Accelerating Multifunctional Innovative Photovoltaic Energy Systems through Biodiversity Sensitive Assessment (BiodIvErSe)

Title	Accelerating Multifunctional Innovative Photovoltaic Energy Systems through Biodiversity Sensitive Assessment
Abbreviation	BiodIvErSe
Project number	03C0895
Programme	Interreg Europe

1. IZES gGmbH (Germany) (lead partner)
2. Vidzeme Planning Region (Latvia)
3. Marshal’s Office of the Podlaskie Voivodship (Poland)
4. Region of Western Macedonia (Greece)
5. International Solar Energy Society, German Section (Germany) (advisory partner)
6. Energy and Environment Agency of Lower Austria (eNu) (Austria)
7. City of Laktasi (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
8. Executive Committee of the City Council of Drohobych of Lviv region (Ukraine) (discovery partner)
9. Lviv Municipal Enterprise “Lvivsvitlo” (Ukraine) (discovery partner)

Project objectives

The project’s overall objective is to improve the implementation of regional development policies in the field of a Greener Europe, in particular renewable energy, by developing planning and permitting decision-enabling criteria and policy instruments for environmental impact assessment categories that support the expansion of innovative photovoltaic (I-PV) systems, while ensuring biodiversity protection.

Activities

1. Joint knowledge generation, upgrade, and transfer among partner regions.
2. Comparative studies on regional framework conditions for I-PV.
3. Development of technical and environmental assessment criteria.
4. Stakeholder involvement through regional and interregional workshops.
5. Adaptation of regional policy instruments in 6 regions.
6. Dissemination of results through digital tools, events, and the Intersolar fair.

Results

1. Development of 6 improved regional policy instruments for I-PV deployment.
2. Shared methodology for biodiversity-sensitive assessment of innovative PV projects.
3. Strengthened capacity of local and regional authorities to balance renewable energy deployment with biodiversity protection.
4. Increased public acceptance and stakeholder involvement in planning processes.

Budget

Total budget: 1,792,545.00 EUR

VPR budget: 205,496.00 EUR

Implementation period

01.05.2025. - 31.07.2029.

Contacts

Eva Meijere
E-mail: eva.meijere@vidzeme.lv
Tel.+371 25665567:

More about the project

https://www.interregeurope.eu/biodiverse