Analyses on the National Energy Efficiency Action Plans
Assessments of the 1st NEAAPs and Challenges for the 2nd Round
Dr. Ralf SchüleWuppertal Institute for Climate,
Environment and Energy
9th Inter-Parliamentary Meeting on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency18th November 2009Parliament of Belgium
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Overview
Energy Efficiency Watch Project Context
Energy Consumption in the EU and Policy Framework
Belgian National Energy Efficiency Action Plan(s) as Exercise and Indicator
Policy Conclusions
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Energy Efficiency Watch - Project Context
Project initiated and supported by more than 30 Parliamentarians from the European Parliament and National Parliaments
Co-ordinated by EUFORES - European Forum for Renewable Energy Sources
Core group: Wuppertal Institute for Climate,
Environment and Energy ECOFYS Upper-Austria Energy Agency ECEEE
In co-operation with the energy efficiency related industry and NGOs (as supporting partners)
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Final Energy Consumption and Baseline Projections(in ktoe)
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PRIMES (2006)1
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Final Energy Consumption in the EU 1995 - 2030 (in ktoe)
Final Energy Consumption in Belgium 1995 - 2015 (in ktoe)
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Implementation Lag: Energy Efficiency Policy in the EU and the Role of the ESD
Climate change mitigation policy:• Absolute and mandatory cap (minus 20 %, maybe more)• Revision of EU ETS until 2020 passed• Effort Sharing Dec. until 2020 passed
Renewable energy policy:• Mandatory target (20% share)• Breakdown for each MS until 2020 passed
Energy efficiency policy:• Indicative targets of 20% primary energy savings compared to projections by 2020 plus 9 % final energy savings by 2016 (ESD)• EuP, EPBD, Labelling, ESD – all still in implementation process• New energy efficiency action plan drafted
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612 May 2009 PRASEG and EUFORES Seminar on NEEAPs
Formal Requirements of the ESD
Energy Efficiency and Energy Service Directive (ESD) requires MS to adopt target to achieve an overall national indicative reduction
target in end-energy use of 9% ... for the 9th year of application ... (2008-2016)
to submit three Energy Efficiency Action Plans: 2007, 2011, 2014
Only a few formal requirements are given in the ESD: Calculation of national indicative annual energy savings target adopted for 2016 and
national intermediate indicative annual energy savings target adopted for 2010 Displaying energy efficiency improvement programmes, energy services, and
other measures planned for achieving the target Measures and strategies complying with the provisions on the exemplary role of the
public sector, and the provision of information and advice on end energy efficiency on end users.
Space for interpretation: Additionality (ESD vs. Action plan)? Early Energy Savings prior to 2008?
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Assessment of Belgian National Energy Efficiency Action Plan(s)
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EC Assessment and EEW Evaluation of 27 Plans
Submission and target:
• Belgium submitted 4 plans (Federal Plan and 3 Regional Plan: Wallonian, Flemish, Brussels-Capital)
• Federal plan does not contain a 9% national energy savings target
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Assessment of Belgian National Energy Efficiency Action Plan(s)
Additional information provided in 4 EEAPs
Involvement of energy companies, retailers etc. only in Brussels and Flemish plan explicitly mentioned
Information on role of energy services and financing of measures is provided in all plans
Brussels and Wallonian plan remain intransparent about implementing additional measures
Federal and Flemish plan claim for early energy savings achieved prior to 2008
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Assessment of Belgian National Energy Efficiency Action Plan(s)
Assessment (EC and EEW) (1): Diversity of Plans
Large heterogenity of four plans in terms of content and presentation
Scarcity of detailed information on measures displayed especially in the Federal and Wallonian plan
Relation between technical energy saving potentials, energy saving targets and measures implemented is not transparent
Incompatibility and incomparability of plans:
2016 target of Wallonian plan expressed in PE, Flemish target in FE
EEAP of Flanders and Wallonia apply conversion factor 1 for electricity, while EEAP of Brussels-Capital uses 2.5 for electricity
With the exception of the Flemish EEAP no plan does contain any estimates of expected energy savings.
However: Belgian plans draws attention on the relationship between, and integration of regional and federal acivities
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Assessment of Belgian National Energy Efficiency Action Plan(s)
Assessment (EC and EEW) (2): Packages of measures
Four EEAPs have good sectoral coverage with exception of agricultural sector
Example 1: Residential Building sector
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• Wallonian plan provides a „full“ package of measures: information campaigns, information centres and facilitators, trainings, labelling, thermal regulation, energetic standards up to subsidies
• Flemish plan contains REG (Rationeel Energie Gebruik)
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Assessment of Belgian National Energy Efficiency Action Plan(s)
Example 2: Transport sector
Federal plan contains 11 measures (10 in place since 2007)
main target: modal shift
Focus of measures on information and tax incentives for companies and private commuters
however: transport sector main driver of expected increase of energy consumption, Sector not adequately addressed
expected energy saving of improving transport infrastructures is ambivalent (example from Wallonia: new railway station at Gosselines airport)
Innovative elements (Flanders):
REG obligation
Audit covenant
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Conclusions: Measuring Energy Savings
New Action Plan: Mandatory efficiency targets White Certificates Schemes (already in operation in UK-CERT, Italy,
France, Denmark and !Flanders) Energy Efficiency Fonds
Conclusions: Harmonisation of NEEAPs (template) for 2011-process and Harmonisation
of evaluation methods Member States need support from the EC and partners in other
MS to establishish capacities Crucial issue: additionality/early energy savings
Recommendation (after EEW and EMEEES): twin targets for MS: 1. mandatory targets for energy consumption (to guarantee result) PLUS2. indicative energy savings targets (to enable MS to demonstrate success of their efforts)
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Thank you for your attention!
Dr. Ralf Schüle Wuppertal Institute
for Climate, Environment and Energy ++49/(0)202/2492-110
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Final Energy Consumption in selected MS 1995-2005in Mio t OE
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Source: EUROSTAT
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