CHPA conference London 14 November 2002

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CHPA conference London14 November 2002

• Flemming G. Nielsen

Danish Energy Authority Ministry of Economic
Business Affairs
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Presentation

• EUs energy policy
• CHP potential
• Development in EU Member States
• CHP initiatives content of a EU directive

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Cogeneration in Europe of national electricity
production 1999/1997/1995
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DH shares inside EU etc.
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Background to CHP directiveCHP potential in EU

• 1988 40 GWe (EU 12) 6
• 1994 67 GWe (EU 15) 9
• 1999 Eurostat 11
• 2010 EU target 18
• Potential 180 GWe 40
  
• Similar or higher potentials in CEE NDs

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Content of a CHP directive

• Common definition of CHP
• Guarantee of origin of electricity
• Evaluation of the potential in the EU Member
  States

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Fields for EU regulation

• CHP directive
• Market directives
• State subsidies
• Taxation
• Emission trading
• Financing and procurement
• Environmental directives
• Certificates and statistics
• Strategies and modelling

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CHP directiveThe Danish position

• Specific targets for the individual EU Member
  States
• No upper capacity limits
• Incorporation of relationship with other
  directives

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Conclusion

• CHP policies now widely discussed
• But many obstacles (vested interests,
  oligopolies, national complications, wrong market
  design etc.)
• Directive on its way
• Dont forget other measures
• Envisage CEE accession