Implementation of the
Energy Efficiency Directive
in Germany
Georg Ratjen, MSc, Senior Project Manager, adelphi
Selected References: adelphi´s Energy Efficiency Projects
European Commission
Web-Reporting for Energy
Audits and Management
DEHOGA Association
Energy Campaign for
Hotels / Restaurants
German Seminar for Tourism
Trainings on Energy
Efficiency for Hotels
Fed. Ministry for Environment
Guide: Energy Management
Systems (ISO 50001)
Federal Environment Agency
Study: Energy Efficiency
Benchmarking (EN 16231)
Continental AG
Inhouse Energy
Management Training
European Social Funds
Energy and Biodiversity
Audits in SMEs
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AGENDA
EED implementation in Germany
- Energy Consumption: Targets, Projection, Monitoring
- Fulfilment of Energy Targets: Regulation or Alternative Measures
- Renovate Public Buildings and do Energy Efficient Public Procurement
- Energy Audits: Obligation for non-SMEs – Subsidies for SMEs
- Promote and protect Energy Service Market (e. g. Performance Contracting)
- Raising Awareness on the Energy Demand Side
- Improve Energy Efficiency of Energy Supply Side (Cogeneration, Infrastructure)
- Removing barriers for financing Energy Efficiency
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National Energy Efficiency Target
EED Requirement:
• Indicative national energy efficiency target for 2020; Article 3(1)
Action in Germany:
• Targets of reducing primary energy consumption from 2008 levels by
20 % until 2020 and by 50 % until 2050
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Energy Efficiency Target
Target: Increase of Energy Productivity
by 100% until 2020 (compared to 1990)
Energy Productivity (GDP per Primary Energy)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Primary Energy Consumption
Target
Target: Primary Energy Reduction by 20% to 2020Target
and by 50% to 2050 (both compared to 2008)
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Sources: Statistisches Bundesamt
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Update on Fulfilment status of Energy Efficiency Target
EED Requirement:
• Updated overview of results with regard to fulfilment of savings
targets for final energy consumption; Article 3(1)
Action in Germany:
• “Working Group Energy Balances”: yearly monitoring reports on
Industries and private households by questionnaires and interpolation
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Estimation of Projected total Primary Energy Demand
EED Requirement:
• Estimation of projected total primary energy demand; Article 24(2)
Action at national level:
• Germany undertook an estimate of projected primary energy
consumption in 2020 in its “Energy Scenarios 2011”
• Changing expectations (GDP, prices for EUA emissions certificates) will
be taken into account in future updates
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AGENDA
EED implementation in Germany
- Energy Consumption: Targets, Projection, Monitoring
- Fulfilment of Energy Targets: Regulation or Alternative Measures
- Renovate Public Buildings and do Energy Efficient Public Procurement
- Energy Audits: Obligation for non-SMEs – Subsidies for SMEs
- Promote and protect Energy Service Market (e. g. Performance Contracting)
- Raising Awareness on the Energy Demand Side
- Improve Energy Efficiency of Energy Supply Side (Cogeneration, Infrastructure)
- Removing barriers for financing Energy Efficiency
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Set up Energy Efficiency Obligation Scheme // Alternatives
EED Requirement:
• Each Member State shall set up energy efficiency obligation scheme for
designated energy distributors / retail energy sales companies; Article 7(1-8)
• or Member States may implement alternative policy measures; Article 7(9)
Action at national level:
• Germany is making use of the provision on alternative measures
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Set up Energy Efficiency Obligation Scheme // Alternatives
Examples for Alternative Measures in Germany regarding Article 7(9)
• special taxes on electricity leading to high electricity prices:
o ~0,3 €/kWhel for private households,
o ~0,2 €/kWhel for industries, but only
o but less than ~0,1 €/kWhel for energy intense industries (tax exceptions)
• Industry‘s own commitment: 500 Energy Efficiency Networks (platform for
exchange of experience between companies: ~15 companies per network
meeting 2-4 times a year consulting each other)
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AGENDA
EED implementation in Germany
- Energy Consumption: Targets, Projection, Monitoring
- Fulfilment of Energy Targets: Regulation or Alternative Measures
- Renovate Public Buildings and do Energy Efficient Public Procurement
- Energy Audits: Obligation for non-SMEs – Subsidies for SMEs
- Promote and protect Energy Service Market (e. g. Performance Contracting)
- Raising Awareness on the Energy Demand Side
- Improve Energy Efficiency of Energy Supply Side (Cogeneration, Infrastructure)
- Removing barriers for financing Energy Efficiency
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Fulfill Exemplary Role of Public Bodies‘ Buildings
EED Requirement:
• 3 % of total floor area of heated / cooled central government buildings is
renovated each year; Article 5(1-5)
