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Explore the policy guidelines, benefits, and opportunities for energy efficiency and decentralized energy. Learn about implementation, regulations, regional cooperation, and support in achieving sustainability goals.
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POLICY AND BUSINESS PERSPECTIVES FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND DECENTRALIZED ENERGY Borko Raičević, Senior Energy Efficiency Expert, Energy Community Secretariat
ENERGY COMMUNITY – POLICY AREAS Sustainability Pillars of the Energy Community Treaty Energy Efficiency Renewable Energy Social Competition Environment Climate Security of Supply Legal Implementation monitoring and indicators Oil Gas • General Services: • Finance; • Administration; • Procurement; • Website & Publications; • Event mngt. Electricity Cyber Security Statistics Regulator
ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND DECENTRALIZED ENERGY - BENEFITS Impact of transformations! Source: Niall Enright, 2017 Energy Intensity: Primary Energy Consumption / GDP Source: Energy Community Source: https://www.iea.org/topics/energyefficiency/multiplebenefits/
POLICY AND BUSINESS PERSPECTIVES • POLICY GUIDELINES: • Implementation of EE Obligation Schemes • Model ESCO contracts • Reform of the support schemes for RES • Grid integration of prosumers • National Energy & Climate Plans ENERGY EFFICIENCY DIRECTIVE • EU 32.5%2030 energy efficiency target, NEEAPs • Extended EE obligations • LABELLING, ECODESIGN • List of new product groups • Contribution to circular economy objectives Government: set the framework, compliance & enforcement! ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS • More renovation and investment; • Smarter – ICT, smart buildings; e-mobility; • RE for NZEBs Business sector: seize the opportunities! • REGIONAL COOPERATION AND SUPPORT: • EE, RES, and Climate Coordination Groups, Sustainability Forum. • Regional and bilateral TA and funding: EU, EBRD/REEP, EIB, GIZ, KfW, UN, …), crowdfunding, national support schemes.. • RENEWABLES • EU 32 % 2030 RE target • Active role of citizens and local actors GOVERNANCE REGULATION - National Energy & Climate Plans
USEFULL PUBLICATONS AND LINKS • EU AND ENERGY COMMUNITY: ANNUAL IMPLEMENTATION REPORTS POLICY GUIDELINES, REGIONAL COOPERATION AND DONORS COORDINATION • https://www.energy-community.org/implementation/IR2018.html; https://www.energy-community.org/legal/policy-guidelines.html; https://www.energy-community.org/regionalinitiatives/infrastructure/donors.html • https://ec.europa.eu/energy/en/topics/energy...energy.../clean-energy-all-europeans • REGIONAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMME FOR THE WESTERN BALKANS (REEP PLUS): • http://www.wb-reep.org/ • “SAVE ENERGY, SAVE COSTS, DEVELOP YOUR BUSINESS ” Practical Guide To Energy Efficient Business Solutions (GGF)https://www.ggf.lu/fileadmin/user_upload/05_downloads/brochures/sme-booklet/GGF_Booklet_ENGLISH_SEE.pdf • IRENA: RE PROSPECTS, DE POLICY GUIDELINES AND PROJECTShttps://www.irena.org/offgrid • Montenegro portals: news, policies, projectshttp://energetska-efikasnost.me; https://balkangreenenergynews.com/(incl. Montenegro)