Abstract
The sustainable energy development of Alpine communities is possible with the target of self-reliance in energy. The three pillars and strategies for this development are energy saving, energy efficiency and production from renewable sources. The paper presents an energy analysis at supra-local scale developed for the Rotaliana-Königsberg Community (in the Province of Trento) and in particular the evaluation of the energy potential
production from agriculture and forest biomasses. Using a spatial explicit approach, solar, hydroelectric, forest biomass, agricultural waste, livestock manure, wind and geothermal are considered as possible sources of renewable energy. The results show that in this territory the selfreliance in energy is possible thanks to the mix of different parallel strategies of energy production and savings. Moreover, the study shows a high level of interest and it is replicable in other similar mountain communities.