This document discusses energy efficiency policy as a multi-level governance task. It argues that traditional textbook approaches focusing on single barriers and measures are ineffective. Instead, an adequate policy considers obstacles along the entire value chain, identifies roles for different levels of government, and leverages unused motivations. Effective strategies include technical regulations for mass-produced products, carbon pricing, improved practices through networks, and local governments providing energy services to reduce transaction costs for businesses. Overall, the document advocates an integrated policy approach that addresses multiple actors and barriers across different governance levels.
Training Module on Electricity Market Regulation - SESSION 7 - Quality of Sup...Leonardo ENERGY
Quality of supply regulation is becoming more and more important as cost-decreasing incentives may have a mid- and long-term effect on the quality provided. This session explains how quality of supply is defined, measured and regulated.
Quality definition: Reliability / Commercial quality / Technical quality
Quality measurement
Relevance of quality regulation
Regulatory quality control
Indirect controls
Minimum standards
Incentive schemes
Design of incentive schemes for quality
Parameters / Controllability / Incentive function (shape, dead bands, cap and floors)
Outage cost.
Training Module on Electricity Market Regulation - SESSION 1 Regulation gen...Leonardo ENERGY
This session explains the main tasks of regulation and addresses three main questions: what is regulated, where is it regulated, and how is it regulated.
In addition, we explain how the communication between regulators and regulated companies is organised, and how the regulatory performance is measured.
* General tasks of regulators: Price, Quality, Market functioning
* Areas of regulation
* Scope of regulation
* Methods of regulation
* Institutional questions
* Consultation and communication
* Regulatory performance : External performance, Internal Performance
Course on Regulation and Sustainable Energy in Developing Countries - Session 8Leonardo ENERGY
Session 8 deals with standards and labels for white appliances and air conditionners which have achieved tremendous energy savings in some developing countries.
How to define standards – how to test them - how to implement them - how to enforce them.
This session will rely on cases notably from Ghana, Tunisia and Egypt.
This document discusses 4 basic models for opening the power industry to investors:
1. No opening (monopoly model)
2. Opening to "franchised" independent power producers while maintaining a monopoly
3. Opening to generation competition through a single buyer model
4. Opening wholesale markets to generation competition and eligible consumers while retaining a single buyer for retail supply.
The presentation analyzes the characteristics and implications of each model, noting the tradeoffs between reforms, risks transferred to consumers or generators, and the level of centralized planning and incentives for efficiency.
The European Copper Institute supports the European Commission's Green Paper on sustainable energy. In a lengthy document, it provides feedback on key areas addressed in the Green Paper, including:
1) Ensuring competitiveness in the internal energy market through measures like accelerating infrastructure approval, unbundling producers from network operators, and establishing a European Energy Regulator.
2) Promoting diversification of energy supplies by prioritizing technologies based on economic and environmental factors.
3) Addressing climate change by using ambitious targets to lead change rather than enforce commitments, and promoting electric vehicles and smart grids.
4) Ensuring Europe remains a leader in energy technologies by deploying advanced existing technologies and creating prizes
How auction design affects the financing of renewable energy projects Leonardo ENERGY
Recording available at https://youtu.be/lPT1o735kOk
Renewable energy auctions might affect the financing of renewable energy (RE) projects. This webinar presents the results of the AURES II project exploring this topic. It discusses how auction designs ranging from bid bonds to penalties and remuneration schemes impact financing and discusses creating a low-risk auction support framework.
Presentation given by Professor Mackie (www.its.leeds.ac.uk/people/p.mackie) to seminar on Improving CBA for Spatial Infrastructure Plans, University of Amsterdam, September 2013
This document provides an overview of Horizon 2020, the EU's research and innovation program. It discusses the background and context of EU policy, including the Europe 2020 strategy. Horizon 2020 has a total budget of nearly €80 billion and is structured around three main pillars: excellent science, industrial leadership, and societal challenges. Funding is available for projects that demonstrate new technologies and help move them to higher levels of technical readiness. Successful proposals clearly address an important European issue, demonstrate potential impact in terms of economic, social, and political returns, and have strong plans for disseminating and exploiting results.
Training Module on Electricity Market Regulation - SESSION 7 - Quality of Sup...Leonardo ENERGY
Quality of supply regulation is becoming more and more important as cost-decreasing incentives may have a mid- and long-term effect on the quality provided. This session explains how quality of supply is defined, measured and regulated.
Quality definition: Reliability / Commercial quality / Technical quality
Quality measurement
Relevance of quality regulation
Regulatory quality control
Indirect controls
Minimum standards
Incentive schemes
Design of incentive schemes for quality
Parameters / Controllability / Incentive function (shape, dead bands, cap and floors)
Outage cost.
Training Module on Electricity Market Regulation - SESSION 1 Regulation gen...Leonardo ENERGY
This session explains the main tasks of regulation and addresses three main questions: what is regulated, where is it regulated, and how is it regulated.
In addition, we explain how the communication between regulators and regulated companies is organised, and how the regulatory performance is measured.
* General tasks of regulators: Price, Quality, Market functioning
* Areas of regulation
* Scope of regulation
* Methods of regulation
* Institutional questions
* Consultation and communication
* Regulatory performance : External performance, Internal Performance
Course on Regulation and Sustainable Energy in Developing Countries - Session 8Leonardo ENERGY
Session 8 deals with standards and labels for white appliances and air conditionners which have achieved tremendous energy savings in some developing countries.
How to define standards – how to test them - how to implement them - how to enforce them.
This session will rely on cases notably from Ghana, Tunisia and Egypt.
