Facts & Figures
Size: 750 km2 for Madeira Island and 70 km2 for Porto Santo Island
Inhabitants: 268 000
Location: Situated in Atlantic Ocean, about 900 km from Portugal mainland
Category: ENNEREG Pioneer Region
Country: Portugal
Twin Region: Oeste - Portugal
Main Contact:
AREAM - Agência Regional da Energia e Ambiente da Região Autónoma da Madeira
Edifício Madeira
Tecnopolo, 2° andar
Funchal, Madeira
9020-105
Portugal
Claudia HENRIQUES: Email
For further information about ENNEREG activities in Madeira, email: ennereg@aream.pt
Stakeholders:
IDMEC–IST - Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica, Pólo IST
The Research Group on Energy and Sustainable Development - RGESD is part of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering – IDMEC, and has developed its activities since 1985 in the development of tools to simulate and to optimize the design, operation and control of full-scale energy equipment. Later the group has redirected part of its research efforts to the development of tools and practices for energy management, RUE, RES technologies and its potential in remote areas.
SEAPs for Islands - Cyclades, Greece and Madeira, Portugal
Sustainable Energy Communities NEWS
Issue 3 Winter/Spring 2012 - EN
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Promoting Local and Regional Sustainable Energy Actions in the Regions 202020 Network
Sustainable Energy Communities NEWS
Issue 2 Summer 2011 - EN
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Promovendo Acções Locais e Regionais de Energia Sustentável na Rede Regiões 202020
Boletim das Comunidades de Energia Sustentável
Edição 2 Verão 2011 - PT
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ENNEREG - Regions 202020 paving the way for a Sustainable Energy Europe
Sustainable Energy Communities NEWS
Issue 1 Autumn 2010 - EN
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Do you want to learn from the best? So do we!
Sustainable Energy Communities NEWS
Issue 1 Autumn 2010 - EN
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ENNEREG - Regiões 20-20-20 - Contruindo o caminho para uma Energia Sustentável na Europa
Boletim das Comunidades de Energia Sustentável
Edição 1 Outono de 2010 - PT
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Tu queres aprender com o Melhor? Nós aprendemos
Boletim das Comunidades de Energia Sustentável
Edição 1 Outono de 2010 - PT
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ENNEREG International Conference
Transfer of knowledge in the field of sustainable use of energy
22 May 2012, Wielkopolska Voivodship Office, Poznan, Poland
The morning session of the ENNEREG International Conference in Poznan, Poland will present the ENNEREG Project and Regions 202020 Network as well as the Regional SEAPs for Wielkopolska and Pomerania, a presentation of EU policies of relevance to actors on regional and local levels by Mr Krzysztof Gierulski, European Commission DG ENER, as well as Regions 202020 Good Practice case studies and Sustainable Energy Projects (SEPs) at the regional and inter-regional levels from the ENNEREG Pioneer regions. After lunch, a number of experience exchange workshops will be organised on relevant topics. The event will be followed by a Replication Workshop on 23 May 2012 oriented towards other Polish regions, addressing monitoring aspects of the regional SEAP.
Also see: Events for Regions in Portugal »
Workshop Regiões Sustentáveis
Sustainable Regions Workshop
15 de Março 2012 [NEW], Bombarral, Portugal [NEW]
Note: The date and venue for this event has changed to 15 March 2012 in Municipal Auditorium, Bombarral, Portugal
Nota: A data eo local para este evento mudou a 15 de Março de 2012 em Auditório Municipal, Bombarral, Portugal
The purpose of this Workshop is to present the project ENNEREG, and the other Sustainable Energy Communities projects with Portuguese partners, discuss the role of the various municipal and regional authorities in this theme, presenting SEAP and SEP’s that are already underway in municipalities of Portugal, and finally, discuss the different ways that exist for financing such projects.
Este Workshop é organizado no âmbito do Projecto ENNEREG - Regiões na construção do caminho para uma Europa da Energia Sustentável. Este é um projecto Europeu financiado pelo Programa Energia Inteligente Europa e tem como objectivo inspirar as Regiões da União Europeia a aceitarem os desafios de atingir ou superar as metas de clima e energia 20-20-20. O projecto ENNEREG visa estabelecer uma rede de regiões em toda a Europa – Regiões 202020 – para a produção de Planos de Acção para a Energia Sustentável Regionais (PAES) e implementação de Projectos de Energia Sustentável (PES).
Common meeting: EU projects ENNEREG and Climactregions
21 October 2011, Lyon, France
Rhonalpénergie-environnement (RAEE) and the Region Rhône-Alpes are involved in the ENNEREG and Climactregions projects. Together they organized a meeting on 21 October 2011 between the representatives of the partner regions of these two projects.
