After a legislative period mainly focused on the development of the electricity market and the adoption of the ‘clean energy’ package, the 2019-2024 legislative period should be focused on progressively decarbonising the gas grid as well as the heating, transport and industry sectors. Download here our Policy Navigator - Your guide to legislation enabling dispatchable green energy.

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Appreciating the opportunity to comment on regulatory challenges for a sustainable gas sector EUGINE took part in the CEER public consultation and provided answers to various questions.

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EUGINE together with other associations wrote to COREPER to express our support for the ongoing important work on the draft Council conclusions on the Future of Energy Systems in the Energy Union. Ahead of the COREPER debate on 12 June it seemed to be important to formulate our view on some of the key elements addressed.

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Following today’s final adoption of the revised electricity market legislation by EU ministers, EUGINE Secretary General Ralf Wezel commented

“With the new rules supporting scarcity pricing we should definitely see more and more investments in technologies such as gas engines and storage which due to their flexibility can easily deliver in those key moments when wind & solar cannot meet the electricity demand.”

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Ralf Wezel, Secretary General of EUGINE, signed on 1 April 2019 the Bucharest Declaration of the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the EU on "Sustainable and Smart Gas Infrastructure for Europe". The signatories of the non-binding document highlight the potential of the gas infrastructure "to accommodate increasing shares of near-zero carbon hydrogen and Renewable gases". EUGINE recalled on that occasion that already today gas engines of more than 17...

Appreciating the opportunity to comment on the future EIB energy lending policy EUGINE took part in the EIB public consultation and provided answers to various questions.

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In view of the upcoming trilogue on the Electricity Market Design, COGEN Europe, EUGINE and EUTurbines would like to strongly emphasise that the simple reference to a limit value like the 550g CO2/kWh - or its possible alternatives - is not sufficient: Without defining a harmonised calculation methodology, the new provision risks leading to a patchwork of national calculation methodologies enabling some EU Member States to potentially support high-emitting power...

The European Commission presented on 28 November the much awaited “Strategy for long-term EU greenhouse gas emissions reductions”. The strategy presents possible paths and measures that will allow the EU to comply with the Paris agreement and to reach the climate neutral objective as soon as possible.

The goal of limiting global warming to well below 2°C requires a comprehensive plan to ensure the deployment of existing solutions and the development...

Horizon Europe – ITRE Committee vote:

Energy efficiency, flexibility and renewable gases rightfully taken on board

R&I support is crucial to ensure the transition towards a reliable, cost-efficient and decarbonised energy system. It is therefore important that the future EU R&I framework programme “Horizon Europe” adequately includes all areas contributing to this goal.

Ralf Wezel, Secretary General of EUGINE and EUTurbines, has expressed his support to the reports of MEP Dan Nica...

On Monday, 8 October EUGINE successfully hosted a dinner-debate of the European Energy Forum

Chaired by MEP Inese Vaidere, Director of the European Energy Forum

Speakers:
• Hermann Kröger, Senior Vice-President MAN Energy Solutions
• Eero Ailio, Advisor Internal Energy Market DG Energy - European Commission

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After Europe set ambitious climate & energy targets for 2030, it must focus on reaching them and defining the...

Islands find it extremely challenging to achieve the EU target of a sustainable, affordable and at the same time reliable energy system. EUGINE organised thus a dinner-debate for EU decision-makers, at the European Parliament, on 8 October.

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New President of European Engine Power Plant Association

EUGINE, the European engine power plant association, elected Hermann Kröger, Senior Vice-President at MAN Energy Solutions as new President. He succeeds Kari Hietanen, Executive Vice-President of Wärtsilä Corporation, who led the association since its founding in 2014 and will continue to serve as Vice-President of the association, together with Dan Sundell, General Manager at Caterpillar Energy Solutions.

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EUGINE contributed to the European Commission’s consultation on its long-term decarbonisation strategy, by especially highlighting:

• gas engines’ applications reducing GHG emissions: gas engines for cogeneration may reach 95% energy efficiency and thus cut primary energy consumption & emissions. Gas engines for peaking plants may ensure a stable energy supply when there is no sun & no wind and therefore enable the energy transition.

• the even growing role to be played by all...

Due to the ongoing energy transition, increasing shares of variable renewable energy sources (V-RES) only producing electricity when the sun is shining or the wind is blowing are being introduced into the energy mix. This variability generates an increasing challenge: how to balance tomorrow’s energy system in a secure, cost-efficient and sustainable way. Power-to-Gas in combination with flexible engine power plants can be the answer to this question. While overproduction...

Keeping EU energy and emissions markets protected from VAT fraud beyond 2018

Missing Trader Intra-Community Value Added Tax fraud remains a persistent threat to the integrity and well-functioning of electricity, gas and emission allowance markets in Europe. Billions of euros had been defrauded from European Exchequers before the Council of the EU decided on the introduction of a derogation from the VAT Directive for electricity, gas and emission allowance transactions. The...

Ahead of the European Commission’s consultation on the EU Long-term Decarbonisation Strategy, the sector of gas-based power generation highlights one of the energy system’s most promising solutions to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and tackling climate change: the switch of gas-based power generation to carbon-neutral gases.

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Ensuring a successful trilogue for a future-proof electricity market design

The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have finalised their respective amendments to the European Commission original version of the Electricity Market Regulation and Directive as published in November 2016. These documents form the basis for the trilogue negotia-tions soon to be kicked off. The positions approved by the two institutions already overlap on several topics, but for...

The United Kingdom's decision to withdraw from the European Union, the so-called "Brexit", is once again on the agenda of the two EU co-legislators this week (European Parliament) and next week (European Council).