This document discusses 4 basic models for opening the power industry to investors:
1. No opening (monopoly model)
2. Opening to "franchised" independent power producers while maintaining a monopoly
3. Opening to generation competition through a single buyer model
4. Opening wholesale markets to generation competition and eligible consumers while retaining a single buyer for retail supply.
The presentation analyzes the characteristics and implications of each model, noting the tradeoffs between reforms, risks transferred to consumers or generators, and the level of centralized planning and incentives for efficiency.
The European Copper Institute supports the European Commission's Green Paper on sustainable energy. In a lengthy document, it provides feedback on key areas addressed in the Green Paper, including:
1) Ensuring competitiveness in the internal energy market through measures like accelerating infrastructure approval, unbundling producers from network operators, and establishing a European Energy Regulator.
2) Promoting diversification of energy supplies by prioritizing technologies based on economic and environmental factors.
3) Addressing climate change by using ambitious targets to lead change rather than enforce commitments, and promoting electric vehicles and smart grids.
4) Ensuring Europe remains a leader in energy technologies by deploying advanced existing technologies and creating prizes
How auction design affects the financing of renewable energy projects Leonardo ENERGY
Recording available at https://youtu.be/lPT1o735kOk
Renewable energy auctions might affect the financing of renewable energy (RE) projects. This webinar presents the results of the AURES II project exploring this topic. It discusses how auction designs ranging from bid bonds to penalties and remuneration schemes impact financing and discusses creating a low-risk auction support framework.
Presentation given by Professor Mackie (www.its.leeds.ac.uk/people/p.mackie) to seminar on Improving CBA for Spatial Infrastructure Plans, University of Amsterdam, September 2013
This document provides an overview of Horizon 2020, the EU's research and innovation program. It discusses the background and context of EU policy, including the Europe 2020 strategy. Horizon 2020 has a total budget of nearly €80 billion and is structured around three main pillars: excellent science, industrial leadership, and societal challenges. Funding is available for projects that demonstrate new technologies and help move them to higher levels of technical readiness. Successful proposals clearly address an important European issue, demonstrate potential impact in terms of economic, social, and political returns, and have strong plans for disseminating and exploiting results.
Electricity Markets Regulation - Lesson 8 - PricingLeonardo ENERGY
Once the revenue requirements are established they should be converted into tariff systems. This session explains the major economic principles of electricity pricing and the general pricing models using average and marginal costs. Moreover the session explores the major pricing models for the electricity activities including: generation, transmission, distribution and retail activities.
* Pricing principles : economic efficiency - cost recovery
* General pricing models : average cost pricing - marginal cost pricing
* Cost allocation issue
* Pricing for different activities in the electricity industry : generation pricing - transmission pricing - distribution pricing - retail supply pricing
First International Conference
Perspectives for Ukraine on Implementation of
Public Private Partnerships
PPP – The EIB Experience
by Tilman Seibert
Kyiv, 21 March 2006
The MEET-BIS Vietnam Project aimed to promote energy efficiency and clean technology adoption among small and medium enterprises in Vietnam. It worked with 11 technology suppliers and over 250 partners to develop innovative sales and marketing strategies for energy and water saving products. Over 420 SMEs invested in these technologies. The project also collaborated with the Vietnamese government and multinational technology companies to further its goals. However, challenges remained in promoting water saving technologies and establishing financing options for SME investments.
One of the key barriers to energy efficiency is access to funding. This presentation will walk you through the various options available and how one can access them.
The Berlin Energy Agency is a public-private partnership that facilitates energy efficiency. It provides energy consulting, contracting, and international knowledge transfer. It has helped develop innovative financing schemes like energy performance contracting that decrease the need for subsidies. Energy agencies play an important role as intermediaries between public and private sectors to support projects that increase energy efficiency. Political support and clear mandates are essential to leverage synergies across levels of government and funding instruments.
Electricity Markets Regulation - Lesson 1 - Regulation General PrinciplesLeonardo ENERGY
1. The document summarizes key topics from a webinar on electricity market regulation, including the objectives of regulation to protect consumers and ensure fair industry participation.
2. It discusses areas of regulation like generation, transmission, distribution and retail supply. Methods of regulation include price controls, quality standards and incentive schemes.
3. Institutional questions are also covered, like the roles of different regulatory bodies and the importance of regulator independence.
The document discusses energy services in the Netherlands and how to stimulate the development of the energy services industry. It finds that while ESCOs could help improve energy efficiency in existing Dutch buildings, the ESCO market is underdeveloped. The government focuses policy on new buildings rather than existing structures, where greater potential lies. However, the government has jurisdiction over 46% of the potential ESCO market in existing buildings. The study recommends the Dutch government develop long-term policy requiring public building managers to consider ESCOs, and establish initiatives like a stakeholder platform and renovation targets to better support the ESCO industry.
11 european funding opportunities in nanocoatings-fiasse-ncp-wallonnieSirris
This document provides information on funding opportunities for coatings projects through various European programs. It summarizes various calls under Horizon 2020 related to materials, including nanomaterials, materials for energy technologies, fibers, and additive manufacturing. It also outlines joint calls under ERANET programs like Manunet, M-Eranet, Eurostars, and Incomera that focus on areas like manufacturing technologies, materials, and transferring research to market. The document recommends attending info days and brokerage events to find potential project partners and provides contact information for the National Contact Point in Wallonia who can help build and execute international collaborative projects.
This session explains the nature of economic regulation. It discusses the central question why some parts of the electricity value chain remain regulated and are not subject to competition.
Furthermore, four main issues regarding an adequate regulatory regime are addressed:
· Areas: Where should be regulated?
· Scope: What should be regulated?
· Type: How should be regulated?
· Institutions: Who should regulate?
