defining the VPS concept, both from a technological and an business point of view
optimizing the model according to regional economies and spatial development
developing techno- and socio-economic analysis
fitting regional models: partners will express different needs and attempt solutions for VPSs
transferring knowledge on a transnational scale
Expected results:
white book
regional VPS assessment criteria
study on the European and world-wide status quo plus feasibility of meta-VPSs (joint transnational marketing of renewable power)
study on the regional status quo as a base for the development of local VPS concepts (benefits, potentials for regional energy sources, legal and compensation framework, business models)
VPS master plans for every region
long term master plan
plan for transnational cooperation in the implementation of pilot and demonstration elements