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Barcelona Solar Bye-law technical and regulatory documents

Technical documents:

Support documents for using GIOS software for processing solar energy projects in Barcelona
- GIOS Software User Manual for solar energy projects in Barcelona
- Appendix on IT requirements for using the GIOS software
- Training for GIOS software users
- Training on Barcelona’s Solar Bye-law for professional associations

Support documents for drafting solar energy plans in Barcelona
- Content Guide for drawing up the basic thermal solar energy plans
- Content Guide for drawing up the basic photovoltaic solar energy plans
- Appendix on architectural integration criteria for solar energy systems
- Procedures for justifying the exemption of solar energy facilities

Supporting documents for validating the installation of solar facilities in Barcelona
- Thermal Solar Installation Inspection Guide
- Check-list for validating thermal solar installations
- List of inspection and control company specialists
- Model final certificate and technical specifications for thermal solar installations
- Model thermal solar installation maintenance contract
- Model guarantee letter for thermal solar installations
- Content Guide for drafting the Thermal Solar Installation Maintenance and User Manual

Regulatory:

Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and Council, 23 of April 2009, on promoting the use of alternative energy sources
2013/114/EU: Commission Decision of 1 March 2013 establishing the guidelines for Member States on calculating renewable energy from heat pumps using different technologies
Basic HE Document on Saving Energy from the Building Technical Code (HE CTE)
Documentation linked to CTE Basic Document HE4
Regulations for Thermal Installations in Buildings
Performance Seasonal Measures Heat Pumps
Other documents recognised in the Regulations for Thermal Installations in Buildings (Minetur)
DECREE 21/2006, of 4 February, regulating the adoption of environmental and eco-efficiency criteria in buildings (Eco-efficiency Decree)
Other energy regulations (Generalitat of Catalonia ENERLex portal)
Barcelona Environment Bye-law, BOPB 2 May 2011
Urban Landscape Uses Bye-law (consolidated version)