EU Funding Sustainable Energy - ERRIN and Others - 27.6.2013 (1)

8/10/2019 EU Funding Sustainable Energy - ERRIN and Others - 27.6.2013 (1)

1/20

Regional

Policy

EU Funding for SustainableEnergyCohesion Policy support

"Meeting the energy grand challenge withthe EU budget"

Brussels, 27 June 2013Maud SKRINGER

European Commission

Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy

1


2/20

Regional

Policy

EU Funding for Sustainable Energy MFF 2014-2020

Cohesion Policy to allocate some 20 billion (estimate!) toinvestments in energy efficiency, renewable energy, smart gridsand urban mobility, including research and innovation in thoseareas in complementarity with Horizon 2020

Horizon 2020:some 6.5 billion to be allocated to researchand innovation in "Secure, clean and efficient energy"

Connecting Europe Facility: some 5 billion to be allocatedto investments in TEN-E infrastructure of highest European added

value

Other European Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds:European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and EuropeanMaritime and Fisheries Fund

LIFE+and COSMEmight also be relevant for certain aspects2


3/20

Regional

Policy

Financial Instruments in MFF proposals 2014-2020

Infrastructure

Horizon 2020Equity and Risk Sharing Instruments

Instruments under

Structural and CohesionFunds

EU level (centralmanagement)

National/regional

instruments (sharedmanagement)

Off-the shelf FIs

Tailor made FIs

Significant higher amounts than

currently!

Competitiveness &SME (COSME)

Equity & guarantees

Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)Risk sharing (e.g. project bonds) and equity

instruments

Social Change

& Innovation

Creative EuropeGuarantee Facility

Erasmus for all

Guarantee Facility

Shared Management with MS(Common Provisions Regulation)

Centrally managed by COM(Financial Regulation)

Research,

DevelopmentInnovation

Growth, Jobsand SocialCohesion


4/20

Regional

Policy

Cohesion Policy 2007-2013Investment policysupporting Europe 2020:growth, jobs, quality oflife and sustainable

developmentConvergenceobjective.Regions with GDP percapita below 75% of EUaverage. 82% of funds

spent on this objective.Regional competitivenessand employment objective.

Total: 347 billion of EU

funds


5/20

Regional

Policy

5

Cohesion

Policy 07-13(347 billion)

European Regional

Development Fund

(ERDF)Cohesion Fund

European Social Fund

(ESF)

DG REGIO DG EMPLOYMENT


6/20

Regional

Policy

Cohesion Policy 2007-2013:Commission Strategic Report 2013

More details on implementation, outputs andresults so far in the Commission Strategic Report

2013

See in particular the Thematic Factsheet on Energy

http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/how/policy/strategic_report_en.cfm


7/20Regional

Policy

Commission proposal for CohesionPolicy 2014-2020 Aspects related

to Sustainable Energy

7


8/20Regional

Policy

Eu

rope2020

inclusive

sustainable

smart

Thematic Objectives1. Research and innovation

2. Information and Communication Technologies3. Competitiveness of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

(SME)4. Shift to a low-carbon economy5. Climate change adaptation and risk management

and prevention6. Environmental protection and resource efficiency

7. Sustainable transport8. Employment and support for labour mobility

9. Social inclusion and poverty reduction

10.Education, skills and lifelong learning

11.Increased institutional capacity and effectiveness of public

administration


9/20Regional

Policy

Less developed regionsDeveloped regions &

transition regions

60% 20%

6%

44%

Concentration of ERDF proposed for 2014-2020Research and Innovation Low-carbon economy

Energy efficiency (EE) andrenewable energy (RES)SMEs competitiveness

No more ceiling for investing in EE in housing

(currently maximum 4% of ERDF)


