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Training Needs in Renewable Energies for Local Development Training needs in renewable energies for local development Study of prospective and training needs of renewable energies market for local development Coordinated by: Leonor Hernández, Joan Raül Burriel, Zoltán Bujdosó and Liliana Topliceanu Publisher Coordinators: Leonor Hernández Joan Raül Burriel Zoltán Bujdosó Liliana Topliceanu Training needs in renewable energies for local development Study of prospective and training needs of renewable energies market for local development Descrierea CIP a Bibliotecii Naţionale a României Training needs in renewable energies for local development : study of prospective and training needs of renewable energies market for local development / coord.: Leonor Hernández, Joan Raül Burriel, Zoltán Bujdosó, Liliana Topliceanu. - Bacău : Alma Mater, 2017 Conţine bibliografie ISBN 978-606-527-538-6 I. Hernández, Leonor (coord.) II. Burriel, Joan Raül (coord.) III. Bujdosó, Zoltán (coord.) IV. Topliceanu, Liliana (coord.) 62 CC BY-NC-SA This licence allows others remix, transform, or build upon the material without commercial purposes, giving appropriate credit and distributing their contributions under the same license as the original. ISBN 978-606-527-538-6 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6035/IN2RURAL.2016.01 The PDF version of this document is available in: http://in2rural.ub.ro/, http://in2rural.uji.es/ and http://repositori.uji.es/xmlui/handle/10234/154485 RESEARCH TEAM This study has been developed by an interdisciplinary and international team consisting of the following persons (in alphabetical order): In Hungary Zoltán Bujdosó (national study manager), Zsuzsanna Busa, Veronika Major-Kathi, Gyöngyi Kovács, Dániel Krámos, Rita Nyizsalovszki, Csaba Patkós, Zsolt Radics and Csaba Szűcs. In Romania Silvia Leonte, Gabriel Puiu and Liliana Topliceanu (national study manager). In Spain Joan Raül Burriel (general study manager), Vicent Escrig, Isabel Giménez, Pablo Giménez, Leonor Hernández (project coordinator), Zsuzsanna Kray, Laura Menéndez and José Segarra. The European Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This study has been a collaborative work in which different professionals and entities have supported the research team. We would like to thank the following local governments, organisations and companies for the support they have provided in making this study happen. In Hungary Assocatios Ugar KPMG Counselling Ltd. Department of Social Geography and Regional MÁTRA Secondary School Development, University of Debrecen (Forestry) Egererdő Plc Municipality of Gyöngyös Gyöngy Energetikai Ügynökség Ltd Sustainable Innovation Centre Hi-Tech Sport base Szent István University Károly Róbert College Vidék Profit Ltd In Romania Bacău County Council DTV Proiect Onesti Bacău Local Development Agency General Electric Bacău In Spain Ajuntament de Benlloch Instituto de Educación Secundaria Ajuntament de Todolella Alto Palancia Centre d’Estudis Espadà Network Process Control Systems Climate-KIC Parque Natural Sierra de Espadán Cooperativa de Viver Som Energia Diputación de Castellón Unió de Llauradors Forestal del Maestrazgo Universitat Jaume I de Castellón Implica-T INDEX INDEX _____________________________________________________________________ 3 INTRODUCTION ________________________________________________________________ 14 1. CONTEXT ____________________________________________________________________ 16 STATUS OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES IN EUROPE _________________________________ 16 TRAINING IN RENEWABLE ENERGIES FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT ___________________ 21 EDUCATIONAL FRAME IN THE EUROPEAN UNION _____________________________________ 21 OBJECTIVES __________________________________________________________________ 26 WORK METHODOLOGY ________________________________________________________ 29 PROCEDURE _____________________________________________________________ 29 EMPIRICAL TECHNIQUES ___________________________________________________ 30 EMPIRICAL SAMPLE _______________________________________________________ 32 CASE STUDY: CASTELLÓN (SPAIN) ________________________________________________ 34 CONTEXT _______________________________________________________________ 34 DELIMITATION OF THE TERRITORY _________________________________________________ 34 ECONOMIC CONTEXT ____________________________________________________________ 34 GEOGRAPHICAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC CONTEXT _______________________________________ 35 SOCIO-ECONOMIC DIAGNOSIS OF TERRITORY ________________________________________ 35 RENEWABLE ENERGIES AND DEVELOPMENT ___________________________________ 39 CURRENT ENERGY SITUATION _____________________________________________________ 40 DEVELOPMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES ___________________________________________ 41 RENEWABLE ENERGY TARGETS AND TRAJECTORIES ____________________________________ 