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The role of hydropower in the EUs Renewable Energies Policy Hans van Steen (HoU) European Commission, DG Energy, Renewables and CCS Content: EUs policy on renewable energy What are planned of hydropower towards 2020 in the

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The role of hydropower in the EU’s Renewable Energies Policy

Hans van Steen (HoU) European Commission, DG Energy, Renewables and CCS

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Content:

EU’s policy on renewable energy
What are planned of hydropower towards 2020 in the EU?
Trends in hydropower:
Refurbishment and re-powering of hydropower plants
More flexible operation (pumping)

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49% 13% 16% 13% 30% 18% 25% 16% 18% 20% 23% 17% 13% 40% 23% 11% 13% 14% 34% 15% 31% 24% 25% 14% 38% 15% 10%

RES share in 2020

BE BG CZ DK DE EE IE EL ES FR IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT RO SI SK FI SE UK

EU-27 efforts in Renewables

2.2% 9.4% 6.1% 17.0% 5.8% 18.0% 3.1% 6.9% 8.7% 10.3% 5.2% 2.9% 32.6% 15% 0.9% 4.3% 2.4% 23.3% 7.2% 20.5% 17.8% 16% 6.7% 28.5%

1.3%

39.8% 0%

RES share in 2005

Based on 2005 starting point, recent progress and a balanced sharing of the effort, weighted by GDP/capita

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Hydropower 2010 – 2020 in various Member States

Hydropower production

10.000 20.000 30.000 40.000 50.000 60.000 70.000 80.000

AT BE BU CY CZ DK EE FI FR DE GR HU IE IT LV LT LU MT NL PT PL RO SK SI ES SE UK

GWh

Hydro - 2010 Hydro - 2020

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Trends: Hydropower in the EU (NREAPS)

Hydropower is more than 50% of current RES-

electricity

Will be around 30% in 2020
Moderate increase in hydropower (2010 – 2020):
Around 25 TWh (8%) consisting of:

17.5 TWh large hydro (>10 MW) 6.0 TWh medium 1.5 TWh small (<1 MW) BUT: of which 8 TWh is increased pumping 34.8 GW of pumping in 2020 – a 11.4 GW increase

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Re-powering and refurbishment of hydropower (1/2)

NREAPs estimate an increase of 8 TWh of

pumping

Expected as a response to more variable power

production and prices

2010: 23 TWh of pumping – i.e. increase of 35%

(8 TWh) towards 2020

Part of this will be refurbishment of old

installations

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Re-powering and refurbishment of hydropower (2/2)

Refurbishment of hydropower plants offers important
pportunities:
Increased efficiency of turbines and generators – i.e.

more renewable electricity

More flexible operation – more value from each litre of

water by producing when prices are the highest

Possible to improve ecological status of the

waterbodies

Example from Sweden: “Constant Concessions Under Changing Circumstances: the Water and Renewable Energy Directives and Hydropower in Sweden”, Peter M. Rudberg SEI http://sei-international.org/mediamanager/documents/Publications/SEI-ProjectReport- Rudberg-ConstantConcessionsUnderChangingCircumstances-2011-2ndEd.pdf

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Conclusions

Hydropower is an important source of renewable

electricity in the EU today and in the future

Limited increase in total production (25 TWh)

towards 2020, but different operation of plants - pumping increases with 8 TWh (35%)

Refurbishment offer important opportunities to