Renewable Energy and Liberalisation in Selected Electricity markets Forum - REALISE Forum
Project Duration
January 2005 – February 2007
Background
Different European countries use different policy instruments to support electricity generated with renewable energy sources (RES-E). These instruments can be better evaluated when compared with other countries. At the same time countries are liberalising electricity markets and these processes raises different issues, which also have to be discussed.
Objectives
REALISE Fforum deals with potentials of renewable energy sources for electricity (RES-E) and feasibility of market frameworks for electricity. It attempts to establish organised dialogue among various national and international stakeholders to discuss steps on the way to converging future incentive schemes compatible with market criteria, sustainability and social acceptability. It discusses different policy instruments: feed-in tariffs (FIT), premiums, investment subsidies, fiscal incentives and tendering system.
This project establishes forum among various stakeholders in order to:
- evaluate supporting mechanisms and incentives for RES-E in selected European countries;
- identify barriers to a possibly co-ordinated EU support system;
- analyse how currently prevailing incentive schemes for RES-E are in line with liberalisation criteria and which degree of cohesion exists at a national level about the support instrument in use;
- encourage a broad debate about criteria to render such future support schemes compatible with the requirement of the liberalisation and sustainability;
- address/involve major stakeholders and decision makers in the development of a discussion platform and of policy recommendations;
- draw recommendations for future policymaking.
Results
- a coherent analysis and an assessment of the interplay between RES-E support measures and liberalisation of the electricity markets in selected new/old Member States of the EU, where the liberalisation of the electricity market has already been completed or almost accomplished;
- identification of barriers to converging support systems;
- development of basic principles as a guidance for a possible coordinated RES-E support system;
- lessons for policy from ongoing experiences from FIT and TGC schemes and recommendations for a coordinated, open and transparent support system in line with liberalisation principles, cost-efficiency and sustainability criteria and
- establishment of a regular dialogue and a platform for stakeholders and decision makers.
The Role of the SE-F in the Project
SE-F is a national desk in Slovenia. The work of the Slovenian national desk concentrated on in-depth interviews and intensive consultation with various stakeholder groups. Main focus was laid on support system for RES-E in Slovenia (FIT and premiums) and liberalisation of electricity market. The administrative framework, public acceptance of RES and energy efficiency were also discussed.
Partners
Freie Universität Berlin, Environmental Policy Research Centre, FFU (Germany) – leading partner
University of Twente, Centre for Clean Technology and Environmental Policy, CSTM (The Netherlands)
Norwegian School of Management, BI (Norway)
CESI – RICERCA (Italy)
Slovenski E-Forum, SE-F (Slovenia)
Berliner Energieagentur GmbH, BE (Germany)
Project Leaders
PD Dr. Lutz Mez
Dr. Maria Rosaria Di Nucci
PD Dr. Danyel Reiche
Contact
contactpoint@realise-forum.net
mihael.tomsic@siol.net
Donor
Intelligent Energy Europe Programme
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