Environmental and social assessment of renewable energy projects
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Renewable Energy projects are often considered as benign. This presentation provides insight to some of the environmental and social issues associated with RE projects.
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Environmental and social assessment of renewable energy projects
- 1. Slide 1 By Dr. Prasad Modak, Director, Ekonnect Knowledge Foundation ©2013 Ekonnect Knowledge Foundation
- 2. Do we need environmental and social assessment of RE projects? ©2013 Ekonnect Knowledge Foundation Slide 2
- 3. In EU, there will be 35,000 tonnes of PV waste by 2020 PV CYCLE INITIATIVE What happens to the End of Life of PV Panels ©2013 Ekonnect Knowledge Foundation 3
- 4. Wind farms and Birds ©2013 Ekonnect Knowledge Foundation 4 Barrier effect – collisions Habitat separation – degradation Noise Change in Migratory path, Mating EU directives, Natura 2000 sites (26000 in 27 countries), Siting Guidelines, SEA and EIA
- 5. Important Bird Areas and work done by Bombay Natural History Society ©2013 Ekonnect Knowledge Foundation 5
- 6. ©2013 Ekonnect Knowledge Foundation 6 Biomass based Projects • Biomass cultivation (water, technology) • Biomass collection (transportation) • Competition (fodder, charcoal) • Ecological change – biodiversity related impacts
- 7. Indigenous Peoples Community Engagement & Involvement Training, Benefit Sharing Linking Corporate Social Responsibility New Business Models, Micro-finance ©2013 Ekonnect Knowledge Foundation 7
- 8. http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20006361-54.html ©2013 Ekonnect Knowledge Foundation 8 Land Requirements
- 9. The report, Anticipated Indirect Land Use Change Associated with Expanded Use of Biofuels and Bioliquids in the EU – An Analysis of the National Renewable Energy Action Plans, concludes that between 4.1 and 6.9 million hectares of additional land will need to be cropped due to the increasing conventional biofuels demand, set out in national plans. This would lead to additional annual emissions of between 27 and 56 million tonnes of CO2 between 2011 and 2020, associated with land conversion. In the US, RE Projects coming up on Contaminated Lands, Waste Lands ©2013 Ekonnect Knowledge Foundation 9 Biofuels and Land Use Impacts
- 10. ©2013 Ekonnect Knowledge Foundation 10 Solar Tower Recirculating 1900-2800 Hybrid 340 - 950 Air Cooled 340 Parabolic Trough Recirculating 3000 Hybrid 380 – 1700 Air cooled 300 Solar Dish – mirror washing 76 Linear Fresnel Recirculating 3800 Water Requirements Liters/MWHr Coal 1520 -2850
- 11. ©2013 Ekonnect Knowledge Foundation 11 Livelihoods Impact of Energy Access Expanding Financing Envelopes for “downstream” investments – especially in off-grid situations e.g. finance not just wind mill but cold storage facility for the fishermen
- 12. ©2013 Ekonnect Knowledge Foundation 12 Policy, Regulations and Assessment Requirements Project EIA (EA related Governance – e.g. in India MoEF EIA Notification) Need for Sustainability Appraisal (Economic, Environmental and Social) Siting Guidelines – e.g. addressing bird areas Policies on protecting biodiversity, maintaining buffers, ensuring community interests Addressing Waste Disposal End of Life
- 13. ©2013 Ekonnect Knowledge Foundation 13 Incorporating Environmental & Social Considerations in Financing
- 14. Questions / suggestions ? Email prasad.modak@emcentre.com, prasad.modak@ekonnect.net URL: http://www.ekonnect.net/ ©2013 Ekonnect Knowledge Foundation