• or: other cost-effective measures, including deep renovations and
measures for behavioural change to achieve the same savings; Article 5(6)
Action at national level:
• No systematic approach yet to identifying public buildings with highest
potential savings, but renovation takes place
• Subsidies for communities: renovations of public buildings
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Purchasing off EE products by Public Bodies
EED Requirement:
• Member States shall ensure that central governments purchase only
products, services and buildings with high energy-efficiency performance;
Article 6
Action at national level:
• Integration of new guidelines into national public procurement regulation
“Vergabeverordnung“ (VgV)
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AGENDA
EED implementation in Germany
- Energy Consumption: Targets, Projection, Monitoring
- Fulfilment of Energy Targets: Regulation or Alternative Measures
- Renovate Public Buildings and do Energy Efficient Public Procurement
- Energy Audits: Obligation for non-SMEs – Subsidies for SMEs
- Promote and protect Energy Service Market (e. g. Performance Contracting)
- Raising Awareness on the Energy Demand Side
- Improve Energy Efficiency of Energy Supply Side (Cogeneration, Infrastructure)
- Removing barriers for financing Energy Efficiency
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Promotion of Energy Audits and Energy Management Systems
EED Requirement:
• Mandatory energy audits and energy management systems for nonSMEs and programmes to encourage SMEs to undergo energy audits;
Article 8
Action at national level:
• For non-SMEs: Mandatory Audits (EN 16247) or certified Energy
Management Systems (ISO 50001 or EMAS) as defined in the update of
the existing Energy Service Directive (EDL-G)
• Encouragement of Audits in SMEs: Provision of Promotional Schemes
(80% of the Audit costs are paid by government)
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Provide Certification
EED Requirement:
• Member States should ensure that adequate qualification, accreditation
and certification schemes are available for providers of energy services;
Article 16
Action at national level:
• SMEs: Accreditation by BAFA within „Energieberatung im Mittelstand“
(providing independent consulting services to SMEs)
• Non-SMEs: Requirements according to DIN EN 16247-1, or ISO 50001,
or EMAS
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Provide Trainings
EED Requirement:
• Member States should ensure adequate provision of information,
awareness-raising and training activities to all relevant market actors;
Article 17
Action at national level:
• Qualification programs include:
• EUREM – offered by DIHK
• TÜV Trainings – for „Energy Manager”, „Energy Auditor“
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AGENDA
EED implementation in Germany
- Energy Consumption: Targets, Projection, Monitoring
- Fulfilment of Energy Targets: Regulation or Alternative Measures
- Renovate Public Buildings and do Energy Efficient Public Procurement
- Energy Audits: Obligation for non-SMEs – Subsidies for SMEs
- Promote and protect Energy Service Market (e. g. Performance Contracting)
- Raising Awareness on the Energy Demand Side
- Improve Energy Efficiency of Energy Supply Side (Cogeneration, Infrastructure)
- Removing barriers for financing Energy Efficiency
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Promotion and Protection of Energy Service Market
EED Requirement:
• Member States shall promote and monitor the energy service market and
prevent energy suppliers from harming the market; Article 18
Action at national level:
Integration into Energy Service Directive: Federal Agency for Energy
Efficiency (BfEE) is obliged to:
• provide information on energy services (things to look at before agreeing to
a contract, raising awareness on available promotional schemes like
subsidies)
• undertake analysis and submit proposals for future market developments
• ensure that energy services market is protected against energy suppliers
interests
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AGENDA
EED implementation in Germany
- Energy Consumption: Targets, Projection, Monitoring
- Fulfilment of Energy Targets: Regulation or Alternative Measures
- Renovate Public Buildings and do Energy Efficient Public Procurement
- Energy Audits: Obligation for non-SMEs – Subsidies for SMEs
- Promote and protect Energy Service Market (e. g. Performance Contracting)
- Raising Awareness on the Energy Demand Side
- Improve Energy Efficiency of Energy Supply Side (Cogeneration, Infrastructure)
- Removing barriers for financing Energy Efficiency
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Provide Smart Metering and Accurate Billing
EED Requirement:
• Member States should ensure that final customers are provided with
competitively priced individual meters; Article 9
• Where final customers do not have smart meters, accurate billing
information is to be provided; Article 10
• Final customers shall receive all their bills and billing information for energy
consumption, as well as consumption data free of charge; Article 11
Action at national level:
• Accurate billing information is provided by Energy Companies
• Elaboration of Smart Metering Roadmap, but further action has been
postponed.
