Solar thermal energy in
General
Mandatory
targets set by the Proposal for a Directive
of the European Parliament and the Council on the promotion of the use of
energy from renewable sources from January 2008:
24% share of RES on the final
consumption of energy in 2020.
National commitments in the “Strategy for the
utilisation of renewable energy sources” (2007-2020) and "National Energy
Strategy 2007-2020": 11% of RES in primary Energy Consumption by 2010.
(2015 – Renewable energy sources a share of 15% on the total primary energy
sources); target for heat production from RES up to 2010 are 0,31 PJ per year: 215.000 m² of solar collectors will be
necessary to fulfil this target.
Renewable heat: solar thermal
The document, which defines the RES policy in Romania is the Strategy
for the utilisation of renewable energy sources (2007-2020), according
to the Strategy the potential of solar thermal energy is 1,433 thou
toe/year.
Objectives of the above mentioned Strategy are following:
1 2010 – RES share of 11% oin the total primary
energy; The target for heat production from RES up to 2010 is
0.31 PJ per year. 0.307 PJ of solar heat should be produced in
2010. Intalltion of 215.000 m2˛ of solar collectors will be necessary
to fulfill this target.
2 2010 – A share of 33% for electricity generated from renewable energy sources;
3 2015 –a 15% RES share of in the total primary energy.
The Environmental Fund is a fund supplied by charges frorm polluting
industry and the state budget. Only renewable projects could be
financed from this fund, no energy efficiency
The sectoral operational programme “Increase of economic
competitiveness”, Priority axis 4: Increasing energy efficiency and
security of supply, in the context of combating climate change can
finance RES development. Indicative actions incude: investments
in upgrading and building new power and heating production capacities
by valorisation of renewable energy sources: biomass, micro hydro,
solar, wind, geothermal, bio fuels and other renewable resources.
There are no support schemes for RES heat (including solar thermal
energy), however, the Romanian new government intend to and
postponed (once again) the “Green House Program” in which
rebates for renewable energy systems were intended. Subsidies were
expected for solar systems, micro wind turbines, heat pumps and other
RE forms. The government informed it was not able to provide for the
planned budget due to the global financial crisis.
Future programme changes expected
Sources
Status Quo of Present
Energy Situation in Romania, Lviv, Ukraine, 6-7 May 2008 Maria
Elena TEODORESCU – Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Head of Office Technical Assistance Directorate
http://www.erec.org/fileadmin/erec_docs/Projcet_Documents/RES2020/ROMANIA_RES_Policy_Review_09_Final.pdf
Sun&Wind Energy, nr 3/2009 page 23
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