Austrian Energy Agency

The Austrian Energy Landscape –

Key figures and the role of Renewable Energy Sources Guenter Pauritsch

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Austria`s

structure of gross domestic energy consumption (2007: 1.419 PJ)

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Austria`s structure of renewable energy (gross domestic consumption 309 PJ in 2006)

1% 1% 4% 2% 2% 42% 29% 19% hydro wood chips/pellets/wood waste heat pumps wind Austrian Energy Agency | 26/04/20 | Seite 3 wood municipal waste biofuel solar & geothermal

Target Sharing Renewable Energy

BE BG CZ DK DE EE IE EL ES FR IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT RO SI SK FI SE UK

2.2% 1.3% 6.1% 5.8% 9.4% 3.1% 2.9% 5.2% 6.9% 8.7% 10.3% 0 .9% 4.3% 0% 2.4% 7.2% 6.7% 11% 10% 13% 13% 13% 13% 17.0% 16% 18% 18% 18% 15% 14% 16% 15% 17.8% 16% 14% 15% 17% 20% 20.5% 23% 23% 23.3% 25% 24% 25% 30% 28.5% 31% 34.9% 34% Quelle: Europäische Kommission 2008; AWO 2008 38% 39.8% 42 % 49% RES share in 2005 RES target in 2020 Austrian Energy Agency | 26/04/20 | Seite 4

Electricity generation from RES in Austria

First place in the share of renewable energy for electricity production in EU-27 Share of RES : appr. 62% Generation is traditionally dominated by large hydro power plants Austrian Energy Agency | 26/04/20 | Seite 5

Electricity generation - Installed capacity in MW (2006)

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Green Electricity Act 2003

National implementation of Directive 2001/77/EC Feed-in-tariff System: guaranteed tariff (amount and duration) Electricity supplier are obliged to purchase green electricity Funding by: Final customers and suppliers Austrian Energy Agency | 26/04/20 | Seite 7

Amendment of Green Electricity Act 2006 – Modification of promotion mechanism

Approval of green of electricity plant by the province (regional government) Management of the promotion mechanism by an independend Green Electricity settlement Center (OeMAG) Operator of green electricity plant has to sign a contract with OeMAG to get the feed-in tariff Tariff determined by a decree of the minister of economic affairs New contracts with Operators: first come first serve final customers pay a lump sum fee per metering point Obligation for Electricity suppliers to buy green electricity for a fixed transfer price Austrian Energy Agency | 26/04/20 | Seite 8

Promotion of green electricity (Green Electricity Act)

Financial support for

small hydro

(up to 10 MW): feed-in tariffs

medium hydro

(10 to 20 MW): investment subsidy other

green

electricity (biomass, wind, …) : feed-in tariffs Target:

10%

„other“ eco-electricity

until 2010

From

0,9%

in 2002 to

8%

in 2007 Financial support: about 240 Mio. €/year Austrian Energy Agency | 26/04/20 | Seite 9

Promotion mechanism for green electricity

Small Hydro Power Feed-in tariff < 10 MW installed cap.

transfer price SH: 6,41 Cent/kWh OGE: 10,51 Cent/kWh Green Electricity Settlement Center Feed-in tariff BG Supplier Wind, Biomass, etc Other green electricity power plants

BG.. Balancing Group DSO/TSO.. Network Operator

lump sum per metering point DSO TSO

Payments Energy Transfer (green electricity) Energy Transfer (small hydro power)

Final customers

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Average feed-in tariffs

12 10 4 2 8 6 18 16 14 0 2003 2004 2005 Austrian Energy Agency | 26/04/20 | Seite 11 2006 2007 2008 biogas solid biomass wind small hydro market price

Installed capacity of green electricity power plants

(within the subsidy scheme)

1200 1000 800 600 400

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Accredited

311,7 MW 200 76,2 MW 0

Biogas

Sour ce: E- Cont r ol OeMAG, pr eliminar y values

Biom ass (solid)

14,5 MW

Biom ass (liquid)

21,2 MW

Landfill and sew age gas

0,9 MW

Geotherm al Energy

21,7 MW

Photovoltaics

960,9 MW

Wind

124,7 MW

Sm all Hydro (Prom oted)

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Green electricity generation 2008

(promoted)

overall appr.

950 MW Austrian Energy Agency | 26/04/20 | Seite 13

How to reach the Austrian Targets Measures and Initiatives

Energy Strategy (development and implementation) R & D: (Smart metering/Smart grids, E-Mobility) Subsidies of investments Increase of Energy Efficiency and RES in all sectors Awareness Raising: Austrian Energy Agency | 26/04/20 | Seite 14

Climate protection initiative launched by the Federal Minstry of Environment and managed by the Austrian Energy Agency Programmes are focused on:

information and awareness raising consultancy and training market transformation introduction of quality standards

in close cooperation with market actors and regions Austrian Energy Agency | 26/04/20 | Seite 15

energy efficiency energy efficient

companies

energy efficient appliances top products partner coordination transport buildings renewables mm for companies/admin.

eco-driving initiative mm for schools mm for leisure and tourism mm for municipal ities ®ions mm for real estate developers education coordination biogas ecofacility wohnmodern klima:aktiv haus bundescontracting Energy Efficiency for private homes solarheat qm for biomass dis trict heating plants energiewood heat from wood heatpumps photovoltaics e5-municipalities klima:aktiv for municipalities Austrian Energy Agency | 26/04/20 | Seite 16

Austrian Energy Partnerships – an Overview

" Memorandum of Understanding" Managed by AEA and a selected partner in the partner country Promotion of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Networking and information activities Capacity Building and support in the development of frameworks Demonstration-Projects (Identification, Feasibility-Studies etc.) Platform for the identification and realisation of concrete investment projects Preperation of „Joint Implementation“ in the framework of Kyoto Protocol Point of departure for the development of closer co-operations Partnerships with: Romania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Ukraine, Belarus, Slovenia Austrian Energy Agency | 26/04/20 | Seite 17

Austrian Energy Partnerships and Cooperations

ISL Bilateral Energy Partnerships Co-operations IRL PRT GBR GGY JEY ESP FIN NOR SWE DNK EST LVA LTU BLR FRA AND NLD BEL LUX CHE LIE MCO POL DEU CZE SVK AUT HUN SMR SVN HRV BIH MNE SCG VAT ITA ALB MKD ROU BGR GRC MDA GIB TUN MAR DZA Austrian Energy Agency | 26/04/20 | Seite 18 ESH MRT MLT LBY EGY UKR TUR RUS CYP LBN SYR ISR JOR IRQ SAU KAZ GEO ARM AZE IRN KWT

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Guenter Pauritsch

Head of Division International Cooperation Phone: + 43 1 586 1524 – 158 E-mail:[email protected]

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Feed in tariffs 2009 (examples)

Wind: Biomass (solid):

< 2 MW >2 MW up to 5 MW >5 MW up to 10 MW > 10 MW

Photovoltaics:

< 5 kW > 5 kW up to 10 kW > 10kW 7,28 Cent/kWh 15,63 Cent/kWh 14,93 Cent/kWh 13,28 Cent/kWh 11,08 Cent/kWh 45,98 Cent/kWh 39,98 Cent/kWh 29,98 Cent/kWh Austrian Energy Agency | 26/04/20 | Seite 20