Special emphasis is put on the types of regulation respectively the different forms of price control and their effects (advantages / disadvantages) – including incentive regulation. A short overview on the current legislation and application of price control in the EU completes the session.
Subject: Ex-post impact evaluations of energy efficiency policies in EuropeLeonardo ENERGY
While we enter a transition in the European framework for energy efficiency, ex-post impact evaluations can bring facts and figures about current achievements towards the 2020 targets, and useful feedback to improve policies in view of the 2030 targets.
The Horizon 2020 EPATEE project analysed evaluation practices in EU countries and developed resources to help enhancing them. After a brief overview of these resources, we will present the main lessons learnt from exchanging with evaluation customers and evaluators, with a focus on how to integrate evaluation into the policy cycle. We will also discuss the conclusions from the final EPATEE conference about the challenges and possible developments for evaluation in the coming years.
Electricity Markets Regulation - Lesson 7 - Quality Of Supply RegulationLeonardo ENERGY
Quality of supply regulation is becoming more and more important as cost-decreasing incentives may have a mid- and long-term effect on the quality provided. This session explains how quality of supply is defined, measured and regulated.
* Quality definition: Reliability / Commercial quality / Technical quality
* Quality measurement
* Relevance of quality regulation
* Regulatory quality control
* Indirect controls
* Minimum standards
* Incentive schemes
* Design of incentive schemes for quality
* Parameters / Controllability / Incentive function (shape, dead bands, cap and floors)
* Outage cost.
http://www.leonardo-energy.org/webinar/energy-efficiency-programs-and-policies
This session is part of the Clean Energy Regulators Initiative Webinar Programme.
Theme 8 - Promotion of Energy Efficiency
Module 3 - Energy Efficiency Programs and Policies
This webinar covers the three main delivery mechanisms that can be incorporated into a national policy to deliver energy savings and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
First, it is presented the importance of having high-level policies and strategies clearly stated by the government, sometimes expressed more formally through enabling legislation on energy efficiency. Then, it is discussed the regulatory path to establish minimum requirements that each targeted stakeholder in the market has to comply with, which would include building codes, minimum energy performance standards (MEPS), energy manager regulations, mandatory disclosure of energy usage and an annual action plan. The discussion follows on how the government can launch support programs for energy efficiency or establish a regulatory framework that would obligate energy utilities to put programs in place, and to deliver energy savings to their customers. Finally, it is presented the market mechanism based on Energy Service Companies that can act as an integrator and catalyst of private investment in the market, and ultimately demonstrate that a market has been completely transformed towards a greener energy sector.
Electricity Markets Regulation - Lesson 6 - Efficiency AssessmentsLeonardo ENERGY
There are various methods for assessing the efficiency of regulated companies, including non-parametric and parametric approaches. Non-parametric methods like data envelopment analysis (DEA) establish an efficiency frontier based on best performing peers, while parametric methods like stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) incorporate random errors. Regulators apply benchmarking to set incentives for efficient performance and limit excessive pricing, but must consider the limitations of different methods given data quality and model specification issues. Integration of efficiency results into price controls also requires acknowledging imperfections and regulatory period specifics.
This document summarizes the key findings and recommendations from a project aimed at enhancing innovation strategies, policies, and regulations in Ukraine. It identifies areas for improvement based on analyses conducted in 13 policy areas and stakeholder consultations. 87 policy options were developed and grouped into 6 areas, with 25 ranked as high priority. These focus on improving governance, enhancing enterprise innovation, bridging research and industry, promoting regional innovation, developing an innovative culture, and making Ukraine competitive in eco-innovation. The project benefited from input from various Ukrainian and international experts and stakeholders.
Energy Capital - With a focus on Birmingham Energy Institute Projects in the ...Gavin Harper
This presentation discusses projects and initiatives focused on energy and clean growth in the West Midlands region of the UK. It summarizes the goals of Energy Capital, a coalition that brings together interests across energy, manufacturing, construction, transport and universities. Key projects highlighted include developing energy innovation zones, major energy efficient building refurbishments, and establishing research collaborations between universities and industry in the region.
Battery Energy Storage in the Australian National Electricity MarketIEA-ETSAP
The document analyzes the potential commercial viability of battery energy storage in the Australian National Electricity Market. It models battery storage under various customer scales, load profiles, tariff structures (including with and without solar PV), and presents results on payback periods, indicative uptake rates, and the impact on load profiles. The analysis finds that battery storage can have payback periods under time-of-use tariffs without PV, and both time-of-use and flat tariffs when bundled with PV. Uptake is expected to be highest with PV and time-of-use tariffs. Battery storage is also found to shift load profiles, reducing peaks when used without or with PV.
This document provides a vision for the European electricity markets in 2030 that emphasizes competition and the role of consumers. Large price areas and sufficient transmission capacity are needed to support competition between generators and allow demand-side participation. Free competition through integrated markets can help achieve EU targets if structural barriers do not inhibit renewable generation. Experts used scenario planning, workshops, and a Delphi survey to identify factors influencing market development and competition through 2030.
This document provides a vision for the European electricity markets in 2030 that emphasizes competition and the role of consumers. It argues large price areas and sufficient transmission capacity are needed to support competition. If transmission capacity cannot be built, markets may drift toward regulated competition without the incentives of free markets. The vision was developed through scenario analysis, workshops, and a Delphi survey with European electricity market experts to identify factors influencing competition and opportunities to promote competitive markets.
This document provides a vision for the European electricity markets in 2030 that emphasizes competition and the role of consumers. It argues large price areas and sufficient transmission capacity are needed to support competition. If transmission capacity cannot be built, markets may drift toward regulated competition without the incentives of free markets. The vision was developed through scenario analysis, workshops, and a Delphi survey with European electricity market experts to identify factors influencing competition and opportunities to promote competitive markets.
