A joint declaration by the European renewable energy sector to urge for a directive on

heating and cooling from renewable energy sources

byOliver Schäfer, Policy Advisor of the European Renewable

Energy Council - EREC

Edinburgh, 6th Interparliamentary Forum on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, Thursday 07 October 2005

Price developments pellets - heating oil

Price per 10.000 kWh (final energy)Sources: IWO Österreich, Tecson GmbH, Ökowärme

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The end of the oil-era?

oil-heating

renewable energy technologies

7 %

32 %

36 %

65 %

1999 2003

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Joint Declaration

,

Initiated by EREC and it`s

members

• Supported by more than 40 groups

• From 19 different member states

• Ranging from major NGOs to business chambers, IEA-SHC, energy agencies and european associations

RES Heating and RES Heating and CoolingCooling

The neglected giantThe neglected giant

Final Energy Consumption by Sector EU-25

20%

49%

31%

electricityheatingtransport

HeatElectricity (incl. cooling)

Transport

20 % Electricity (incl. cooling)31 % Transport

49 % Heat

Source: Eurostat figures elaborated by EREC

Fossil fuels & nuclear

88%

RES electricity 6%Directive 77/ 2001

Biofuels 1%Directive 30/ 2003

Res- Heating 5%

Decisive role of RES-H to reach the EU 12 %

targetDirective needed

Why Action at EU Level?Why Action at EU Level? Needed to reach EU renewables targetsNeeded to reach EU renewables targets

Missing element in the EU regulatory Missing element in the EU regulatory framework:framework:

RES-E, BiofuelsRES-E, Biofuels......RES-H......RES-H Buildings Directive: too unspecific, too slowBuildings Directive: too unspecific, too slow

Uneven growth among EU-Member StatesUneven growth among EU-Member States

Uneven GrowthSolar Thermal Capacity

per 1.000 capita in 2003

0204060

80100

120140

160180

200

GR AT DE DK CH SE NL PT ES IT FR BE UK FI IE

kW th/1.000 capita

0

50

100

150

200

250

m2/1.000 capita

 

1995Eurostat

Mtoe

2000Eurostat

Mtoe

2010Projections

Mtoe

2020Projections

Mtoe

Biomass 37 42.9 70 100Solar thermal 0.24 0.38 3 24Geothermal 0.56 0.66 2 4TOTAL RES HEAT 37.8 44.1 75 128Total Heat Generation (Trends to 2030) 450.1 454.4 491.1 511.6

Share of RES 8.4% 9.7% 15.3% 25.0%

Contribution of Renewables to HeatProduction (1995-2020)

Contribution of Renewable Energy to Heat Production (1995-2020)

1995Total RES

8,4%

Conventional heat91,6%

2000Total RES

9,7%

Conventional heat90,3%

2010Total RES

15,3%

Conventional heat84,7%

2020

Conventional heat75,0%

Total RES25,0%

Elements for a RES-H Elements for a RES-H DirectiveDirective

• Clear purpose: increase RES-heat use• EU & National targets similar to RES-E• Framework for successful support

schemes• Establishment of reliable statistics• Removal of administrative barriers• Reporting obligations for Member States• Monitoring of progress

You are welcome to support the initiative!

Thanks for your attention!For further information visit

www.erec-renewables.orgOr contact me onSchaefer@erec-renewables.org