Renewable energy sources in Greece and the EU a quantitative assessment and policy conclusion towards, and beyond, 2020 Simone Steinhilber Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI http://www.isi.fraunhofer.de simone.steinhilber@isi.fraunhofer.de EUFORES Workshop Hellenic Parliament, Athens, December 5 th, 2013 Slide 1
Keep-on-Track! - Barrier Analysis << Renewable energy sources The Keep-on-Track! Project: o 17 Partners: o EREC o EUFORES o BBH o eclareon o EEG (TU Wien) o Fraunhofer ISI o 11 nat. RES Associations o 3 Year Project (2012-2015) EUFORES Workshop 2 Hellenic Parliament, Athens, December 5 th, 2013 Slide 2
Outline of the presentation 1. Past progress of the EU-27 2. Is Europe / Greece on track? first quantitative assessments 3. Will the implemented supports schemes be sufficient for the envisaged 2020 goals? 4. Barriers 5. Conclusions and recommendations EUFORES Workshop Hellenic Parliament, Athens, December 5 th, 2013 Slide 3
The EU is on track so far... [%] 25 RES Share in gross final energy consumption actual overall RES share 20 15 NREAP overall RES trajectory 10 5 minimum trajectory defined in the RES Directive 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 EUFORES Workshop Hellenic Parliament, Athens, December 5 th, 2013 Slide 4
with the transport sector below planned developments [%] 40.00 35.00 30.00 actual RES-E share NREAP RES-E trajectory 25.00 20.00 15.00 actual RES-H share NREAP RES-H trajectory 10.00 5.00 actual RES-T share 0.00 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 NREAP RES-T trajectory EUFORES Workshop Hellenic Parliament, Athens, December 5 th, 2013 Slide 5
AT BE BG CY CZ DE DK EE EL ES FI FR HU IE IT LT LU LV MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK UK EU-27 RES Share vs. NREAP Trajectory 2012 [%] << Renewable energy sources Planned vs. actual deployment: Status 2011 60 50 RES-Share 2010 40 RES-Share 2011 30 20 2011/2012 interim target set in RES Directive 10 2011 NREAP target share 0 2020 Target EUFORES Workshop Hellenic Parliament, Athens, December 5 th, 2013 Slide 6
NREAP trajectories: How Member States expect to meet the target in 2020 Rather modest increase in minimum trajectories across all Member States in the early stage but significant increase is expected towards the end of the time period. EUFORES Workshop Hellenic Parliament, Athens, December 5 th, 2013 Slide 7
Deviation: First quantitative assessments based on 2011 data The actual RES generation 2011 already exceeds the 2011/2012 interim target in almost all Member States. Exceptions are UK, NL, MT, LU, LV, FR. RES-E: 13 MS did not meet the indicative 2011 NREAP targets including EL, most significantly due to less wind and solid biomass contribution RES-H&C: only 4 MS underachieve on indicative 2011 NREAP targets Slightly more generation from solid biomass and biogas, much less bioliquids than planned. EL achieved its NREAP target RES-T: 18 MS underachieved on indicative 2011 NREAP targets, including EL Many MS overestimated use of renewable electricity in the transport sector EUFORES Workshop Hellenic Parliament, Athens, December 5 th, 2013 Slide 8
Greece: First quantitative assessments based on 2011 figures Greece had a share of 11.57 % renewables on gross final energy consumption The RES-electricity generation amounted to 14.6% in 2011 (dominated by hydro power 54%, and onshore wind 37% and the rest mostly PV) NREAP: 15.7% The RES-heating and cooling share was 20.1% in 2011, of which 75% in the household sector and 25% in the industry sector NREAP: 15.7% RES in transport contributes only to 1.8% in 2011 mostly due to biodiesel. No bioethanol, very limited renewable electricity in transport NREAP: 3.3% EUFORES Workshop Hellenic Parliament, Athens, December 5 th, 2013 Slide 9
Expectation for EU: Modeling results for EU-27 in the 2020 horizon Until 2012: Reduced overachievement in year 2012 compared to 2011 Until 2020: Current policies appear insufficient to trigger enough RES development to meet the target in 2020 only few countries will meet the target (AT, EE, SK); total RES share about 15.6% New planned policies are expected to increase the RES share to about 16.7% only target achieved by BG, SE in addition to before mentioned MS Missing contribution in all sectors major difference in the transport sector (-30%) Electricity and heat sector show an about 15% reduced contribution Technology specific CSP, tide and wave as well as on- and offshore wind are expected to contribute less RES-E, like heat pumps and geothermal heat do for RES-H in 2020 EUFORES Workshop Hellenic Parliament, Athens, December 5 th, 2013 Slide 10