Regions 202020 Replication Workshop
Learn from the Best
7 October 2010, 9:30 - 12:30, Brussels, Belgium
This half-day Replication Workshop took place in Brussels during the Open Days Eighth European Week of Regions and Cities.
The workshop gave European regions with a focus on developing sustainable energy action plans the opportunity to exchange experiences with some of the ENNEREG Pioneer regions.
Also see: Events for Regions in Portugal »
Sustainable Energy in
Madeira
Madeira’s participation in ENNEREG project is motivated by its potential contribution to the European 20-20-20 targets for 2020: a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of 20%; an increase of 20% in energy efficiency, and a 20% participation of renewable energy in the global energy consumption.
Through the actions of the ENNEREG project, Madeira aims to promote at local and regional levels, two important European initiatives: the Covenant of Mayors (CoM) and the Isle Pact Project – Sustainable Energy Action Plans in support of the Islands Pact, which will produce two Sustainable Energy Action Plans (SEAPs) for Madeira and Porto Santo Islands, with the common aim of the 202020 target.
Promoting Sustainable Energy Projects (SEP) with key stakeholders, exchange of experiences between different European regions and replication of good practices are other reasons to motivate Madeira participation.
The archipelago of Madeira is made up of two inhabited islands (Madeira Island and Porto Santo Island) and two groups of uninhabited islands (Desertas and Selvagens). It is situated in the Atlantic Ocean about 1 000 km from Lisbon, the capital of Portugal.
Since 1976, Madeira is an autonomous region with a regional government. It has 11 municipalities, 10 of which are in Madeira Island (Calheta, Câmara de Lobos, Funchal, Machico, Ponta do Sol, Porto Moniz, Ribeira Brava, Santa Cruz, Santana e São Vicente) and a municipality in Porto Santo Island. The Autonomous Region of Madeira has about 268 000 inhabitants, with a concentration of 45%of inhabitants in the city of Funchal, the capital of the Region.
Madeira Island has a very uneven relief, being its summit Pico Ruivo of 1 860 metres. To the western part of the island, Paúl da Serra, an area with little variation in altitude, is located between 1 300 and 1 500 metres of altitude, with strong exposure to predominant winds from west/northwest in Winter and from northeast in Summer.
On the other hand, Porto Santo Island presents a more even relief, having a different constitution from Madeira Island. Its reference of highest altitude is Pico do Facho with 516 metres.
The Madeira and Porto Santo Islands present characteristics of sub-tropical islands. The climate is dry or temperate Mediterranean, with average annual temperatures above 20 ºC. Rainfall, in Madeira Island, is lower in the south coast in comparison to the northern coast.
Primary energy demand in 2009
In 2009, Madeira imported about 92% of its annual primary energy demand. Only 8% of its primary energy demand comes from endogenous resources.
Source: AREAM
Fuel oil demand represented about 44% of primary energy needs, mainly used for electricity thermal production.
97% of the total imported diesel is used to supply land transport needs. The remaining 3% are used in electricity, agriculture, fishing and construction sectors.
Final energy demand per sector in 2009
Diesel represented about 39% of final energy demand, followed by electricity with about 29%.
Source: AREAM
Electricity demand by activity sector in 2009
In 2009, the biggest consumption sector of electricity was the domestic sector with 30%, followed by commerce and services with 23% and hotels with 18%. Public lighting represented 10% of total electricity demand.
Source: EEM, 2009
Electricity production in 2009
The Autonomous Region of Madeira is self-sufficient in electricity production, as it does not have access to European electrical grid. In 2009, the electricity production was made from three thermal power plants of about 228.42MW, one urban solid waste plant of 8 MW, 10 hydroelectric plants of 51.10 MW and 10 wind parks of about 39.02 MW.
In 2009, most of the electricity produced in the Autonomous Region of Madeira was in thermal power plants (77.90%), which are based in the combustion of fuel oil. The remaining 22.10% of electricity production was from renewable sources – hydro (14.40%), wind (3.95%), urban solid waste (3.72%) and photovoltaic (0.03%). However these outputs vary significantly with the climate conditions of the years. In good hydrologic years the hydro component can reach 20% of the electricity supply.
How to Develop a Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP) – Covenant of Mayors Guidebook
[EN] The current guidebook provides detailed step-by-step recommendations for the entire process of elaborating a local energy and climate strategy, from initial political commitment to implementation.