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Promotion of Behavioural Change
EED Requirement:
• Consumer information and empowering programme to promote
behavioural change; Article 12
Action at national level:
• Various information campaigns for private households and industry
(manufacturing and non-manufacturing)
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AGENDA
EED implementation in Germany
- Energy Consumption: Targets, Projection, Monitoring
- Fulfilment of Energy Targets: Regulation or Alternative Measures
- Renovate Public Buildings and do Energy Efficient Public Procurement
- Energy Audits: Obligation for non-SMEs – Subsidies for SMEs
- Promote and protect Energy Service Market (e. g. Performance Contracting)
- Raising Awareness on the Energy Demand Side
- Improve Energy Efficiency of Energy Supply Side (Cogeneration, Infrastructure)
- Removing barriers for financing Energy Efficiency
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Cost-Benefit Analysis for Cogeneration
EED Requirement:
• Comprehensive assessments on potential use of cogeneration when new
thermal electric plant is planned or old one is to be refurnished (in both cases
only if thermal input >20 MW); Article 14
Action at national level:
• Implementation into German law by new regulation (November 2014)
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Ensure Priority Grid Access for Cogeneration
EED Requirement:
• Transmission system operators and distribution system operators should
provide priority or guaranteed access to the grid of electricity from
cogeneration; Article 15
Action at national level:
• This is provided already since 2002 by the Combined Heat and Power
Act (KWK-G)
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Improvement of Efficiency of Energy Distribution/Transmission
EED Requirement:
• Member States shall ensure assessment of energy efficiency potentials
of gas and electricity transmission and distribution, identify measures and
present roadmap; Article 15
Action at national level:
• Germany still preparing to implement this requirement. No more
information can be provided at this point
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AGENDA
EED implementation in Germany
- Energy Consumption: Targets, Projection, Monitoring
- Fulfilment of Energy Targets: Regulation or Alternative Measures
- Renovate Public Buildings and do Energy Efficient Public Procurement
- Energy Audits: Obligation for non-SMEs – Subsidies for SMEs
- Promote and protect Energy Service Market (e. g. Performance Contracting)
- Raising Awareness on the Energy Demand Side
- Improve Energy Efficiency of Energy Supply Side (Cogeneration, Infrastructure)
- Removing barriers for financing Energy Efficiency
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Removal of Investment Barriers for Landlords
EED Requirement:
• Member States shall evaluate and remove regulatory and non-regulatory
barriers to energy efficiency, in particular as regards split incentives between
the owner and the tenant of a building or among owners; Article 19
Action at national level:
• Reform of tenancy law 2013: Landlords can allocate 11% of the costs for an
energetic refurbishment on the tenants rent per year
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Financial Aid for Energy Efficiency Measures
EED Requirement:
• Member States shall facilitate the establishment of financing facilities for
energy efficiency improvement measures; this may involve setting up an
Energy Efficiency National Fund (Article 20)
Action at national level:
• KfW provides credits for energy efficiency measures
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•Georg Ratjen, MSc
•Senior Project Manager
•[email protected]
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