23-01-2008 Climate Package: Heating and Cooling without Global Warming.
Today, we have moved in the right direction in order to meet the 2020 targets set by the European
Council in 2007. The proposals on the promotion of renewable energies and adjustment of the
emissions trading scheme clearly recognize the importance of taking action in the heating and
cooling markets. Euroheat & Power, the international association for district heating and cooling (DHC), welcomes the package on implementing the EU climate change and energy strategy released by the European Commission.
District heating and cooling plays a significant role in the supply of low-carbon heating and cooling in Europe. Over 70 per cent of heat supplied by our sector comes from renewable energy sources or from combined heat and power – heat which otherwise would have been wasted. Creating conditions for the expansion of district heating and cooling schemes will secure further growth of renewable energies and heat recovery. In other words: a more sustainable energy system and a brighter energy future.
Euroheat & Power considers crucial to ensure a more transparent market for guarantees of origin and effective support schemes benefit renewable installations independently from their size. The differentiation between old and new installations, as well as the 5 MWth capacity threshold in the current proposal might leave many heat producers ‘under the radar’, thus limiting the scope for progress. Furthermore, care must be taken to secure the use of renewable resources and energy efficiency compliment each other maximizing the benefits.
Regarding the Commission proposal on emission trading, Euroheat & Power welcomes the
adjustments made in recognition of combined heat and power generation. However, when moving to auctioning, due consideration must be given to avoid discrimination between actors within and external to the trading scheme. Free allocation to heat from CHP on the basis of benchmarks will be essential to secure both fair treatment and to harness the potential for emission reductions.
Euroheat & Power supports integrated energy policy with use of renewable energy sources,
reducing CO2 emissions, energy effi ciency and securing energy supply. With district heating and cooling we can do it!
Doubling sales of district heating by 2020 will reduce Europe’s:
• primary energy supply by 2.6% or 50.7 Mtoe/year
• import dependency by 105.4 Mtoe/year
• carbon dioxide emissions by 9.3% or 404 Mtoe/year
Download press release here (pdf, 1,1Mb).
District heating and cooling plays a significant role in the supply of low-carbon heating and cooling in Europe. Over 70 per cent of heat supplied by our sector comes from renewable energy sources or from combined heat and power – heat which otherwise would have been wasted. Creating conditions for the expansion of district heating and cooling schemes will secure further growth of renewable energies and heat recovery. In other words: a more sustainable energy system and a brighter energy future.
Euroheat & Power considers crucial to ensure a more transparent market for guarantees of origin and effective support schemes benefit renewable installations independently from their size. The differentiation between old and new installations, as well as the 5 MWth capacity threshold in the current proposal might leave many heat producers ‘under the radar’, thus limiting the scope for progress. Furthermore, care must be taken to secure the use of renewable resources and energy efficiency compliment each other maximizing the benefits.
Regarding the Commission proposal on emission trading, Euroheat & Power welcomes the
adjustments made in recognition of combined heat and power generation. However, when moving to auctioning, due consideration must be given to avoid discrimination between actors within and external to the trading scheme. Free allocation to heat from CHP on the basis of benchmarks will be essential to secure both fair treatment and to harness the potential for emission reductions.
Euroheat & Power supports integrated energy policy with use of renewable energy sources,
reducing CO2 emissions, energy effi ciency and securing energy supply. With district heating and cooling we can do it!
Doubling sales of district heating by 2020 will reduce Europe’s:
• primary energy supply by 2.6% or 50.7 Mtoe/year
• import dependency by 105.4 Mtoe/year
• carbon dioxide emissions by 9.3% or 404 Mtoe/year
Download press release here (pdf, 1,1Mb).