Regulatory incentives for network loss reductionLeonardo ENERGY
Environmental concerns remain a driving force for European energy policy, as exemplified by last years' directive on energy efficiency. The directive sets the legislative framework to achieve energy efficiency targets. Since electricity network losses comprise a significant component of electricity demand, regulatory incentives to facilitate loss reduction in electricity networks should be in place. This webinar evaluates the incentives for investments in low-loss equipment in differing regulatory settings and outlines pathways to assure the proper embedding of these incentives.
Regulatory incentives for reduction of network lossesLeonardo ENERGY
Environmental concerns remain a driving force for European energy policy, as exemplified by last years’ directive on energy efficiency. The directive sets the legislative framework to achieve energy efficiency targets. Since electricity network losses comprise a significant component of electricity demand, regulatory incentives to facilitate loss reduction in electricity networks should be in place. This webinar evaluates the incentives for investments in low-loss equipment in differing regulatory settings and outlines pathways to assure the proper embedding of these incentives.
Electricity Markets Regulation - Lesson 8 - PricingLeonardo ENERGY
Once the revenue requirements are established they should be converted into tariff systems. This session explains the major economic principles of electricity pricing and the general pricing models using average and marginal costs. Moreover the session explores the major pricing models for the electricity activities including: generation, transmission, distribution and retail activities.
* Pricing principles : economic efficiency - cost recovery
* General pricing models : average cost pricing - marginal cost pricing
* Cost allocation issue
* Pricing for different activities in the electricity industry : generation pricing - transmission pricing - distribution pricing - retail supply pricing
First International Conference
Perspectives for Ukraine on Implementation of
Public Private Partnerships
PPP – The EIB Experience
by Tilman Seibert
Kyiv, 21 March 2006
The MEET-BIS Vietnam Project aimed to promote energy efficiency and clean technology adoption among small and medium enterprises in Vietnam. It worked with 11 technology suppliers and over 250 partners to develop innovative sales and marketing strategies for energy and water saving products. Over 420 SMEs invested in these technologies. The project also collaborated with the Vietnamese government and multinational technology companies to further its goals. However, challenges remained in promoting water saving technologies and establishing financing options for SME investments.
One of the key barriers to energy efficiency is access to funding. This presentation will walk you through the various options available and how one can access them.
The Berlin Energy Agency is a public-private partnership that facilitates energy efficiency. It provides energy consulting, contracting, and international knowledge transfer. It has helped develop innovative financing schemes like energy performance contracting that decrease the need for subsidies. Energy agencies play an important role as intermediaries between public and private sectors to support projects that increase energy efficiency. Political support and clear mandates are essential to leverage synergies across levels of government and funding instruments.
Electricity Markets Regulation - Lesson 1 - Regulation General PrinciplesLeonardo ENERGY
1. The document summarizes key topics from a webinar on electricity market regulation, including the objectives of regulation to protect consumers and ensure fair industry participation.
2. It discusses areas of regulation like generation, transmission, distribution and retail supply. Methods of regulation include price controls, quality standards and incentive schemes.
3. Institutional questions are also covered, like the roles of different regulatory bodies and the importance of regulator independence.
The document discusses energy services in the Netherlands and how to stimulate the development of the energy services industry. It finds that while ESCOs could help improve energy efficiency in existing Dutch buildings, the ESCO market is underdeveloped. The government focuses policy on new buildings rather than existing structures, where greater potential lies. However, the government has jurisdiction over 46% of the potential ESCO market in existing buildings. The study recommends the Dutch government develop long-term policy requiring public building managers to consider ESCOs, and establish initiatives like a stakeholder platform and renovation targets to better support the ESCO industry.
11 european funding opportunities in nanocoatings-fiasse-ncp-wallonnieSirris
This document provides information on funding opportunities for coatings projects through various European programs. It summarizes various calls under Horizon 2020 related to materials, including nanomaterials, materials for energy technologies, fibers, and additive manufacturing. It also outlines joint calls under ERANET programs like Manunet, M-Eranet, Eurostars, and Incomera that focus on areas like manufacturing technologies, materials, and transferring research to market. The document recommends attending info days and brokerage events to find potential project partners and provides contact information for the National Contact Point in Wallonia who can help build and execute international collaborative projects.
This session explains the nature of economic regulation. It discusses the central question why some parts of the electricity value chain remain regulated and are not subject to competition.
Furthermore, four main issues regarding an adequate regulatory regime are addressed:
· Areas: Where should be regulated?
· Scope: What should be regulated?
· Type: How should be regulated?
· Institutions: Who should regulate?
Special emphasis is put on the types of regulation respectively the different forms of price control and their effects (advantages / disadvantages) – including incentive regulation. A short overview on the current legislation and application of price control in the EU completes the session.
Subject: Ex-post impact evaluations of energy efficiency policies in EuropeLeonardo ENERGY
While we enter a transition in the European framework for energy efficiency, ex-post impact evaluations can bring facts and figures about current achievements towards the 2020 targets, and useful feedback to improve policies in view of the 2030 targets.
The Horizon 2020 EPATEE project analysed evaluation practices in EU countries and developed resources to help enhancing them. After a brief overview of these resources, we will present the main lessons learnt from exchanging with evaluation customers and evaluators, with a focus on how to integrate evaluation into the policy cycle. We will also discuss the conclusions from the final EPATEE conference about the challenges and possible developments for evaluation in the coming years.
Electricity Markets Regulation - Lesson 7 - Quality Of Supply RegulationLeonardo ENERGY
Quality of supply regulation is becoming more and more important as cost-decreasing incentives may have a mid- and long-term effect on the quality provided. This session explains how quality of supply is defined, measured and regulated.
