Plantation of Willow for Biomass Production and Modernization of the Street Lighting System in Festelita

Country
Republic of Moldova
Region
Stefan-Voda district
Municipality
Festelita
Covenant Signatory since
June, 2013
Sustainable Energy Action Plan approved
May, 2014
Sustainable Energy Action Plan targets by 2020
  • Energy consumption: - 37%
  • CO2 emission: -48%
  • Demonstration project duration
    January 2018 – January, 2021
    Demonstration Project budget, incl.
    800,000 EUR
    European Union grant
    500,000 EUR
    City contribution
    300, 000 EUR

    What is to be done?

    • Installation of solar panels systems for water heating at kindergarten
    • Installation of biomass burning boiler rooms at 4 public institutions: a kindergarten, a gymnasium, a culture house, and a mayoralty
    • Plantation of at least 4 ha with Energy Salix Willow
    • Installation of 200 environmentally friendly streetlight luminaries
    • Establishment of a 300 kW PV solar park
  • Who will
    benefit?

    children

    166

    children will have more comfortable temperature and humidity conditions in the kindergarten

    pupils

    278

    pupils will have more comfortable temperature and humidity conditions in the gymnasium

    people

    41

    project team, construction workers, experts are to be involved in project implementation will contribute to the local economy

    staff memebers

    98

    staff members of the kindergarten, gymnasium, and the City Hall will work in more comfortable indoor conditions

    visitaors

    740

    visitors will have more comfortable indoor conditions in the House of Culture

    inhabitants

    2, 868

    inhabitants of the village of Festelita will feel more comfortable and safer in the streets during the night-time

    Who will
    benefit?

    166[:en] children[:ru] детей[:]

    children will have more comfortable temperature and humidity conditions in the kindergarten

    278[:en] pupils[:ru] учеников[:]

    pupils will have more comfortable temperature and humidity conditions in the gymnasium

    41[:en] people[:ru] человек[:]

    project team, construction workers, experts are to be involved in project implementation will contribute to the local economy

    98[:en] staff memebers[:ru] сотрудников[:]

    staff members of the kindergarten, gymnasium, and the City Hall will work in more comfortable indoor conditions

    740[:en] visitors[:ru] посетителей[:]

    visitors will have more comfortable indoor conditions in the House of Culture

    2, 868[:en] inhabitants[:ru] жителей[:]

    inhabitants of the village of Festelita will feel more comfortable and safer in the streets during the night-time

    What will
    be achieved?

    86 MWh/y, or 8 % energy savings

    397 t/y, or 95% reduction of CO₂

    1,008 MWh/y or 89 % production energy from renewable energy source

    The savings achieved in the project are equivalent to

    annual energy consumption of 4,712 mobile phones

    or

    annual energy consumption of 796 TVs

    annual emissions from 254 new cars

    or

    18,045 trees needed to be planted to absorb such amount of CO₂

    annual energy consumption of 55,233 mobile phones

    or

    annual energy consumption of 9,333 TVs

    86 MWh/y, or 8 % energy savings

    or

    annual energy consumption of 4,712 mobile phones

    or

    annual energy consumption of 796 TVs

    397 t/y, or 95% reduction of CO₂

    or

    annual emissions from 254 new cars

    or

    18,045 trees needed to be planted to absorb such amount of CO₂

    1,008 MWh/y or 89 % production energy from renewable energy source

    or

    annual energy consumption of 55,233 mobile phones

    or

    annual energy consumption of 9,333 TVs

    Monetary savings 57, 220 EUR annually

    =

    14 % of total budget of Festelita municipality

    What will
    be achieved?

    86 MWh/y, or 8 % energy savings

    or

    annual energy consumption of 4,712 mobile phones

    397 t/y, or 95% reduction of CO₂

    or

    annual emissions from 254 new cars

    Monetary savings 57, 220 EUR annually

    =

    14 % of total budget of Festelita municipality

    Factsheet (download in English, in Romanian)

    Contacts

    Fondul de Inovatii Sociale din Moldova, NGO

    Covenant of Mayors — Demonstration Projects

    Fondul de Inovatii Sociale din Moldova, NGO

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