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Tom Howes DG Energy European Commission

EU energy policy to date and to 2050

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The European energy strategy overall:

Ø Renewables Directive: mandatory targets, national plans grid rules… Ø ETS, reflecting a carbon price to achieve the cap. Ø National (non ETS) emissions reductions strategies and measures Ø 3rd package: unbundling, harmonised grid operation rules, network codes etc. Ø TEN-E priorities and project support Ø Infrastructure package: CEF proposal, planning reforms Ø Smart grids Ø Energy Efficiency Measures (including ESCOs) Ø SET plan/R&D/CCS Ø Institutionally: ENTSOs, ACER, CEER…

Ø Development of the longer term framework: 2050, 2030…

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• Share of renewable energy (% of total energy use)

2020 national target 2009 performance

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Source: European Commission

12.40%

0.30%

2.60% 3.30% 3.80% 5.40% 5.50% 5.90%

8.50% 8.50% 9.10% 9.70% 9.90% 10.70% 11.40%

12.40% 12.90% 14.10%

21.10% 21.40% 21.70% 23.00% 24.10%

24.70%

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33.60% 34.30%

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The 2020 framework: EU renewable energy shares

2010 2020 target

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Final report: http://ec.europa.eu/energy/renewables/studies/renewables_en.htm

Overall: non-cost barriers to developing renewable energy (2010)

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Grid development

Grid operation

Grid connection Grid connection,

Grid operation Grid development: Barriers are still significant (Final report: http://www.eclareon.eu/sites/default/files/res_integration_final_report.pdf)

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Creating the single market: Regional markets are slowly coming together… The bigger the balancing areas, the easier it is to integrate wind and solar power

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With a fully functioning single market, we can better integrate renwables – reducing the patchwork, reducing/phasing out support, ensuring fair equal treatment.

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Empowering Consumers

•  Full opening of retail markets to ensure full consumer choice

•  More widespread use of micro-generation

•  "smartening" of energy system to enable demand response

•  reduced dependence on grid electricity/suppliers

⇒ Enhanced public acceptance for renewable energy projects

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Significant efforts and financial means have gone into energy funding SET plan sets priorities, seven European Industrial Initiatives Need to add new priorities: ocean technologies, renewable energy integration (incl. storage), advanced materials and manufacturing for RES technologies Next Multi-Annual Financial Framework (2014-2020) proposals prioritise "green" energy funding: - Cohesion funding to allocate some €17 billion to energy efficiency and renewable energy (doubling current allocations) - Horizon 2020: €6.5 billion is to be allocated to research and innovation in "Secure, clean and efficient energy"

Driving technology innovation

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The share of RES achieves at least 55% in gross final energy consumption in 2050, up 45 percentage points from today's level at around 10%.

2050 Energy Roadmap: Renewable Energy as "no regrets option"

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Impact Assessment explores effectiveness of different options at addressing key policy objectives

Renewable energy policy post-2020: business as usual is not an option

Three policy options analysed to fill the gap: •  Decarbonisation without

renewable energy targets post-2020

•  Binding national renewable energy targets post-2020 and coordinated support

•  EU renewable energy target and harmonised measures

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Next steps . Guidance on support scheme reform . Guidance on the use of the cooperation mechanisms . Measures to facilitate trade in renewable energy in the Mediterranean . Forthcoming communication on Internal Energy Market to discuss electricity

market arrangements . 2013 Communication on energy technology . Reports/proposals to further develop the EU's sustainability framework . Progress towards preparing proposals for a post-2020 renewable policy

energy regime

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http://ec.europa.eu/energy/renewables/index_en.htm Thank you for your attention Tom Howes DG ENERGY

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http://ec.europa.eu/energy/renewables/consultations/20120207_renewable_energy_strategy_en.htm

Topics: policy approach

Financial support Administrative procedures

Grid integration of electricity from renewable energy sources

Market integration Renewables in Heating and Cooling

Renewables in transport Sustainability

Regional and international dimensions Technology development

Shorter term developments; learning from others