 'Studies of Potential solar projects', to look at energy potential, risks, investment requirements, legal and regulatory aspects, cost/benefit analysis, required work, equipment, and potential CO2 reduction; and - A 'Campaign to boost solar energy adoption’, to enable greater uptake through better understanding of how constraints and barriers can be addressed. The stakeholders benefitting from these outputs are: householders and tenants across a range of socio-cultural profiles, installers, designers and manufacturers, the construction sector, housing professionals and associations, property, environmental and energy managers, public and private sector landlords, community & voluntary sector stakeholders, local businesses and investors. Check the “Outputs” section below to download related material and see “Main Achievements” section for further information about the achieved results.

Thematic information

Renewable energy

Specific Objective: Increase the adoption of low-carbon technologies and applications in sectors that have the potential for a high reduction in greenhouse gas emissions

Thematic Objective: (04) supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy in all sectors by:

Investment Priority: (04f) promoting research and innovation in, and adoption of, low-carbon technologies

Partners (12)

Lead Partner: Université de Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV)

Department: Laboratoire des Technologies Innovantes (LTI)

Address: 33 rue Saint LEU, 80000 Amiens, France

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 669 857.98

ERDF budget: EUR 401 914.79

Gemeente Heerhugowaard

Name: Gemeente Heerhugowaard

Address: Parelhof 1, 1703 EZ Heerhugowaard, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 181 490.35

ERDF budget: EUR 108 894.21

Gemeente Middelburg

Name: Gemeente Middelburg

Department: Economic and Spacial Planning

Address: Kanaalweg 3, 4337 PA Middelburg, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 627 860.57

ERDF budget: EUR 376 716.34

VILLE DE FOURMIES

Name: VILLE DE FOURMIES

Department: Third Industrial Revolution

Address: Place de Verdun, 59610 Fourmies, France

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 417 012.93

ERDF budget: EUR 250 207.75

Gemeente Middelkerke

Name: Gemeente Middelkerke

Department: Technical department

Address: Spermaliestraat 1, 8430 Middelkerke, Belgium

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 92 522.96

ERDF budget: EUR 55 513.78

Gemeente Zoersel

Name: Gemeente Zoersel

Department: Public Works Department

Address: Handelslei 167, 2980 Zoersel, Belgium

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 441 609.71

ERDF budget: EUR 264 965.84

University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation (UoP)

Name: University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation (UoP)

Department: School of Engineering

Address: Anglesea Road , PO1 3DJ Portsmouth , United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 461 276.50

ERDF budget: EUR 276 765.89

Flux 50

Name: Flux 50

Department: Business Development

Address: Koningsstraat 154, 1000 Brussels, Belgium

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 249 611.39

ERDF budget: EUR 149 766.85

Enercoop Nord-Pas de Calais - Picardie

Name: Enercoop Nord-Pas de Calais - Picardie

Address: 235 Boulevard Paul Painlevé, 59000 Lille, France

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 132 456.80

ERDF budget: EUR 79 474.07

APB Kamp C

Name: APB Kamp C

Department: Centre sustainable building and housing. Province of Antwerpen

Address: Britselaan 20, 2260 Westerlo, Belgium

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 71 766.07

ERDF budget: EUR 43 059.65

Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC)

Name: Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC)

Department: City Development & Regeneration

Address: Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, BN3 3BQ Hove, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 485 356.03

ERDF budget: EUR 291 213.62

KU Leuven – Technologie campus Gent

Name: KU Leuven – Technologie campus Gent

Department: Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Technology - Research group Energy & Automation (E&A)

Address: Gebroeders Desmetstraat 1, 9000 Ghent, Belgium

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 456 368.80

ERDF budget: EUR 273 821.28

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Summary

Project name (EN): Solar Adoption Rise in the 2 Seas

Project acronym: SOLARISE

Project start date: 2018-03-01

Project end date: 2023-03-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 4 287 190.09

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 2 572 314.07

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 0.60%

Co-financing sources:

Documents

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Videos / films

Pilot project in Middelburg of an integrated system in rooftiles 'Q Roof'

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2020-06-26

Languages: en

Studies / surveys

OUTPUT 2.1 Studies of Potential Solar Projects

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2021-12-22

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Reports

Buckley Close Solar Energy Installation Report

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2021-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Elwyn Jones Court Solar Energy Installation Report

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2021-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Oxford Street Solar Energy Installation Report

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2021-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

OUTPUT 1. Guide package on legislation, market, technologies and best practices

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2019-10-15

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A France - Belgium - The Netherlands - United Kingdom (Les Deux Mers / Two seas / Twee Zeeën)

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2024-12-17

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82 / 82 (100%)

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886 / 886 (100%)

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Solar Adoption Rise in the 2 Seas

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