* Quality definition: Reliability / Commercial quality / Technical quality
* Quality measurement
* Relevance of quality regulation
* Regulatory quality control
* Indirect controls
* Minimum standards
* Incentive schemes
* Design of incentive schemes for quality
* Parameters / Controllability / Incentive function (shape, dead bands, cap and floors)
* Outage cost.
http://www.leonardo-energy.org/webinar/energy-efficiency-programs-and-policies
This session is part of the Clean Energy Regulators Initiative Webinar Programme.
Theme 8 - Promotion of Energy Efficiency
Module 3 - Energy Efficiency Programs and Policies
This webinar covers the three main delivery mechanisms that can be incorporated into a national policy to deliver energy savings and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
First, it is presented the importance of having high-level policies and strategies clearly stated by the government, sometimes expressed more formally through enabling legislation on energy efficiency. Then, it is discussed the regulatory path to establish minimum requirements that each targeted stakeholder in the market has to comply with, which would include building codes, minimum energy performance standards (MEPS), energy manager regulations, mandatory disclosure of energy usage and an annual action plan. The discussion follows on how the government can launch support programs for energy efficiency or establish a regulatory framework that would obligate energy utilities to put programs in place, and to deliver energy savings to their customers. Finally, it is presented the market mechanism based on Energy Service Companies that can act as an integrator and catalyst of private investment in the market, and ultimately demonstrate that a market has been completely transformed towards a greener energy sector.
Electricity Markets Regulation - Lesson 6 - Efficiency AssessmentsLeonardo ENERGY
There are various methods for assessing the efficiency of regulated companies, including non-parametric and parametric approaches. Non-parametric methods like data envelopment analysis (DEA) establish an efficiency frontier based on best performing peers, while parametric methods like stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) incorporate random errors. Regulators apply benchmarking to set incentives for efficient performance and limit excessive pricing, but must consider the limitations of different methods given data quality and model specification issues. Integration of efficiency results into price controls also requires acknowledging imperfections and regulatory period specifics.
This document summarizes the key findings and recommendations from a project aimed at enhancing innovation strategies, policies, and regulations in Ukraine. It identifies areas for improvement based on analyses conducted in 13 policy areas and stakeholder consultations. 87 policy options were developed and grouped into 6 areas, with 25 ranked as high priority. These focus on improving governance, enhancing enterprise innovation, bridging research and industry, promoting regional innovation, developing an innovative culture, and making Ukraine competitive in eco-innovation. The project benefited from input from various Ukrainian and international experts and stakeholders.
Energy Capital - With a focus on Birmingham Energy Institute Projects in the ...Gavin Harper
This presentation discusses projects and initiatives focused on energy and clean growth in the West Midlands region of the UK. It summarizes the goals of Energy Capital, a coalition that brings together interests across energy, manufacturing, construction, transport and universities. Key projects highlighted include developing energy innovation zones, major energy efficient building refurbishments, and establishing research collaborations between universities and industry in the region.
Battery Energy Storage in the Australian National Electricity MarketIEA-ETSAP
The document analyzes the potential commercial viability of battery energy storage in the Australian National Electricity Market. It models battery storage under various customer scales, load profiles, tariff structures (including with and without solar PV), and presents results on payback periods, indicative uptake rates, and the impact on load profiles. The analysis finds that battery storage can have payback periods under time-of-use tariffs without PV, and both time-of-use and flat tariffs when bundled with PV. Uptake is expected to be highest with PV and time-of-use tariffs. Battery storage is also found to shift load profiles, reducing peaks when used without or with PV.
This document provides a vision for the European electricity markets in 2030 that emphasizes competition and the role of consumers. Large price areas and sufficient transmission capacity are needed to support competition between generators and allow demand-side participation. Free competition through integrated markets can help achieve EU targets if structural barriers do not inhibit renewable generation. Experts used scenario planning, workshops, and a Delphi survey to identify factors influencing market development and competition through 2030.
This document provides a vision for the European electricity markets in 2030 that emphasizes competition and the role of consumers. It argues large price areas and sufficient transmission capacity are needed to support competition. If transmission capacity cannot be built, markets may drift toward regulated competition without the incentives of free markets. The vision was developed through scenario analysis, workshops, and a Delphi survey with European electricity market experts to identify factors influencing competition and opportunities to promote competitive markets.
This document provides a vision for the European electricity markets in 2030 that emphasizes competition and the role of consumers. It argues large price areas and sufficient transmission capacity are needed to support competition. If transmission capacity cannot be built, markets may drift toward regulated competition without the incentives of free markets. The vision was developed through scenario analysis, workshops, and a Delphi survey with European electricity market experts to identify factors influencing competition and opportunities to promote competitive markets.
Regulatory incentives for network loss reductionLeonardo ENERGY
Environmental concerns remain a driving force for European energy policy, as exemplified by last years' directive on energy efficiency. The directive sets the legislative framework to achieve energy efficiency targets. Since electricity network losses comprise a significant component of electricity demand, regulatory incentives to facilitate loss reduction in electricity networks should be in place. This webinar evaluates the incentives for investments in low-loss equipment in differing regulatory settings and outlines pathways to assure the proper embedding of these incentives.
Regulatory incentives for reduction of network lossesLeonardo ENERGY
Environmental concerns remain a driving force for European energy policy, as exemplified by last years’ directive on energy efficiency. The directive sets the legislative framework to achieve energy efficiency targets. Since electricity network losses comprise a significant component of electricity demand, regulatory incentives to facilitate loss reduction in electricity networks should be in place. This webinar evaluates the incentives for investments in low-loss equipment in differing regulatory settings and outlines pathways to assure the proper embedding of these incentives.
