- Planning of local and regional energy systems
o Development of local/municipal energy surveys and energy plans
o Environmental consequences
o Database with current and future energy solutions
o Good documentation of investment decisions
- Identifying and analyzing influence and interrelations between different energy systems and -infrastructures
- Optimizing investments in new distributed generation (DG)
o subject to technology - economy – environment
o decide rating, timing and location of DG(s)
o considering distribution of el and heat from DG site(s)
o including transport of fuel into DG site(s)
- Include ”up-stream” infrastructure for DG fuels in the optimization
o road transport of biomass and waste
o capacity in existing gas networks
o identify and relieve possible bottlenecks
- Evaluate ”threats” from other energy suppliers in the area
