Marcel Gutschner and Stefan Nowak
NET Nowak Energy & Technology Ltd
Waldweg 8, CH-1717 St. Ursen, Switzerland
Tel. +41 264940030, Fax: +41 264940034
marcel. gutschner@netenergy. ch, stefan. nowak@netenergy. ch

Oliver Ouzilou and Jacobus van der Maas
ScanE, DIAE, Department for Environment and Energy
Canton of Geneva, Switzerland
PO 3918, 1211 Geneva 3
Tel +41 223272092, Fax +41 223272094
olivier. ouzilou@etat. ge. ch, jacobus. vandermaas@etat. ge. ch

The Canton of Geneva (Switzerland) is renowned for a strong energy policy promoting both renewable and local energy and a sustainable development. Besides tangible quantitative targets, the policy also aims at optimising the interfaces and interactions between the relevant stakeholders (authorities in energy issues, building / urban design and land planning, multi-utility, customers, etc.) in order to facilitate and promote solar energy. This paper focusses on two issues in the wider context of the energy policy and activities supporting the implementation of renewable energies: 1) Assessment of the solar energy resources and 2) Setting­up of a public multi-stakeholder strategy for the promotion of solar energy.

Purpose

The objective of the "Assessment of the solar energy resources and Setting-up of a Public Multi-Stakeholder Strategy for the Promotion of Solar Energy” covers two interrelated issues.

Within the energy policy, the Canton of Geneva (Switzerland) aims at optimising the interfaces and interactions between the relevant stakeholders (multi-stakeholder strategy with authorities in energy issues, building / urban design and land planning, multi-utility, customers, etc.) in order to facilitate and promote solar energy.

The assessment of the solar energy resources is part of the process and provides information to strengthen strategies in order to exploit the solar energy resources and potential available on its own territory, particularly in its building stock.