200TWh of Annual Energy Savings in Europe by 2020, part 1MatsBerglind
IT and Demand Response programs can be used to achieve substantial energy savings. How does the future look? This presentation will outline both the potential of these IT enabled programs taken from a range of studies collected globally, as well as map the political and market requirements needed to make them a reality for Europe.
Training Module on Electricity Market Regulation - SESSION 8 - PricingLeonardo ENERGY
Once the revenue requirements are established they should be converted into tariff systems. This session explains the major economic principles of electricity pricing and the general pricing models using average and marginal costs. Moreover the session explores the major pricing models for the electricity activities including: generation, transmission, distribution and retail activities.
Pricing principles : economic efficiency - cost recovery
General pricing models : average cost pricing - marginal cost pricing
Cost allocation issue
Pricing for different activities in the electricity industry : generation pricing - transmission pricing - distribution pricing - retail supply pricing
DENEFF keynote - Assembling the jigsaw of energy efficiency financing. Steven...Steven Fawkes
The document discusses barriers to developing a robust energy efficiency financing market in Europe. It notes that while the potential benefits of energy efficiency are recognized, the market remains underdeveloped due to a lack of standardization, small project sizes, and few sources of financing. It argues that building capacity across the entire value chain, including the demand side, financial institutions, and supply side, is needed. Standardized tools and protocols for measurement and verification could help overcome barriers by streamlining transactions and enabling aggregation of projects. A healthy market would have standardized products, skills, tools for quantifying savings, and multiple sources of mainstream and large-scale financing.
CHINA MARKET OUTLOOK: CHINA EUROPE WATER PLATFORM BUSINESS PROGRAMiQHub
The document summarizes a business and innovation program event focused on the China water market outlook. It provides an overview of the China Europe Water Platform, which promotes business cooperation and solutions for water challenges. The event agenda covered major Chinese water policy drivers like Five Year Plans, market and technology opportunities, barriers to entering the market, and recommendations around applying best available technologies, ensuring customized solutions, and framework conditions for utilities. The document analyzed the large and growing Chinese water treatment market and opportunities in areas like wastewater, sludge treatment, and sponge cities initiatives.
This document summarizes the work of GIZ, the German development agency, in supporting renewable energy projects worldwide. It provides an overview of GIZ's energy projects, which number 137 globally, with the largest shares in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The document also outlines GIZ's objectives of supporting energy access, grid stability, and climate change mitigation through increased renewable energy capacity and integration. It discusses the challenges and opportunities for scaling up renewable energy in developing countries.
Best Practices in Policies and Regulations in EuropeCleanslides
The document summarizes best practices in policies and regulations for renewable energy and energy efficiency in Europe. It outlines the key drivers for policies, including high import dependency on fossil fuels and environmental goals. Major targets have been set for 2020 and 2030, including reducing CO2 emissions by 40% and increasing the renewable energy share to 27% by 2030. Lessons learned are that purely market-based approaches have limited success, while regulation and programs that reduce the need for consumer action, like standards and home automation, tend to be more effective. Overall results show progress towards targets, though some larger countries still struggle and transformation to real-world projects is needed alongside aggregated goals and regulations.
- The document discusses modeling scenarios for achieving net zero emissions in Europe using tools like RE-INVEST and sEEnergies which model smart energy systems and the supply chain effects of energy efficiency.
- It notes some positives of the tools but also identifies limitations including the tools only modeling 5 year time steps and not fully capturing interactions across sectors or the effects of current investments on future possibilities.
- It calls for energy system modeling that can look at hourly impacts on the electricity system and better understand temporal differences in demands and supplies across heat, electricity, and other sectors to identify synergies.
The sEEnergies project aims to operationalize the energy efficiency first principle (EEFP) both qualitatively and quantitatively. It will develop a decision support tool combining sector-specific energy demand models to analyze EE potentials from an energy systems perspective. Bottom-up models of buildings, transport, industry and grids will provide cost curves and potentials for EE measures. Scenarios from the EU's "A Clean Planet for All" will be used as common references. Energy system modelling will assess EEFP impacts and enable scenarios assessing synergies. A spatial model will map supply and demand and efficiency potentials. Heat Roadmap Europe provides recommendations including prioritizing savings over supply, utilizing excess heat and renewable energy in district heating, and establishing
Presented by Paolo Bertoldi and Silvia Rezessy, European Commission, Directorate General JRC, Institute for Energy, at the IEA DSM Programme workshop in Milan, Italy on 22 October 2008.
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Energy efficiency policy as a multi-level governance task
1. Energy efficiency policy as a multi-level governance task
eceee 2014 Industrial Summer Study on energy efficiency
Arnhem, October 2 to 5, 2014
Eberhard Jochem
Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (Fh-ISI)
and Centre for Energy Policy and Economics (CEPE), ETH Zurich
2. § Theoretical potentials of energy efficiency -
how close to thermo-dynamic limits? stair case effect?
§ Present economic efficiency potentials –
a snap-shot of present technology and energy price levels
§ Major obstacles and unused constructive factors (within the energy using company)
- the focus on risk, “robust” management rules (80/20%) , procurement by insufficiently
specified tenders; motivation and responsibilities of machine/plant operators or apprentices
§
§ Energy efficiency policy strategies – remind the innovation system (all actors)
- along the supply chain for obstacles and motivations
- decisions in Brussels and in capitals of Member Countries
§ the implications for policy portfolios of energy efficiency policy
Overview
3. Theoretical potentials of energy efficiency -
The vision of the Board of Swiss Institutes of Technology of a
"2'000 Watt/cap Society" – the long term efficiency potential in 2070
From 6*000 Watt (190 GJ/a)
today in Europe to
- 2*000 Watt (65 GJ/a) per
capita in 2070
- despite of an increase of
income of 70% in 2070?