10/20Regional

Policy

10

Investments in Sustainable Energy in2014-2020 Cohesion Policy"Supporting the shift towards a low-carboneconomy in all sectors" 5 investment prioritiesproposed by the Commission for ERDF and CF:

a) Promoting the production and distribution of RES

b) Promoting EE and RES use in SMEs

c) Supporting EE and RES use in public infrastructures

and in the housing sector (housing only ERDF)d) Developing smart distribution systems at low

voltage levels ("smart grids")

e) Promoting low-carbon strategies for urban areas


11/20Regional

Policy

Investments in Sustainable Energy in2014-2020 Cohesion Policy"Supporting the shift towards a low-carboneconomy in all sectors" Discussions in theTrilogue on fine-tuning of wording and possiblefurther investment priorities:

Possibly separate investment priorities on researchand innovation in low-carbon technologies and onhigh-efficiency co-generation of heat and power

Possibly support also to large enterprises in this area

Possibly low-carbon strategies for all types ofterritories, and possible inclusion of urban mobility

Exact levelsforERDFconcentration alsodiscussed! 11


12/20

Regional

Policy

Investments in Sustainable Energy in2014-2020 Cohesion Policy

Discussions in the Trilogue also on possible

further ERDF investment priority under"Promoting sustainable transport and removingbottlenecks in key network infrastructures":

Possibly support to improving energy efficiency and

security of supply through the development of smartenergy distribution, storage and transmissionsystems and integration of distributed generationfrom renewable sources

12


13/20

Regional

Policy

Investments in Sustainable Energy in2014-2020 Cohesion Policy

To ensure better spending of ERDF /CF

resources, MS will have to fulfil ex anteconditionalities relating to those investmentpriorities, e.g. linked to the Energy Performanceof Buildings Directive or the Renewable Energy

Directive.

13


14/20

Regional

Policy

Indicative actions of high EU added value Innovative renewable energy technologies, in particular

technologies mentioned in the SET-Planand in the EnergyRoadmap 2050, along with 2ndand 3rd generation biofuels

Supporting marine-based renewable energy production

Investment in the wider use of Energy PerformanceContracting in the public buildings and housing sectors

Energy efficiency and renewable heating and cooling inpublic buildings, in particular demonstration of zero-emissionand positive-energy buildings, and deep renovation of existing

buildings to beyond cost-optimal levels EE and RES in SMEs, including information campaigns

Integrated low-carbon strategiesand sustaianble energyaction plansfor urban areas, including public lightingsystems and smart grids


15/20


16/20

Regional

Policy

Financial instruments 2014-2020Background:Increased importance of financial instruments in implementing EUbudget resources in future (Budget review, 5thCohesion Report, MFF)

EU central level / "direct management":"EU Debt and Equity

Platforms" to serve as standardised rules for FIs using EU budget Regional Policy / "shared management":Strengthening and

expansion of FIs in the context of Cohesion Policy

European Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds

legislative framework 2014-2020 to: provide a clear set of rules, based on existing experience / guidance,

facilitate wider and more flexible use (e.g. capture synergies withgrants, wider thematic scope, more implementation options),

ensure better targeting, budgeting and monitoring of FIs,

achieve compatibility with financial instruments at EU level.16


17/20

Regional

Policy

Links to Research and InnovationStrategies for Smart Specialisation

Future Cohesion Policy: Ex-ante conditionality on'National or regional research and innovation

strategies for smart specalisation' In assessing their position and assets in the context of

the development and implementation of theirstrategies, MS and regions are invited to makefull use of the knowledge developed in the

framework of the SET-Planand the IntelligentEnergy Europe Programme.

A certain number of regions can be expected todecide that they will focus Cohesion Policy

resources for RTDI in the area of RES or EE.


18/20

Regional

Policy

Connects construction and building professionalswith researchers to address challenges such asclimate change and enables innovation throughcooperation.