We need well-designed, effective and cost-efficient policies to reach the European 20% target! EUFORES Workshop Hellenic Parliament, Athens, December 5 th, 2013 Slide 11
Policy effectiveness indicator 2009 << Renewable energy sources Options: Policy effectiveness versus efficiency 18% 16% 14% 12% 10% DE 8% 6% PT IE HU SE ES EE BE UK FR 4% NL LU BG PL 2% LT GR AT CZ FI SK SI MT LV RO CY 0% -40-20 0 DK20 40 60 80 100 120 140-2% Potential profit range [ /MWh] Effectiveness: How much RES is triggered from the available potential due to support mechanisms Profit range: Results from support levels and levelized costs of generation IT Example Onshore wind. Source: Reshaping (2011) EUFORES Workshop Hellenic Parliament, Athens, December 5 th, 2013 Slide 12
Increase Policy Effectiveness and Efficiency High growth RE production Example for wind onshore 2009 No growth RE production PT IE ES DE SE FR BG AT Reduce windfall profits by adjusting support level Use risk-free interest rate Low revenue risks BE UK IT Triple-A RE policies NL PL RO Low cost/mwh High cost/mwh for consumers / for consumers / public budgets public budgets Facilitate markets managing risks Policy stability Simple permitting & grid procedures (General country risk) Source: Rathman et al. (2011) Towards triple-a policies: More renewable energy at lower cost. RE-Shaping report D16. EUFORES Workshop Hellenic Parliament, Athens, December 5 th, 2013 Slide 13
Support scheme reliability Retrospective Retroactive Moratorium Investor confidence EUFORES Workshop Hellenic Parliament, Athens, December 5 th, 2013 Slide 14
Barriers in the EU-27: The lack of long term visions for RES is perceived as most significant EUFORES Workshop Hellenic Parliament, Athens, December 5 th, 2013 Slide 15
We are continuously improving our data on barriers: NEW! Interactive online database on barriers to renewable energy and the corresponding policy recommendations re-frame.eu EUFORES Workshop Hellenic Parliament, Athens, December 5 th, 2013 Slide 16
Main obstacles identified in Greece growing RES account deficit of the Electricity Market Operator has led to lack of liquidity and delayed payments to RES generators Existing generators find it difficult to pay back their loans Banks are reluctant to provide loans to new RES projects The crisis-induced pressure on the government to reduce support costs, which has led to unfavourable policy actions: Levy on existing RES installations (retrospective policy change) Interruption of support to new PV installations (moratorium) Grid extension needed, especially between islands and mainland, and with other countries EUFORES Workshop Hellenic Parliament, Athens, December 5 th, 2013 Slide 17
Opportunities: Recommendations and conclusions to meet the 2020 target Create a stable and predictable framework for RES reduce (unproductive) risks for investors Improve efficiency adjust support levels according to market development Limit support period consider lifetime and residual value of technology Encourage European cooperation and coordination schemes Mitigation of non-economic barriers Simplify planning and authorization procedure one stop shop Spatial planning mechanisms for faster approvals Harmonize grid connection approaches Re-establish true fossil fuel and CO2 prices market integration Provide a thorough analysis of electricity prices and the tariff deficit Improving energy efficiency reducing the overall energy demand EUFORES Workshop Hellenic Parliament, Athens, December 5 th, 2013 Slide 18
Thank you for your attention! K e e p - on- Tr a c k! p r o j e c t w e b s i t e : h t t p : / / w w w. k e e p o n t r a c k. e u / RE- S h a p i n g p r o j e c t w e b s i t e : h t t p : / / w w w. r e s h a p i n g - r e s - p o l i c y. e u / I n t e r a c t i v e o n l i n e b a r r i e r s d a t a b a s e : re-frame.eu Contact Simone Steinhilber e-mail: simone.steinhilber@isi.fraunhofer.de EUFORES Workshop Hellenic Parliament, Athens, December 5 th, 2013 Slide 19