2000
2070
4. A few hints for the factor 5 „efficiency“ potential of the 2000 Watt society
§ Reservations and solutions
- close to thermo-dynamic limits? yes, often the process of basic materials;
however :
- waste heat (e.g. 80 MW of a refinery) ? Changing the process (e.g. membrane technology)
- more material efficiency or material substitution with less specific energy demand
- unavoidable stair case effect? Yes, sometimes for particular processes, however:
- see above: rarely a limitation
- new technological solutions by research and development (e.g. recovery of braking energy)
- decreasing investment cost by mass production (e.g. measurement & communication tec)
- unavoidable rebound effect? The richer the more wasteful consumption, but also
production?
- companies - not private consumers - are competing on markets surviving at lowest
costs ;
5. Profitable energy efficiency potentials of industry and services until 2020
The case - Germany:
§ Economic potential 2014 to 2020 : 500 PJ (- 2.2% per year)
§ Reduced energy cost: 11 Billion € in 2020 (-12%)
§ reduction of CO2 emissions : around 45 Mill. Tonnes (-5% of Germany‘s GHG)
§ additional net 45.000 new jobs (0.1%, induced by a 30 Billion € investment)
§ slight net increase in gross domestic product (+ 3 Billion € in 2020)
§ smaller capital losses to energy producers by reduced energy imports
Can these potentials be realised?
Source : Jochem u.a. energiewirtschaftliche
Tagesfragen, 64(2014)1/2, S.81-85
6. A selection of existing obstacles – the traditional view
• lack of knowledge and sufficient market survey of energy managers,
particularly in SMCs, consulting engineers, architects, installers, bankers
• high transaction cost of the energy manager (for searching solutions, tendering,
decision making, installation)
• lack of own capital, fear of lending more capital for investments of off-sites
• technology producers or whole sale often pursue their own interests
opposing the possible innovation steps of efficient solutions
• 80% of companies using only risk measures (payback period), but
not profitability indicators (e.g. internal interest rate) for their decisions
Why are present profitable efficiency potentials not fully realised?
7. The traditional textbook energy efficiency policy:
choosing an instrument that alleviates the obstacle, mostly focused on the investor
• not sufficient information
• not sufficient knowledge
• lacking own capital
• biased decision criteria
• flyers, subsidised initial consulting,
technical standards
• subsidised consulting or/and
professional training
• subsidy to the investment
• information (written or oral)
Selected obstacles and related instruments -
this energy efficiency policy is not effective and efficient
8. Payback Internal
rate
of
return
in
%
per
year1)
time
requirement Useful
life
of
plant
(in
years) (in
years)
3 4 5 6 7 10 12 15
2 24% 35% 41% 45% 47% 49% 49,5% 50%
3 0% 13% 20% 25% 27% 31% 32% 33%
4 0% 8% 13% 17% 22% 23% 24%
5 0% 6% 10% 16% 17% 18,5%
6 unprofitable 0% 4% 10,5% 12,5% 14,5%
8 4,5% 7% 9%
1)
Continuous
energy
saving
is
assumed
over
the
whole
useful
life
of
the
plant
Profitable
investment
possibilities
eliminated
by
a
four-‐year
payback
time
requir ement
Source:
FhG-‐ISI
One of the major company-internal obstacles of resource efficiency
As long as 80% of technology producers and suppliers do not calculate internal
interest rates and life cycle cost, most of the profitable efficiency investments
will not be realised – an example how decision routines have to be changed
9. in addition – unused constructive factors
looking after the motivations of the actors of the innovation system
§ Opportunities from the social science perspective: (not just “homo oeconomicus”)
- first movers well informed, risk taking (as tec producers or tec users)
support of first movers (information, training, R&D&D, financially )
- social prestige of CEOs or companies (green image, member of the Green Dow
Jones, leaders who are responsive to societal needs or regional chances)
establish efficiency awards, a selected company group of top efficient
companies at the national level (e.g. Climate protection companies)
§
- professional career of energy managers and acknowledgement of workers by
unexpected high savings of energy cost, by motivation, advice to the controller. etc.
establish best practice information, local efficiency networks, ask your
supplier for carbon foot prints, etc.
10. Energy efficiency policy strategies – remind the innovation system
- looking along the supply chain for obstacles and motivations
- policy decisions in Brussels and in capitals of Member Countries
- effective, if investment decisions have to be individually made by 100.000s of
companies?
- more effective by regional/ local governance?
Does it make a difference ?
