National Renewable Energy Action

plans, forecast documents

and sustainability
Aspects related to bio-energy
DG Energy
Emese Kottasz
25/03/2010

Outline of presentation
Renewable Energy Directive 2009/28/EC
National Renewable Energy Action Plans
NREAPs (Article 4) By 30 June 2010
Sectoral targets/trajectories + technologies
Effectively designed measures to achieve the
trajectory
Use of flexibility instruments
Biomass policy
Biofuel sustainability

Sustainability Report COM(2010)11

(Article 17(9)) - 25 Feb 2010
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NREAP 1. targets and trajectories

Defining sectoral targets and trajectories:
for renewable electricity

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for renewable heating and cooling

for renewables in transport

Estimation of final energy consumption (reference

scenario + additional energy efficiency)
Estimation of contribution of various RES
technologies: wind (on-shore/off-shore), biomass,
biogas, hydro, solar (PV, CSP, thermal), heat pumps,
bioethanol, biodiesel, etc.

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GWh

Plans will provide the technology mix

3000000

T
2500000
Biofuel import
Advanced biofuels
Traditional biofuels
Heating - Solar thermal and hot w ater
Heating - Solid biomass (non-grid)

2000000

Heat pumps
Heating - Geothermal (grid)
Heating - Biow aste (grid)
Heating - Solid biomass (grid)
Heating - Biogas (grid)
1500000

Wind offshore
Wind onshore

Tide & w ave

Electricity - Solar thermal
Photovoltaics
Electricity - Geothermal

1000000

Electricity - Biow aste

Electricity - Solid biomass
Electricity - Biogas
Hydro small-scale
Hydro large-scale

500000

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2006

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2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

 NREAP 2. measures to meet the targets

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Support schemes
Administrative procedures and spatial planning
Buildings (building regulations and codes, minimum
requirements, exemplary roles of public buildings)

Information, awareness raising, guidance, etc.

Certification of installers (including biomass boilers)

Energy infrastructure and network operation

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NREAP 3. Flexibility Instruments /

Forecast Documents

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Forecast docs must detail each Member State's

intended use of co-operation mechanism

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All forecast documents have been received

10 MSs expect to overshoot target in 2020 5.5 Mtoe

(2% of total RES need) could be available to transfer to
other MSs
5 MSs expect to not reach 2020 targets 2 Mtoe (<1%
of total RES need)
Overall, EU should exceed its 20% target by 0.3%

Small quantity of energy expected to be subject to

flexibility mechanisms
Strong national energy efficiency and infrastructure
measures required
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NREAP 4. Biomass

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The NREAPs compliments National Biomass Action

Plans

Biomass is particularly important half of 20%

Assess biomass availability
Measures to mobilise new biomass sources
Planned imports / exports

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Template - biomass availability: 2006-2015-2020

Sector of

Imported

Domestic
Producti
on

origin
A)
Biomass
from
forestry:

EU

Exported

Non-EU

EU/nonEU

Gross
consump
tion
(m3/
ton)

Gross
consump
tion
(ktoe)

Of which:

1. direct supply of wood

biomass from forests and other
wooded land for energy
generation
Optional - if information is available you can further
detail the amount of feedstock belonging to this
category::
a) fellings
b) residues from fellings (tops, branches, bark,
stumps)
c) landscape management residues (woody biomass
from parks, gardens, tree rows, bushes)
d) other (please define)

2. indirect supply of wood

biomass for energy generation
Optional - if information is available you can further
detail:
a) residues from sawmilling, woodworking, furniture
industry (bark, sawdust)
b) by products of the pulp and paper industry (black
liquor, tall oil )
c) processed wood-fuel
d) post consumer recycled wood (recycled wood for
energy generation, household waste wood)
e) other (please define)

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Frequently asked questions on

biomass

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How to categorise pellets, chips (direct/

indirect supply) biomass from landscape areas
etc
Estimates of imports/ exports

Potentials vs production

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NREAP 5. Biofuel sustainability

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Implementation at national level

Enforcement
Institutional set-up

Commission is currently working on guidance

for the practical implementation of the scheme
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Whats going on now?

Member States preparing national plans according

to template Frequently Asked Questions available
at:
http://ec.europa.eu/energy/renewables/doc/nreap_z
_faq_040110.pdf

Commission is setting up a Concerted Action for the

implementation of the Directive (under the IEE
Programme) including biomass working group

Ongoing IEE projects that offer assistance

BAP Driver http://www.bapdriver.org/doku.php
REPAP 2020 http://www.repap2020.eu/
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Biomass Sustainability Report

COM(2010)11

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Required by Article 17(9) of Directive 2009/28/EC

Adopted on 25 February 2010

Report
Impact Assessment SEC(2010)66
Impact assessment summary SEC(2010)67
Report by COWI Consortium on international schemes
Report by ECORYS Consortium on energy conversion
efficiency

Available at:
http://ec.europa.eu/energy/renewables/bioenergy/sust
ainability_criteria_en.htm
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Sustainability - current situation

Less than 5% solid/ gaseous biomass is imported to EU
(for electricity, heating and cooling).
Forestry ~ 24% from direct removals, rest from byproducts
Many small sized energy-producers in the EU (~48,000
above 1MW)
EU forestry and agriculture and waste management
subject to environmental rules at national/EU level +
existing voluntary approach (e.g. MCPFE process)
Solid biomass/ biogas - high GHG savings, as most from
forest residues/ by-products, wastes
Increasing imports (pellets) Canada,
Russia, USA
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Report COM(2010)11

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No binding EU scheme
Production: existing EU legislation + low imports
GHG: normally high savings
Efficiency: for all energy resources
Cost of meeting sustainability criteria can be high

National schemes can be developed but with internal

market and renewable energy targets in mind
Commission recommendations for criteria and
review in 2011
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Conclusions
Biomass will play an important part of meeting
2020 targets
Biomass can be freely traded within the EU, a
form of flexibility for Member States to meet
targets
Not clear yet how much biomass MSs expect
in energy mix in 2020 NREAPs will provide
more information
Sustainable use of biomass must be assured
and monitored
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Thank you for your attention

emese.kottasz@ec.europa.eu

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