RES-H Policies and marketsin Upper Austria

Christiane EggerO.Ö. Energiesparverband

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Oberösterreich – Upper Austria

Capital: LinzPopulation: 1.38 mioArea: 12.000 km²Gross inland cons.: 305 PJ; 30 % renewablesUnemployment: 3.6 %economic activities: industry, service sector, tourism,

25% of the Austrian exports

O.Ö. Energiesparverband• regional energy agency• energy efficiency, renewable • energy & innovative technologies• main funding: regional government• services to private households, SMEs, public bodies

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Energy Action Plan of Upper AustriaEnergy Action Plan of Upper Austria

1994 - 1999• 30 % renewable energy

(hydro, wood biomass, solar)

• energy consumption in new housing reduced by 30 %

• 15,000 jobs

2000 - 2010• double biomass & solar:

wood biomass 13 % (2007)

• 1 % energy saving/year• 1.5 % energy savings in

the public sector/year

2010-2030• 100 % space heating & electricity from renewable energy• reduction of heat demand by 39 %

• minus 65 % CO2 emissions

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Solar thermal, Biomass, Efficient buildingsSolar thermal, Biomass, Efficient buildings

Biomass heating in Upper Austria

• 13 % of total energy consumption

• > 30,000 biomass heating installations

• 250 biomass district heating plants

• > 30 % of the municipalities mainly use biomass for heating

< 100 kW100 kW - 1 MW> 1 MW

capacity in MW

target: doubling by 2010

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target:1 million m²10 million ft²

by 2010

in 1000 m²

EU 2007: 0.04 m² per capita

Germany 2007: 0.11 m² per capita

Austria 2007: 0.35 m² per capita

Upper Austria 2007: 0.64 m² per capita

Upper Austria 2010: 0.7 m² per capita

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EU 2007: 0.04 m² per capita Austria 2007: 0.35 m² per capitaUpper Austria 2010: 0.7 m² per capitaUpper Austria 2030: 2.2 m² per capita

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Renewable Heating - Market SharesRenewable Heating - Market Shares

EU15AustriaUpper Austria

district heating

RES heating without district heating

other

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31.4 %

11.3 %

25.1 %

13 %

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RES-e:

Potentials - renewable energy sources 2030Potentials - renewable energy sources 2030

TU-Wien

Biomass (electricity) 484 GWh 1,370 GWh

Biogas 50 GWh 600 GWh

Hydro power 11,700 GWh 12,200 GWh

PV 5 GWh 150 GWh

"Green heat" (incl. district heating)

38 PJ 62 PJ

Biomass (heat) 23 PJ 40 PJ

Heat pumps 1 PJ 2 - 3 PJ

Solar thermal 1 PJ 4 PJ

Heat:

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Renewable Heating in Upper AustriaRenewable Heating in Upper Austria

• covers 41 % of the heating demand • more than 100 million Euro investment in new

installations annually• reduces energy bill for imported fossil fuels by

more than 500 million Euro annually• employs more than 5,000

• to meet our objective of 100 % renewable heating in 2030, heat demand has to be decreased by 39%

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Upper Austria's sustainable energy strategy 3 Pillars

"stick" "carrot" "tambourine"

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Sustainable Energy Policies & Programmes in Upper Austria

Sustainable Energy Policies & Programmes in Upper Austria

Public awareness Legal measures

Financial support

Specific programmesTraining

Energy Advice

Energy Policy Targets:

- Reduce demand

- Increase renewables

RES-H Polices in Upper Austria - ExamplesRES-H Polices in Upper Austria - Examples

• Financial support (direct investment subsidies) for biomass and solar for private households ~ 25-30 %, for businesses 44 %

• Obligation to use RES (heating & DHW) in new & renovated public buildings

• Obligation to use an "alternative energy system" in all new buildings > 1000 m²; exception: if the technical, economic or ecologic inexpedience (Unzweckmäßigkeit) can be proven

• "Solar obligation": all new homes

• Onspot free energy advice for all private homes and public bodies, for companies subsidised to 75 %

• Comprehensive training programme for RES-h for all actors along the value chain

• regular large publicity campaigns for solar and biomass (e.g. O.Ö. Solarkampagne 2006 & 2007, O.Ö. Pelletskampagne 2008 & 2009), funded by the regional government

• Ökonergie-Cluster: network of 150 RES & EE companies

• EGEM: participative local energy action plans

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The end of the oil-era?The end of the oil-era?

oil-heating

renewable energy technologies

32 %

36 %

1999

< 1 %

76 %

2007

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Promotion of renewable heating market developmentPromotion of renewable heating market development

goal: double modern biomass & solar thermal installations

"meet demand":

• Training

• Research & demonstration programme

• Contracting Programme

• Oekoenergie-Cluster

"create demand":

• Financial support

• Legal measures

• Energy advice

• Campaigns, information actions

• EGEM programme (local action

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Ökoenergie-Cluster Upper AustriaÖkoenergie-Cluster Upper Austria

• presently 145 partners, 35 Czech partners • managed by O.Ö. Energiesparverband on behalf of

the regional government of Upper Austria• since 2000• www.oec.at - also in English

• Turnover: 1,570 million Euro• Employees: ~ 4,000• Export share: > 50 %

Network objectives:• support business development of the partners• foster increased co-operation among partners• "Regional Dialogue Platform"

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Training & knowledge transfer Training & knowledge transfer

Examples from ESV’s course programme – training seminars:

• Large pellet heating systems (1 per year)

• Biomass for municipalities (1 per year)

• Energy advisers (households & commercial

sectors) (3-4 per year)

• Modernising social housing (2 per year)

• Renewables & energy efficiency for municipal staff (2 per year)

• Future home owners (2 per year)

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Creating demand:Promoting RES heating in Upper Austria

to different user groups

One family home• Energy advice• Financial support• Publications & events

Multi family homes• Financial support • Demonstration buildings• Surveys & Round-tables

Public buildings• Legal obligations• Pre-requisite for funding• Energy advice • Architects competitions• Training & events

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Company buildings• Energy advice• Financial support• Campaigns• Sector concepts• Events & publications