1. Management Board Meeting April 24-25, 2013 Hvar, Croatia SOLUTION is a project of the CONCERTO initiative co-funded by the European Commission under the 7 th Framework Programme SOLUTION Management Board Meeting April 24-25, 2013 Hvar, Croatia

2. Management Board Meeting April 24-25, 2013 Hvar, Croatia GENERAL STATUS political opposition on the island and state level conflicting parties and elections local administration and LAG Hvar focusing on structural funds for island development 3,5 years pending problems related to physical planning SOLUTION project did not get the priority status in spite of contact with authorities on the local/state level SOLUTION demo activities near end – urgent short term solutions applied for implementation

3. Management Board Meeting April 24-25, 2013 Hvar, Croatia DEMO PROGRESS ON HVAR

4. Management Board Meeting April 24-25, 2013 Hvar, Croatia BUILDING REFURBISHMENT STATUS realization relatively slow due to complicated procedures public buildings stuck in the public procurement loops (School in Jelsa refurbisment started in 2011, application not completely finished yet) private buildings progressing on a satisfactory level, the biggest problem slow payment of the grants

5. Management Board Meeting April 24-25, 2013 Hvar, Croatia BUILDING REFURBISHMENT STATUS School in Jelsa 1.700 m² previous situation → future (current) situation ~36 kWh/m²a thermal insulation windows, doors AWAITING DOCUMENTATION & APPROVAL

6. Management Board Meeting April 24-25, 2013 Hvar, Croatia BUILDING REFURBISHMENT STATUS School in Svirče Process started Expected finish in 2013

7. Management Board Meeting April 24-25, 2013 Hvar, Croatia BUILDING REFURBISHMENT STATUS Private houses – Tudor –New building 20,7 kWh/m²a – certificate 14,1 kWh/m²a – actual FINISHED & GRANTS PAID

8. Management Board Meeting April 24-25, 2013 Hvar, Croatia BUILDING REFURBISHMENT STATUS Private buildings – Damjanic –Refurbishment 119 kWh/m²a – before 46 kWh/m²a - after FINISHED & GRANTS PAID

9. Management Board Meeting April 24-25, 2013 Hvar, Croatia BUILDING REFURBISHMENT STATUS Private buildings – Planjar –Refurbishment 156 kWh/m²a – before 49 kWh/m²a - after FINISHED & AWAITING APPROVAL

10. Management Board Meeting April 24-25, 2013 Hvar, Croatia BUILDING REFURBISHMENT STATUS Private buildings – Knezovic –New building 35 kWh/m²a FINISHED & AWAITING APPROVAL

11. Management Board Meeting April 24-25, 2013 Hvar, Croatia BUILDING REFURBISHMENT STATUS Private buildings – Tomic –Refurbishment 191 kWh/m²a – before 45 kWh/m²a - after FINISHED & AWAITING APPROVAL

12. Management Board Meeting April 24-25, 2013 Hvar, Croatia BIOGAS PLANT STATUS Repetition…. –mobile biogas plant produced & awaiting delivery –Terrain preparations finished But…. –Still waiting Physical planning issues to be solved –Necessary for the plateau concrete works –Investor ready Efforts to avoid Physical planning complications and obtain permits

13. Management Board Meeting April 24-25, 2013 Hvar, Croatia Current results: –Measurements of solar potential on 2 sites on Hvar –Feasibility study –Preparation of tender documents –EOTRP (grid connection analysis) WP 2.HV3: LARGE SCALE SOLAR PV INSTALLATION

14. Management Board Meeting April 24-25, 2013 Hvar, Croatia WP 2.HV3: LARGE SCALE SOLAR PV INSTALLATION

15. Management Board Meeting April 24-25, 2013 Hvar, Croatia Pre-selection of locations was done based on: – analysis of existing zone planning documentation and local community plans, – insight into property-legal relations at potential locations, – analysis of basic technical aspects of project realisation (primarily grid connection and public road connection). WP 2.HV3: LARGE SCALE SOLAR PV INSTALLATION

16. Management Board Meeting April 24-25, 2013 Hvar, Croatia Current status: – Introduction of potential location into spatial plans of SDC – pending Further steps: – Selection of alternative project location (introduction of location in physical plans of municipality) –Call for Tender (site and construction permit) – Application for permits – Preparation of necessary project documentation –Construction Efforts to avoid Physical planning complications and obtain permits

17. Management Board Meeting April 24-25, 2013 Hvar, Croatia RES STATUS 7 solar thermal projects implemented Grants paid Further larger scale and smaller scale Tsol projects in process More projects expected

18. Management Board Meeting April 24-25, 2013 Hvar, Croatia RES STATUS Solar cooling –No interest –Proposed switch to small scale off-grid/net metering PV plants –First comment – approved by EC –Amendment process

19. Management Board Meeting April 24-25, 2013 Hvar, Croatia ENERGY STORAGE CAES not ready Possible switch to hydrogen storage Due to other delays and priorities should be cancelled

20. Management Board Meeting April 24-25, 2013 Hvar, Croatia A QUICK LESSON… All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. Arthur Schopenhauer But sometimes it’s too late and the THIRD never happens. Croatian Solution Team NOV 2009 TODAY 23.04.2013 OCT 2014

21. Management Board Meeting April 24-25, 2013 Hvar, Croatia REALIZATION 3,5 years plans and status quo:

22. Management Board Meeting April 24-25, 2013 Hvar, Croatia REALIZATION Energy efficiency measures in buildings

23. Management Board Meeting April 24-25, 2013 Hvar, Croatia REALIZATION Mobile biogas plant

24. Management Board Meeting April 24-25, 2013 Hvar, Croatia REALIZATION PV plant

25. Management Board Meeting April 24-25, 2013 Hvar, Croatia REALIZATION SOLAR THERMAL

26. Management Board Meeting April 24-25, 2013 Hvar, Croatia WHAT NEXT??? Quick steps to solve the problems in WPs Efforts to finish everything according to new deadlines Ask for a longer implementation period??? Possibility to amend again?

27. Management Board Meeting April 24-25, 2013 Hvar, Croatia THANK YOU!!!