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ESENUR – Informação, conhecimento e educação sobre utilização racional de energia e energias renováveis
[PT]
Objecto: Utilização racional de energia, energias renováveis e educação.
Parceiros: Secretaria Regional de Educação e Cultura; Açores: Agência Regional da Energia e Ambiente da Região Autónoma dos Açores; Canárias: Instituto Tecnologico de Canarias, Ayuntamiento Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Ayuntamiento Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Consejería de Educación.
Financiamento: Programa de Iniciativa Comunitária Interreg IIIB AMC (contrato nº 05/MAC/4.3/C6); Vice-presidência do Governo Regional da Madeira.
Duração: 2006 a 2008 (concluído).
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EEQAI-Escolas - Acção Técnica e Didáctica para a Eficiência Energética e a Qualidade do Ar Interior nas Escolas da RAM
[PT]
Objecto: Certificação do desempenho energético e da qualidade do ar interior em estabelecimentos de ensino, educação e sensibilização.
Parceiros: Secretaria Regional da Educação e Recursos Humanos
Financiamento: Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional no âmbito do Programa Intervir+, Programa Operacional de Valorização do Potencial Económico e Coesão Territorial da RAM (contrato nº MADFDR-01-0143-FEDER-000002); e Secretaria Regional da Educação e Recursos Humanos da Região Autónoma da Madeira.
Duração: Julho de 2009 a Setembro de 2012 (em curso).
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First phase of implementing sustainable energy projects (SEPs) in the ENNEREG regions
Publication [EN] This report aims to evaluate the first phase of implementing sustainable energy projects (SEPs) in the ENNEREG regions. The report covers the period from May 2010 to April 2011 (first twelve months of ENNEREG`s project time). The report comprises a description of SEP measures in each region, especially with respect to Performance Indicators, which were defined with the start of the ENNEREG project.
ENNEREG Regional energy survey and establishment of initial goals “Conclusions document”
Publication [EN] This document summarizes the regional energy surveys provided by the partners of the 12 different regions in the ENNEREG project. There are important differences among these regions with respect to their size and population (from 70.000 to 6 million), or with respect to the energy sources they use.
ENNEREG - Regions 202020 - paving the way for a Sustainable Energy Europe
Publication [EN] ENNEREG Regions paving the way for a Sustainable Energy Europe is a European project supported by the Intelligent Energy - Europe programme. ENNEREG aims to establish and inspire a network of regions throughout Europe – Regions 202020 - to produce regional Sustainable Energy Action Plans (SEAPs) and Implement Sustainable Energy Projects (SEPs).
ENNEREG - Regiões 20-20-20 - Contruindo o caminho para uma Energia Sustentável na Europa
Publication [PT] Regiões ENNEREG construindo o caminho para uma Energia Sustentável na Europa tem como objectivo estabelecer e inspirar uma rede de regiões em toda a Europa - Regiões 202020 - para a construção regional dos “Planos de Acção de Energia e Sustentabilidade” (PAES) e implementação de Projectos de Energia Sustentável (PESS).
Regions 202020 Poster in Portuguese (Português)
Publication [PT] Regions 202020 Poster in Portuguese (Português) - Quer aprender com os melhores...? ...Nós também!
ENNEREG – Regiões 202020 A Construir Caminho Para Uma Europa de Energia Sustentável
[PT]
Introduction to the ENNEREG Project
[EN] The presentation gives a brief introduction to the ENNEREG Project.
Report from the Sustainable Regions Workshop / Reportagem no Workshop Regiões Sustentáveis - TV Energia
[PT]
In the scope of the ENNEREG project, the workshop “Sustainable Regions” took place on March 15th in the Municipality of Bombarral, in the West Region of Portugal. This event was organized by IDMEC and AREAM with the support of the Regional Energy Agency of the West of Portugal (OesteSustentável) and the Intermunicipal Community of the West (OesteCIM). The West Region of Portugal recently joined the ENNEREG project as the twinning region of Madeira.
TV Energia, a Portuguese web-channel (http://www.tvenergia.tv) was present in the event and developed this report.
No âmbito do projecto ENNEREG, o workshop Regiões Sustentáveis teve lugar no passado dia 15 de Março no Auditório Municipal do Bombarral, na Região Oeste. Este evento foi organizado pelo Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC-IST) e a Agência Regional da Energia e Ambiente da Região Autónoma da Madeira (AREAM), com o apoio da Agência Regional de Energia e Ambiente do Oeste (Oeste Sustentável) e da Oeste CIM.
A TV Energia (http://www.tvenergia.tv) esteve presente e produziu esta reportagem.
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