44 EMPLOYMENT AND RENEWABLE ENERGY ___________________________________________ 46 RENEWABLE ENERGY LEGISLATION _________________________________________________ 48 MAP OF ACTORS _________________________________________________________ 49 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ____________________________________________________________ 49 MANAGERIAL SECTOR ___________________________________________________________ 50 FORMATIVE CENTERS AND RESEARCH ______________________________________________ 52 OTHER STAKEHOLDERS LOCALLY REPRESENTED _______________________________________ 53 OTHER LEVELS __________________________________________________________________ 54 TRAINING, RENEWABLE ENERGIES AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ____________________ 55 EDUCATION AND TRAINING ABOUT RENEWABLE ENERGIES IN THE PROVINCE OF CASTELLÓN _ 56 ACCREDITATION FOR FACILITIES IMPLEMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION __________________ 59 EMPIRICAL STUDY. PERCEPTION OF THE ACTORS ABOUT THE TRAINING NEEDS ON RENEWABLE ENERGIES FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT ______________________________ 59 SAMPLE _______________________________________________________________________ 59 ANALYSIS OF THE INTERVIEWS AND THE FOCUS GROUP ________________________________ 62 Study of prospective and training needs of renewable 3 energies market for local development CASE STUDY: BACAU (ROMANIA) ________________________________________________ 71 CONTEXT _______________________________________________________________ 71 DELIMITATION OF THE TERRITORY _________________________________________________ 71 ECONOMIC CONTEXT ____________________________________________________________ 72 GEOGRAPHICAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC CONTEXT _______________________________________ 73 SOCIO-ECONOMIC DIAGNOSIS OF TERRITORY ________________________________________ 75 RENEWABLE ENERGIES AND DEVELOPMENT ___________________________________ 79 CURRENT ENERGY SITUATION _____________________________________________________ 80 DEVELOPMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES ___________________________________________ 82 RENEWABLE ENERGY TARGETS AND TRAJECTORIES ____________________________________ 84 EMPLOYMENT AND RENEWABLE ENERGY ___________________________________________ 85 RENEWABLE ENERGY LEGISLATION _________________________________________________ 85 MAP OF ACTORS _________________________________________________________ 87 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ____________________________________________________________ 87 MANAGERIAL SECTOR ___________________________________________________________ 90 FORMATIVE CENTERS AND RESEARCH ______________________________________________ 90 OTHER STAKEHOLDERS LOCALLY REPRESENTED _______________________________________ 92 TRAINING, RENEWABLE ENERGIES AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ____________________ 92 EDUCATION AND TRAINING ABOUT RENEWABLE ENERGIES IN BACĂU ____________________ 93 ACCREDITATION FOR FACILITIES IMPLEMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION __________________ 95 EMPIRICAL STUDY. ACTORS’ VIEW ON THE TRAINING NEEDS REGARDING RENEWABLE ENERGIES FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT ________________________________________ 95 SAMPLE _______________________________________________________________________ 95 ANALYSIS OF THE INTERVIEWS AND THE FOCUS GROUP ________________________________ 98 6. CASE STUDY: HEVES (HUNGARY) ________________________________________________ 105 6.1. CONTEXT _________________________________________________________________ 105 6.1.1. DELIMITATION OF THE TERRITORY ________________________________________________ 105 6.1.2. ECONOMIC CONTEXT ___________________________________________________________ 106 6.1.3. GEOGRAPHICAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC CONTEXT ______________________________________ 108 6.1.4. SOCIO-ECONOMIC DIAGNOSIS OF TERRITORY _______________________________________ 108 6.2. RENEWABLE ENERGIES AND DEVELOPMENT __________________________________ 114 6.2.1. CURRENT ENERGY SITUATION ____________________________________________________ 114 6.2.2. DEVELOPMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES __________________________________________ 118 6.2.3. RENEWABLE ENERGY TARGETS AND TRAJECTORIES ___________________________________ 119 6.2.4. EMPLOYMENT AND RENEWABLE ENERGY __________________________________________ 122 6.2.5. RENEWABLE ENERGY LEGISLATION ________________________________________________ 124 6.3. MAP OF ACTORS ________________________________________________________ 125 6.3.1 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ___________________________________________________________ 126 6.3.2 MANAGERIAL SECTOR __________________________________________________________ 126 6.3.3 FORMATIVE CENTERS AND RESEARCH _____________________________________________
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