A SWOT Analysis for Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Efficiency in the Administrative District of Gorlice Project co-funded by European Regional Development Fund under the framework of Central Europe Programme The authors: dr Ziemowit Pochitonow mgr inż. Bartosz Szymusik mgr Agnieszka Boruń mgr Agnieszka Dzwonnik-Zatora mgr inż. Iwona Fijałkowska mgr Agata Pacak mgr Agnieszka Ciszek Content 1. Executive summary ....................................................................................................................... 10 2. Methodology ................................................................................................................................. 16 3. Basic information about the region .............................................................................................. 17 3.1 Location ................................................................................................................................. 17 3.2 Demography and social background ..................................................................................... 19 3.2.1 The Progress of demographic ........................................................................................ 19 3.2.2 Unemployment .............................................................................................................. 23 3.2.3 Business ......................................................................................................................... 25 3.2.4 Housing .......................................................................................................................... 26 3.2.5 Summary ........................................................................................................................ 26 3.3 Natural conditions of the Region .......................................................................................... 27 3.3.1 Geology .......................................................................................................................... 27 3.3.2 The earth’s surface ........................................................................................................ 27 3.3.3 Climate ........................................................................................................................... 28 3.3.4 Hydrography .................................................................................................................. 28 3.3.5 Underground waters ..................................................................................................... 29 3.3.6 Natural resources .......................................................................................................... 30 3.3.7 Forests ........................................................................................................................... 30 3.3.8 Forms of the natural environment protection .............................................................. 31 3.3.9 Agriculture ..................................................................................................................... 33 3.3.10 Summary ........................................................................................................................ 35 3.4 Technical infrastructure ........................................................................................................ 35 3.4.1 Water supply ................................................................................................................. 35 3.4.2 Sewage system .............................................................................................................. 37 3.4.3 Transport ....................................................................................................................... 39 3.4.4 The management of waste ............................................................................................ 40 3.4.5 Summary ........................................................................................................................ 40 4. Energetic infrastructure – current status and perspectives .......................................................... 41 4.1 Electro-energetic system ....................................................................................................... 41 4.2 Gas system ............................................................................................................................. 44 4.3 Thermal energy supply .......................................................................................................... 49 4.3.1 The District heating system ........................................................................................... 49 4.3.2 Local heating systems .................................................................................................... 49 4.3.3 The infrastructure of thermal energy supply system .................................................... 50 4.3.4 Individual boiler rooms .................................................................................................. 51 5. Energy consumption ...................................................................................................................... 52 5.1. The number of electricity consumers and electricity consumption........................................... 52 5.2 Gas consumption ................................................................................................................... 54 5.2.1 Structure of gas consumers ........................................................................................... 54 5.2.2 Structure of gas consumption ....................................................................................... 55 3 5.3 Heat consumption ....................................................................................................................... 58 5.3 Assessment of the current status of supply of electricity, gas and heat in the Gorlice District ............................................................................................................................................... 62 6. RES potential in the Region ........................................................................................................... 64 6.1 Biomass.................................................................................................................................. 64 6.1.1 Forestry .......................................................................................................................... 65 6.1.2 Wood processing industry ............................................................................................. 66 6.1.3 Agriculture ..................................................................................................................... 66 6.2 Wind power energy ............................................................................................................... 68 6.3 Solar energy ........................................................................................................................... 70 6.3.1 Photo thermal conversion ............................................................................................. 71 6.3.2 Photovoltaic conversion ................................................................................................ 71 6.4 Hydro power .......................................................................................................................... 71 6.5 Geothermal energy ............................................................................................................... 72 6.5.1 Deep geothermal ........................................................................................................... 72 6.5.2 Shallow geothermal ....................................................................................................... 73 6.6 RES potential - summary ....................................................................................................... 73 7. Available technologies in the field of renewable energy production ........................................... 74 7.1 Solar energy ........................................................................................................................... 74 7.1.1 Solar cells ....................................................................................................................... 75 7.2 Geothermal energy ............................................................................................................... 77 7.2.1 Deep geothermal energy ............................................................................................... 77 7.2.2 Heat pumps ................................................................................................................... 77 7.3 Wind power ........................................................................................................................... 79 7.4 Hydro power .......................................................................................................................... 80 7.5 Biomass energy ..................................................................................................................... 82 7.6 Biogas energy ........................................................................................................................ 85 8. Renewable Energy technologies existing or available for implementation in the Region ............ 87 8.1 Solar energy ..........................................................................................................................