The renewable energy sector insights from the Western Balkans region Experiences and results from Cr

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The renewable energy sector insights from
theWestern Balkans regionExperiences and
results from Croatia

• Julije Domac

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Renewable Energy in Croatia

• Huge potential (for a small country)
• New legislation
• (Still) lack of knowledge and experience
• (Often) wrong perception
• Exciting projects and programmes
• New players and institutions

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Good and Bad News about Consumption

• Croatia consumes 12 more primary energy per GDP
  unit than the EU-27 average (20 more than the
  EU-15 average)

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Croatia - Own Energy Supply
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Why Renewables -Winds of Change

• Public opinion and support
• Raising concern about climate change, pollution,
• Overal increase of living standard
• European experiences and trends
• Croatian accession to the EU
• Examples from Austria, Slovenia,
• Growing level of knowledge, expertise and
  participation people and institutions
• From enthusiasm to professionals

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Willingness to pay more for renewable energy -
2003
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The Challenge RES Legislation
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Legal framework for RES

• Existing EE nad RES legal framework
• Energy Sector Development Strategy of the
  Republic of Croatia (2002)
• National Energy Programs (launched in 1997)
• Energy Act and other acts concerning energy
  activities (2001-2008)
• National Energy Efficiency Program 2008-2016
• 1st National Energy Efficiency Action Plan
  2008-2010
• Act on Efficient End-use of Energy (2008)
• RES and CHP electricity secondary legislation
  (2007)
• Biofuels Act (2009)
• Biofuels secondary legislation biodiesel norm,
  quality standards, indicative target for 2010,
  plans of placing biofuels on domestic market
  (2003-2009)
• EE and RES legal framework in preparation
• Energy Sector Development Strategy in the period
  until 2020 (draft)
• RES heat secondary legislation
• Efficient End-use of Energy secondary legislation

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• RES Tariffs in 2009

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Goals and targets
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Share of RES in total energy

• Until 2010
• 5.8 of the overall electricity consumption from
  RES
• 5.75 of biofuel in the overall consumption of
  motor fuels
• Until 2020
• 20 of the overall energy consumption from RES
• 10 of biofuel in the overall consumption of
  motor fuels
• 35 of the overall electricity consumption from
  RES (incl. large hydro power plants)

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Expected Installed Capacity

• 1,545 MW of total installed power by 2020 (large
  hydro power plant not included)
• The goals for individual sectors
• 1,200 MW in wind farms (2000 MW by 2030)
• 140 MW in biomass power plants (420 MW by 2030)
• 40 MW in MSW power plants (60 MW by 2030)
• 20 MW in geothermal power plants (30 MW by 2030)
• 45 MW in solar power plants (250 MW by 2030)
• 100 MW in small-scale hydro power plants (140 MW
  by 2030)

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Support Schemes and Mechanisms
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Financial Sources for RES Projects in Croatia

• State, regional and local self-governement
  budgets
• Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency
  Fund
• Feed-in tariff system for RES and CHP electricity
  (2007)
• Incentives state aid for the RES equipment
  producers
• Grants and international aid programs (GEF/IBRD,
  UN UNDP, UNIDO, FAO)
• Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  - Loan Program, Bank guarantees program
• Commercial banks
• EU programs FP7, IEE, IPA, ...
• Other energy services (ESCO), TPF (third party
  financing), PPP (pubic private partnership), ...

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FZOEU investments in the RUE and RES projects
(2004 2009)
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Typical RES projects co-financed by the FZOEU

• 30 biomass projects
• 12 industrial biomass boilers and CHP projects
• 7 district heating projects
• 6 pellets production plants
• 5 biodiesel production plants
• 22 solar energy projects
• Thermal collectors (17) and PVs (5)
• 8 wind energy projects
• Project development (2) and construction (6)
• Total installed capacity 152 MW

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Regional and local actors

• Energy sector top-down thinking only,
  centralized planning and decision making
• Local/regional energy action traditionally not an
  issue in Croatia, but...
• Regional and local energy agencies

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North-West Croatia Regional Energy Agency

• IEE 2006 Call
• Four founding authorities
• Arc-de-Seine (Partner, local agency)
• TV Energy - SE England (Menthor)

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Our Activities

• Support/advices to counties, cities,
  municipalities (incl. SEAP, etc.)
• Systematic energy management for counties/cities
• Special projects/programmes
• Education
• International cooperation

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Our Activities examples

• Solar collectors for private household
• 60 households in Karlovac County (2009)
• 50 households in Zagreb County (2009)
• 20 households in Krapinsko-zagorska County
  (2009), 800 in 2010-2012
• Total budget gt 3.800.000 EUR
• Heat pumps for public buildings
• 6 municipalities in Zagreb county
• Total buget 120.000 EUR - 9 FZOEU, 33 County,
  28 municipalities

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