Involves about 200 members, of which 80% SMEs.Other members include larger companies, researchand education institutions and associations.Companies active in all areas of energy efficient andsustainable building, refurbishment, energy

management and energy technologies. RegioStars awards finalist 2011

ERDF co-financing:937.370

http://www.ecoplus.at/en/ecoplus/cluster/green-building

Example: Smart specialisationGreen Building Clusterof Lower Austria


19/20

Regional

Policy

More information

19

Cohesion Policy Project Examples:

http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/projects/stories/index_en.cfm

Policy Learning Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/cooperation/interregional/ecochange/studies_en.cfm?nmenu=5

Expert Evaluation Network reports on RES and EE in housing:

http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/information/evaluations/index_en.cfm#1

JESSICA horizontal (thematic) studies:

http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/thefunds/instruments/jessica_horizontal_en.cfm

REGIO case study Wave Hub project, UK:http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/projects/practices/details.cfm?pay=UK&the=68&sto=2458&region=ALL&lan=7&obj

=ALL&per=ALL&defL=EN

REGIO case study ERDF Promotion of renewable energy sources in Burgenland, AT:

http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/atlas2007/austria/at11_en.htm

COCOF technical meeting on sustainable energy March 2011:

http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/conferences/energy2011/index_en.cfm

Regions for Economic Change Conference May 2010 Energy efficiency workshop (2A):

http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/conferences/sustainable-growth/programme_en.cfm?nmenu=4Practical Guide to EU funding opportunities for Research and Innovation:

http://cordis.europa.eu/eu-funding-guide/home_en.html

Smart specialisation platform:

http://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu/home

Intelligent Energy Europe Projects:

http://eaci-projects.eu/iee/page/Page.jsp

ICT-specific guide on energy efficiency:

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/sustainable_growth/ict4ee_wiki/index_en.htm


20/20

Regional

More information on financial instruments1. Commission Staff Working Document - Financial Instruments in Cohesion

Policyhttp://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docoffic/official/communic/financial/financial_instruments_2012_en.pdf

Factsheet: Financial Instruments in Cohesion Policy 2014-2020

http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docgener/informat/2014/financial_instruments_en.pdf

Panorama Autumn 2012: Using financial instruments to leverage support for

regional policy

http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docgener/panorama/pdf/mag43/mag

43_en.pdf

Financial Instruments: A Stock-taking Exercise in Preparation for the 2014-2020

Programming Period

http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/thefunds/instruments/doc/fls_stocktaking_fin

al.pdf

20
http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docoffic/official/communic/financial/financial_instruments_2012_en.pdfhttp://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docoffic/official/communic/financial/financial_instruments_2012_en.pdfhttp://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docgener/informat/2014/financial_instruments_en.pdfhttp://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docgener/informat/2014/financial_instruments_en.pdfhttp://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docgener/panorama/pdf/mag43/mag43_en.pdfhttp://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docgener/panorama/pdf/mag43/mag43_en.pdfhttp://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/thefunds/instruments/doc/fls_stocktaking_final.pdfhttp://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/thefunds/instruments/doc/fls_stocktaking_final.pdfhttp://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/thefunds/instruments/doc/fls_stocktaking_final.pdfhttp://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/thefunds/instruments/doc/fls_stocktaking_final.pdfhttp://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/thefunds/instruments/doc/fls_stocktaking_final.pdfhttp://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docgener/panorama/pdf/mag43/mag43_en.pdfhttp://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docgener/panorama/pdf/mag43/mag43_en.pdfhttp://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docgener/panorama/pdf/mag43/mag43_en.pdfhttp://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docgener/panorama/pdf/mag43/mag43_en.pdfhttp://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docgener/informat/2014/financial_instruments_en.pdfhttp://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docgener/informat/2014/financial_instruments_en.pdfhttp://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docgener/informat/2014/financial_instruments_en.pdfhttp://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docoffic/official/communic/financial/financial_instruments_2012_en.pdfhttp://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docoffic/official/communic/financial/financial_instruments_2012_en.pdf

Documents

EU Funding Sustainable Energy - ERRIN and Others - 27.6.2013 (1)