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Energy
Progress and Way Forward
SecondEfficiency:
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European Electricity Industry
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European
FourthClimate
levelChange Programme II
Stakeholder Meeting
Fifth 24
level
Brussels,
October 2005
John SCOWCROFT
Head of Environment and Sustainable Development
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Representing the electricity industry at expert, strategic and
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policymaking
levels.
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Fifth level
KEY MESSAGES
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1. The electricity industry is one of the most active
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sectorslevel
promoting energy efficiency in Europe.
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• Investments in high-efficiency generation,
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transmission & distribution.
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• Consistently promoted to its customers the efficient use
of energy.
• One of the highest labour productivities in the EU [5.7% 1995-2001].
2. The electricity industry achieved, and continues
to achieve, greater energy efficiencies.
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The liberalised market and
4000
Electricity Production
1400
CO2 Emissions
existing legislation (e.g.
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emissions trading, etc) will
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1300
drive and accelerate
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efficiency improvements.
2000
TWh
MtCO2
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1200
1000
0
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1980
1990
2000
2010
Source: EURELECTRIC, Synopsis of Eurprog 2002, June 2003
Clear improvements in
thermal efficiency: from 36%
in 1995 to 40% in 2005;
forecast in 2030 = 49%.
All fuels and technologies should be available and
actively improved (i.e. no “winning technologies”).
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 Second level
Electricity output
Hydro
η=
100
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Tidal
Energy input
CHP
90
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level
80
70
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CCGT
60
Efficiency (%)
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50
40
Coal
Wind Nuclear
Biomass
30
PV Geothermal
20
10
0
Source: “Efficiency in Electricity Generation” - EURELECTRIC, VGB
3. The potential of electricity to improve energy
efficiency is totally ignored by the Green Paper.
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Electricity
is one
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most
efficient forms of energy
and the only
 Second
levelenergy without CO2 at the point of use.
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• Electricity can replace less efficient energies and
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level and therefore improve efficiency, increase
technologies
competitiveness and reduce pollution.
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• With these unique properties, electricity should be seen
as the energy to drive greater energy efficiency in the EU.
• The full potential benefits of electricity and electric
technologies should be unleashed by the Green Paper
and Action Plan.
4. The Green Paper in unfairly and disproportionately
focused on electricity.
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Electricity
is asked
to deliver
most of the energy savings,
but represents
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level only 20% of the final energy demand; oil
alone is 44%.
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level sector faces an impressive raft of measures:
The electricity
liberalisation, emissions trading, RES, CHP, LCP, etc – not
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consistent with Lisbon Strategy; potential negative
consequences on the economy as a whole.
• Positive that all sectors are included. However, the
“Industry” and “Transport” sectors are superficially
addressed and the energy savings targets lack ambition.
5. Encourage an energy savings culture is key.
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It is important
to generate
market pull – increasing
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demand for energy efficiency products and services – by
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raising awareness
and disseminate information to
customers/citizens
on energy efficiency measures and
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technologies.
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To boost
the demand, public authorities’ procurement
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procedures should prioritise the purchase of energy
efficiency products and services.
• Important to identify the barriers (e.g. demand, financing,
information, training) and seek solutions that are marketoriented.
Public-Private Partnerships can work
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Second level
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Programme of Co-operation on
Electricity
& Sustainable Development
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with the European Commission
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Efficient lighting campaign to the residential sector
[Reached 25 million EU citizens in 2001-2002]
Report on active energy services
European design competition “Lights of the Future”
Energy Wisdom Programme
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Click to edit Master text stylesBetween 1990 and 2002
 14 companies
Second level
[appx. 50% of EU’s installed
Third level
generation capacity]
 250 projects [best
Fourth level
practices]
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 200 MtCO2 saved
A voluntary Electricity Industry initiative
on Sustainable Development
Energy efficiency improvements &
Greenhouse gas emissions reductions
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At the forefront of the electricity industry.
www.eurelectric.org
+ 32 2 515 10 41
[email protected]