13/12/2009
The Renewable Energy Directive
- issues related to NREAPs and implementation
EUROPEAN
COMMISSION
Hans van Steen, Head of Unit
TREN D1, European Commission
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The renewables Directive
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Mandatory national targets (overall + renewables in
transport)
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Flexibility between Member States
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National Renewable Energy Action Plans, NREAPs
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Reduction of administrative and regulatory barriers,
grid issues, etc
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Sustainability regime for biofuels
.Setting out the pathway towards the 2020 national
target for each Member State.
.Critical for:
The role of the NREAPs
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the necessary stability / predictability for investors
the Commission's ability to effectively enforce the
Directive and keep Member States on track
transparency of RES developments in the EU
.Member States to submit their NREAP by June 2010
.Must follow the binding format (template) provided by the COM
.Content:
» Sect.targets/trajectories and contr.from various technologies
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Requirements for NREAPs
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Effectively designed measures to achieve the trajectory
» Use of co-operation mechanisms
» Biomass policy
» Biofuel sustainability
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I.E. ALL THE KEY ISSUES OF THE DIRECTIVE
• Article 4 of the Directive and Annex VI
NREAP – targets and trajectories
.Defining sectoral targets and trajectories:
for renewable electricity
for renewable heating and cooling
for renewables in transport
.Estimation of final energy consumption
(reference scen