11. M ARKETING
by motor m anufacturers
BUYING
PRODUCT-
DEVELOPM ENT USE
TRAINING
OF SALES
PERSO NNEL
VOLUNTARY
AGREEM ENTS
STANDARDS
CAM PAIGNS REPLACING
INEFFICIENT APPLIANCES
CO NSULTANCY/
ADVISERS
SUBSIDIES
AND DUTIES
LABELLING
INFORM ATION
INFO RM ATIO N
CONSULTANCY/
ADVISERS
ENVIRONM ENTAL
TAXES
SUBSIDIES FOR
R & D
PROCUREM ENT
PROGRAM M ES
BUYING & MARKETING
by OEMs
NEW PRODUCT
CYCLE
STANDARDS
LABELLING
VOLUNTARY
AGREEM ENTS
Possible policy instruments reducing existing obstacles or supporting the
motivations of actors in the product cycle –
"simultaneous policy measures"
EFFIENCY
NETWORKS
including
- consultation,
- group targets,
- information,
- exchange of
experiences
- monitoring
between energy
managers
The technology- or branch-specific efficiency policy bundle:
determined by the mix of obstacles and unused motivations
TECHNICAL FORA
with
MANUFACTURERS,
APPLICANTS,
RESEARCHERS &
CONSULTANTS
12. New understanding how to realise most effectively energy efficiency or
renewable energy potentials
§ Avoid mechanistic single barrier perception alleviating it by a single measure,
this will fail in most cases;
§ but identification of the obstacles along the value chain (product cycle) and also the
opportunities and motivations of players in the companies (understanding the problem as
a syndrome)
technology- or branch-specific bundles of measures
considering simultaneously all major obstacles and motivations
are likely to be most effective
§ The composition of the policy bundles also
- depends on the company sizes (steel industry or food industries),
- should integrate activities and policies by the relevant trade associations or
other intermediates such as Chambers of Commerce or energy agencies,
- may involve utilities or municipalities (e.g. contracting, efficiency networks, policies)
13. Model of the six Phases of the Innovation Cycle (schematic diagram)
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
Inven-
tion
Disilliu-
sion
New
orien-
tation
Rise Diffusion
Amplitude
activities/
possibilities
Euphoria
Level of
activity
Time
The energy solution should be at least in phase 5
still fighting with lack of learning and economy of scale effects
14. Examples of failures of market entries due to neglecting the position of the
new technology in the innovation cycle
Difficult market entries of new energy efficient technologies (examples):
§ The heat pump in the late 1970s: due to
- lack of reliability of the new technology and untrained installers,
- neglecting the efficiency potentials of the competing technology (e.g.
condensing boiler, electronic control strategies, high efficient burners)
§ The PEM fuel cell in the past, due to
- maintenance intervals still too short, investment cost still high compared to technical
competitors such as combustion engines or boilers
§ High cost of new products due to small scale production and lack of learning effects
e.g. high efficiency illumination, control technology by electronics in the 1980s,
presently: membrane technology, heat transformers, recovery of braking energy.
15. The case for Brussels: Mass-produced and mass-applied efficient
solutions demand for regulation and dynamic technical standards
It is too costly (and inefficient): more than a million companies in OECD countries
decide individually on more or less efficient mass-produced energy-converting or using
technologies (e.g. electrical motors, pumps, compressors, ventilators, high efficient windows,
etc.),
therefore:
§ International technical standards for electrical motors (e.g. the Eco design Dir.)
- electrical motors (implemented), companies have still to decide between two options
- electrical motor systems, condensing boilers, heat pumps (to be negotiated)
§ Introduce dynamics to technical standards by top runner models
(like in Japan in the case of some residential electric appliances)
16. The case for regions: ®LEEN - Local Energy Efficiency Networks –
reducing the transaction cost by mutual exchange of experiences
§ How do the networks operate with 10 to 15 local companies ?
- Phase 1. - energy review, a report, a joint efficiency and mitigation target
- Phase 2: - four meetings per year, moderated, a site visit included
- one technology each meeting,
- yearly monitoring,
- hot line
§ Results :
- doubling of efficiency progress
compared to average of industry
- 180.000 €/a energy cost savings per
site and 10 to 20 €/t CO2 profits
§ Application so far:
- CH: 85 networks; 50% of industrial
CO2-emissions
- D: 60 networks, more to come
- A: 2 networks
17. Energy efficiency policy at the regional, local level
Intensify the activities of regional actors
§ Cities and regional government
- giving examples of good and best practice in their own buildings and plants
- supporting energy efficiency activities by awards, local fairs,
- advising their companies (e.g. municipality, savings bank) to support by contracting,
special fonds or bonds etc.
§ Chambers of commerce, chambers of crafts
- offering special courses of professional training on topics of energy efficiency
- checking the curricula of the apprentices
- offering or recommendations of energy efficiency networks
§ Municipalities and utilities
- offering energy reviews and contracting
- offering financing options and consultation for funding
- offering or recommendations of energy efficiency networks
18. The Innovation System – an integrative concept of the actors
Source: Technopolis 2000, modified
and extended by S. Kuhlmann /
J.Edler, ISI
Demand
Framework Conditions
Financial environment;
- energy taxation and incentives;
- regulation & standards, propensity
to innovation and entrepreneurship;
Education and
Research System
Professional
education and
training
Higher education
and research
Public sector
research
Industrial
System
Large companies
- close to end
consumers
SMEs. OEMs
- family owned
New, technology-
based firms
Intermediaries
- Research
institutes
- Brokers
Consumers and / or state (agencies) (final demand)
Producers (intermediate demand)
Banking,
- venture capital
- fonds, bonds
media and
information
- best practice
business support
- associations
- chamber of commerce
Standards and
norms
-eco design dir.
Infrastructure
Political
System
Government
- EU and national
- provinces, cities
Governance
- RTD policies
- efficiency policies
19. § Selecting existing obstacles and picking policy instruments - the text book approach:
not effective and inefficient in most cases
§ The adequate energy efficiency policy paradigm
- first movers in industry and services (branches for final consumers, family owned companies)
- consider the value chain, not just the energy using company
- identify the role of governments at all levels : EU, national government , and local/regional
- consider unused constructive factors (motivation, acknowledgment, responsibilities)
§ Policy strategies as multi-level governance task
- mass-produced and mass-applied products – technical regulation at EU / national level
- energy taxation and CO2 emission certificates
- individual decisions at corporate level to be based on better practice and to be intensified by
- climate cities often lack activities in industry and the service sector
- municipalities: offering more energy services (consulting, contracting, financing)
- chambers of commerce and of crafts: more training courses/ improved education
- reducing transaction cost in SMEs by learning energy efficiency networks
- additional forms of financing (contracting, fonds, bonds)
Conclusions