Biofuels in Luxembourg
General
In
Luxembourg several laws are effective on the promotion of renewable
energies, and a range of policy measures are in place. The independent
energy agency AEL offers easy access to all measures on energy
efficiency and renewable energies. The agency targets four types of
consumers: private households, municipalities, commercial players and
the agricultural sector.
Staring from 2008 onwards, the Règlement grand-ducal du 8 février 2008 relatif à la production d’électricité basée sur les sources d’énergie renouvelables applies.
The new Règlement Grand-Ducal
of 28 April 2009 introduces a series of modifications to the financial
incentivesfor energiy saving and renewables in the domestic sector.
This concerns mainly an extension of the application fields,
reorganisation of energy supply, simplicifation of criteria for
eligibility and time windows, as well as district heating.
According
to the Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources
the target for the share of energy from renewable sources in gross
final consumption of energy in the year 2020 for Luxembourg is 11% (in
the year 2005 the share was 0.9%). The Directive has a mandatory 10 %
target for transport to be achieved by all Member States, which refers
to renewable sources as a whole, not biofuels alone.
Renewable energy projections according to the National Renewable Energy Action Plan for Luxembourg
The
National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) for Luxembourg was
submitted in August 2010. The target according to Annex I of Directive
2009/28/EC is 11% for the year 2020 and the projected NREAP share in
that year exactly matches the target, based on a contribution from
flexible mechanisms. According to the projection, the most important
contribution in the year 2020 is expected from biodiesel (renewable
transport) (193 ktoe, 40% of all renewable energy). Second important
contribution is expected from biomass (renewable heating and cooling)
(83 ktoe, 17% of all renewable energy). The third largest contribution
is from biomass (renewable electricity) (0.3 TWh or 29 ktoe, 6% of all
renewable energy). Onshore wind power contributes with 0.1 GW (0.2 TWh)
in the year 2020. For solar photovoltaic the 2020 contribution is
projected to be 113 MW (84 GWh). For solar thermal the 2020
contribution is projected to be 8 ktoe. The two most important biofuels
are projected to contribute 193 ktoe (biodiesel) and 23 ktoe
(bioethanol / bio-ETBE) by 2020. The renewable electricity production
from solid biomass amounts to 0.2 TWh (16 ktoe) and for biogas it is
expected to be 0.1 TWh (12 ktoe). The consumption of renewable heat is
expected to amount to 70 ktoe for solid biomass and 13 ktoe for biogas.
Renewable transport fuels
(biofuel)
For biofuels, the following incentives are in place:
- Incorporation
of 2% biofuel is mandatory as of 1st January 2007 (2% calculated on the
basis of energy content of the total amount of petrol and diesel fuel
placed on the market);
- No tax exemption for blended fuel but a pollution tax (1.200 EUR/1000 litres) for not reaching the target value of 2% in 2007;
- Tax exemption of 100% for pure biofuel (B100/E100) consumed on the Luxembourg
territory.
A law of December 18, 2009, requires that in 2010 biofuels make up at least 2%
of the transport fuels, calculated on the basis of the heat value of the fuel.
Up to now the admix rate has been established annually. The NREAP of 2010 should
serve as a guideline for the use of the instruments of the admix rate in the
years 2011 to 2020. The measures offer investment incentives. Companies can
benefit from the measure. The measure applies to all technologies in the area of
energy production based renewable energy sources, including the production of
sustainable biofuels. The measures apply since 1st
January 2007 and for a time period of 7 years.
Future programme changes
expected
No information on future policy is available..
Sources
Agence de l’énergie (AEL) http://www.ael.lu (sourced September 2008)
Interactive EurObserv’ER Database, http://www.eurobserv-er.org (status
2007)
Directive
2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April
2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and
amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and
2003/30/EC (Entry into force on June 25th, 2009), download from
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32009L0028:EN:NOT
The National Renewable Energy Action
Plans (NREAPs) are all published on the Transparency Platform on
Renewable Energy: http://ec.europa.eu/energy/renewables/transparency_platform/action_plan_en.htm
(sourced July - December 2010)
Renewable Energy Projections as Published in the National Renewable
Energy Action Plans of the European Member States, http://www.ecn.nl/nreap
(sourced December 2010)
Interactive EurObserv’ER Database
http://www.eurobserv-er.org
Last update: June 2011
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