Case Study: SEMERES, Week of the Renewable Energies - Spain

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Summary

The most remarkable activity organized by ARGEM during years 2003 and 2004 has been, due to its importance, number of participants and relevance at regional level, both Weeks of the Renewable Energies (SEMERES 2003 and SEMERES 2004). It was initially designed so that citizens could know better those companies working in RES and to approach them in an easy way. The main activities developed can be highlighted:

2003

• Exposition about the Used Energy, promoting by I.D.A.E. (Institute of Diversification and Saving of Energy, Department of Industry and Technologic). The exposition was opened since 6th till 20th of May.
• Technological Meeting about Wind Energy, on 9th, May.
• Exposition about Renewals energies sine 8th till 11th of May. There were many stand with prototypes of the last energetic equipment to every citizen.
• Chats about Renewals Energy at the portable carp set up on one of the most visited garden of the city of Murcia.
• Concourse of painters and models with energy as theme, addressed to pupil in 14-17 years.

2004

• "Región de Murcia 2004" Energy Awards.
• Technological meeting on "Photovoltaic Solar Energy" celebrated at the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Sea Trade of Murcia.
• Exhibition on "Renewable Energies" at San Esteban Garden of Murcia.
• Drawing and photograph contest about Energy and Renewable Energies, directed to students of the Region.
• Scale models and energy auditing contest directed to students group of the Region

Results

Statistics

The number of companies and entities was of 60, being mainly significaty all those companies from the sector of solar energy installing. Other Administration, municipality and privates companies as well as institutions non-profit were present.

Some radios on live with several matinee programes were also atending the principal aspects of activities. Many on live interviews about RES were done with our citizens.

Number of stands: 35, with one big marquee was used.

Nº of visitants: it is estimated that among 10.000 and 12.000 people were attending, participating or visiting the organised event in SEMERES2004.

More details are explained hereafter:

• The stands exposition was visited by more than 20 groups of schoolar in 13 and 14 of May.
• 2 Toyota Pruis hybrid-car models were proved by at least 100 expert drivers, and a lot of accompanies.
• The dissemination speeches were attracted to some hundreds of people.
• The technological seasons about Solar Photovoltaic met a hundred of technicians, promoters and investigators in the Chamber of Commerce
• More than two hundred people were collected to remain in the data base "Club of ARGEM friends" in order to receive periodically information about different ARGEM activities related to RES.
• The First Energy Awards "Región of Murcia 2004" met more than a hundred of interested and of course all those presented their applications.

Television

Apart from the different news appeared in the different news, it was performed a special programme of just one hour with the Industry Director and the president of AREMUR, where the main aspects of RES and the situation in the Region of Murcia was analysed.

Some technician television programmes as INFOTEC issued a summary of 12 minutes about the performance of SEMERES2004.

Final Balance Summary

SEMERES2004 had a very positive balance, since this event has let thousands of citizen to approach to RES, especially scholars, as well as many information was available for everybody. The companies that participated were facilitating information about the systems and also the grants that the different Public Administrations were offering.

With respect to the previous SEMERES in 2003, the assistance was three times as much.

The previous Publicity campaign consisted of more than 600 charts, more than 3000 leaflets and the distribution of 45.000 brochures in the regional newspapers, joint to radio emissions was key for the successful and brought people to participate.

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