Overview:
Due to the EU emissions trading scheme (EU ETS)
approximately 12,000 energy intensive installations across the EU-25 must
monitor their carbon emissions and surrender an equivalent number of allowances
to the national authorities. Although virtually all CO2 emission
allowances have been distributed for free, they have a real value and,
hence, influence the competitiveness of single installations. The allocation
of allowances to existing installations and new entrants takes place at
the national level. The Emissions Trading Directive only foresees that
“the manner in which clean technology, including energy efficient
technologies, are taken into account” needs to be reported to the
European Commission. Preliminary studies on this subject suggest that
the extent to which Member States have harnessed the EU ETS for the promotion
of polygeneration differs substantially so far. This WP will deliver an
analysis on how to more effectively use the steering power of the EU ETS
for achieving related policy objectives, such as the promotion of industrial
polygeneration. The need for such an analysis has been articulated by
The European Commission’s DG TREN in its Green Paper on energy efficiency
and subsequent policy documents.
Tasks:
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A
review of the treatment of cogeneration in phase-1 and phase-2 national
allocation plans (NAPs) across the EU-25. This includes the analysis
of allocation rules for incumbent installations and for new entrants.
The work done by COGEN Europe through its EU Emission Trading Scheme
Working group (at least 2 annual meetings) will be used for this task.
Bidirectional flows of information between the D-ploy WP and the COGEN
Europe WG will allow for an in-depth review and comparison.
- An
identification of best practices among Member States and the creation
of recommendations for policy-makers at the European and national level.
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