Photovoltaic energy 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 Electricity:
photovoltaic energy (PV)
At
the time of writing this overview, PV systems in Luxemburg benefit from
both investment subsidies as from feed-in tariffs. Regulations differ
between private persons, companies and municipalities.
Until
2004, PV system owners were offered a 50% capital investment subsidy
and an almost 60 EUROcents feed-in tariff. These conditions had led
Luxembourg to be the number one country in the world in terms of
per-capita installed module power. The “Règlement Grand Ducal” from
September 2005 restored incentives (which were stopped December 31st
2004) for PV in Luxembourg. It reintroduced feed-in tariffs as well as
a limited grant system for newly installed systems.
Feed-in
tariff for systems commissioned between 2005 and 2007, amounted
to: 0.56 €/kWh for households (up to30kWp) and 0.28 €/kWh for municipalities.
Domestic installations up to 30 kWp, commissioned in the year 2008,
received 0.42 €/kWh, systems up to 1 MWp received 37 €/kWh. For
2009 and all years after, the feed-in tariff will be reduced at 3%
annually (Decree of 8 February 2008).
The Decree of 21 December 2007 provides to private persons an
investment supsidy of 30% of the effective costs up to a maximum of
1650 euro per kWp. This can be for roof-mounted or integrating solar PV
systems. Maximum capacity of the system is 30 kWp.
Companies
also benefit from investment and feed-in regulations. In
municipalities, PV systems may benefit from a subsidy of 15% of the
investment cost (up to EUR 900 per kWp). The law of 2 February 2004
grants PV installations (and other renewable technologies) a subsidy of
40% of the eligible investment costs.
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, which defines the feed-in tariff for solar PV as follows:
For power ranges up to 30 kWp: 420 * (1-(year of first power production - 2008)) * (3/100) in [EUR/MWh].
For power ranges between 30 kWp and 1 MWp: 370 * (1-(year of first power production - 2008)) * (3/100) in [EUR/MWh].
This results in an annually decreasing feed-in tariff:
For 2008: 420,00 EUR/MWh for installations up to 30 kWp and 370,00 for power ranges between 30 kWp and 1 MWp.
For 2009: 407,40 EUR/MWh for installations up to 30 kWp and 358,90 for power ranges between 30 kWp and 1 MWp.
For 2010: 394,80 EUR/MWh for installations up to 30 kWp and 347,80 for power ranges between 30 kWp and 1 MWp.
For 2011: 382,20 EUR/MWh for installations up to 30 kWp and 336,70 for power ranges between 30 kWp and 1 MWp.
The tariff is available for 15 years.
Future programme changes
expected
No information on future policy.
Sources
Agence de l’énergie (AEL) http://www.ael.lu (sourced September 2008)
Das Internetportal zur Sonnenenergie in Luxembourg, Förderung, www.solarinfo.lu (sourced February 2009)
Interactive EurObserv’ER Database, http://www.eurobserv-er.org (version
2007)
Loi du 22 février 2004 instaurant un régime d’aide à la production d’énergie de sources renouvelables (Loi du 22.2.2004),
Agence de l’énergie (AEL),
http://www.ael.lu/cms/upload/downloads/home/dienstleistungen/unternehmen/Loi040222-ECO.pdf
(sourced February 2009)
Règlement
grand-ducal du 21 décembre 2007 instituant un régime d’aides pour des
personnes physiques en ce qui concerne la promotion de
l’utilisation, rationnelle de l’énergie et la mise en valeur des
énergies renouvelables, Agence de l’énergie (AEL),
http://www.ael.lu/cms/upload/downloads/home/aktuelles/080116/RGD071221.pdf
(sourced February 2009)
Règlement grand-ducal du 8 février 2008 relatif à la production
d’électricité basée sur les sources d’énergie renouvelables,
http://www.myenergy.lu/files/RGD080208.pdf (sourced January 2010)
Règlement
grand-ducal du 20 avril 2009 instituant un régime d’aides pour la
promotion de l’utilisation rationnelle de l’énergie et la mise en
valeur des énergies renouvelables, http://www.myenergy.lu/files/RGD 2009 04 20 régime d'aides.pdf
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: March 2011
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