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EUROPEAN PHOTOVOLTAIC INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

EUROPEAN PHOTOVOLTAIC INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION. EU Energy Policy – where do we go from here?. Frauke Thies, Policy Director . EEB Annual Conference Brussels, 18 October 2013. EC 2050 Energy Roadmap Dec 2011: N o-regrets options: Energy Efficiency, Renewables, Smarter Infrastructure.

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EUROPEAN PHOTOVOLTAIC INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

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  1. EUROPEAN PHOTOVOLTAICINDUSTRY ASSOCIATION EU Energy Policy – where do we go from here? Frauke Thies, Policy Director EEB Annual Conference Brussels, 18 October 2013

  2. EC 2050 Energy Roadmap Dec 2011:No-regrets options: Energy Efficiency, Renewables, Smarter Infrastructure • Strange things are happening... EC on 2050 Roadmap in Sep 2013: No-regrets options: Energy Efficiency, Smarter Infrastructure, Gas

  3. Renewables opposition raising its voice

  4. Jon Wellinghoff, chairman of the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC): • “Solar is growing so fast it is going to overtake everything,” • “Our markets were made up for a very centralised system, very large plants and plants that were distant from loads. We’re moving to a much more distributed system that also has consumers participating as resources with their load.” Stephen Chu, former US Energy Secretary: • “Now, if you’re a utility company, you’re going to be very worried about that. (…) So I’ve been telling them there’s another business model.” Source: REneweconomy • Renewables uptake means changing business

  5. No doubt that renewables will break through in the end • Declining costs • Modular character • People want it! • BUT: Without the right regulatory framework and without early technical adaptations of the power system, it will be hard ... and too late for the climate PV Parity project : 2012

  6. Making it happen smoothly and fast • Active adaption instead of scaremongering and delay Re-thinking Europe’s energy system • A flexible power mix and transmission • An active distribution system, energy services & aggregation 3. Service provision by renewables 4. Different market products and rules

  7. What does it mean for policy? • Set a strong and binding renewable energy target An „ETS-only“ approach cannot be enough to drive the structural change! • Re-think market rules and regulations to accomodate renewables • Refrain from narrowly-focussed capacity mechanisms for fossil fuels • Drive flexibilisation of the power system and mix • Network codes, power plant requirements • New focus on distribution level: • Energy services and aggregation • New metering and communication strategies Communitybuilders.net

  8. THANK YOUR FORYOUR ATTENTION This document was presented by FraukeThies f.thies@epia.org

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