The United Kingdom is a key country for the European manufacturers of engine power plants, both in terms of production and sales. EUGINE, the European Engine Power Plants Association, has been thus following the "Brexit negotiations" with...

Following the adoption of Mr Karins’ report by the European Parliament’s energy committee, the EUGINE Secretary General Ralf Wezel expressed mixed feelings:

“The European Parliament is heading towards liberalised, much more short-term, dynamic and flexible electricity markets where scarcity prices play a greater role. We very much welcome biddings close to real time, the marginal pricing, hedging products, imbalance settlement periods reduced to 15 minutes already by 2021, without derogations, contrary...

EUGINE welcomes the ‘Clean Energy for EU Islands’ initiative aiming at modernising the energy supply of the more than 2200 inhabited EU islands.

EUGINE shares the European Commission’s view that “islands have the potential to be natural winners and leaders in demonstrating new technologies and innovative solutions to achieving the clean energy transition”.

Engine power plants are the standard solution for supplying islands with stable electricity – specific new features and innovations...

EUGINE's Task Force Connection Network Codes contributed to the ENTSO-E consultation on the Implementation Guidance Documents regarding Frequency Stability Parameters.

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10 key take-aways have been concluded from the study “Flexibility needs and options for Europe’s future electricity system”.

Here you can find the whole study and the 10 take-aways, the latter in German and French versions as well.

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The 10 most important things we learned from the study

Das Wichtigste aus der Flexibilitätsstudie

Les 10 points clés de l'étude sur la flexibilité

With the political process about the future European electricity market design reaching its hot phase, EUGINE, the European engine power plant association, and Energy Brainpool, a consultancy specialised in the energy sector, have published an analysis of the key ability needed for the stability of a renewables dominated energy system: flexibility.

The study provides evidence that it will need different flexibility options to match the different challenges from short- to long-term...

Flexible gas engine power plants are an important element for the energy transition

Successful first European Engine Power Plant Forum organised by EUGINE and CIMAC

The energy transition will lead to a smart combination of renewable energy sources with storage technology and flexible engine power plants, capable to balance the variability of the renewables. Fostering the provision of these solutions – including flexible engine power plants - can best be done...

Clean energy for all Europeans (2/3)
Governance regulation & RED II
Fostering renewables & flexibility solutions


EUGINE welcomes the European Commission’s legislative proposals aiming at further developing the various types of renewable energies and at meeting the EU targets through a consistent governance. This position paper provides both a critical assessment and possible amendments improving these proposals.

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Following the publication of MEP Krišjānis Kariņš’ draft reports on the revised electricity regulation and directive, EUGINE Secretary General Ralf Wezel expressed his overall satisfaction:

“We fully share Mr Karins’ “market first” approach which definitely is the best option to foster the development of renewables as well as flexibility solutions at lowest cost.”

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Clean energy for all Europeans (1/2)
Shaping a supportive market design

The market design proposals represent a unique tool and opportunity for EU decision-makers to both make the Energy Union happen and help Europe meet its climate and energy targets for 2030, while reducing costs for consumers. To achieve these objectives, the EU needs a supportive market design. This position paper provides a critical assessment of the European Commission’s proposals.

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EUGINE has signed a common declaration of a large coalition of European industry associations, requesting the European Commission to come up with a strategy and an action plan on how to better support the European manufacturing sector. The declaration is a reminder to policy makers to not forget the potential of the manufacturing sector as driver for growth and a request to help safeguard the world leadership of European manufacturers...

EUGINE is the centre of knowledge for engine power plant technology and electricity market design. Its members are the leading European manufacturers of engine power plants and their key components. As flexible, energy-efficient, reliable and environmentally sound technology, engine power plants are an optimal solution to offset growing variations and ensure security of supply.

The intermittency, balancing and flexibility challenges are key for tomorrow’s EU power system. The proposed guideline on...

Following the publication of the ‘Clean Energy for All’ package today, EUGINE Secretary General Ralf Wezel expressed its overall support to the European Commission’s proposals, especially on the future electricity market design.

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High potential for Power-to-Gas in power generation –
Providing flexibility and contributing to decarbonisation

Power-to-Gas-to-Power is a promising solution, which can contribute to solving the flexibility challenge in a system with an ever-increasing share of variable renewable energy sources - but needs a favourable framework. This was the main conclusion of the conference “Power-to-Gas: Balancing the energy system with green fuel”, jointly organised by EUGINE and EUTurbines this week.

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Due to the ongoing energy transition, increasing shares of variable renewable energy sources (V-RES) only producing electricity when the sun is shining or the wind is blowing are being introduced into the energy mix. This variability generates an increasing challenge: how to balance tomorrow’s energy system in a secure, cost-efficient and sustainable way. Power-to-Gas in combination with flexible engine power plants can be the answer to this question.

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Following the adoption of MEP Langen’s report “Toward a new energy market design” by the European Parliament on 13 September, EUGINE Secretary General Ralf Wezel expressed his satisfaction.

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EUGINE supports the inclusion of engines and alternators for engine power plants in the planned WTO Environmental Goods Agreement. Engine power plants can be run burning biogas or biofuels, increasing the share of renewable in the electricity system. In addition flexible gas engine power plants are enablers for the integration of more variable renewable energy from wind and sun, as their flexibility allows to back-up efficiently  the renewable energy sources,...

The fact that 28 capacity mechanisms were found in the 11 countries selected by DG Competition shows to what extent the internal market threatens to be distorted and undermined by purely national considerations. EUGINE regards this sector inquiry as a key exercise to take stock of the current situation and then fix the problems in connection with the market design initiative scheduled by DG Energy for end of 2016.

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EUGINE, the European engine power plants association, together with similar industry federations, published a joint declaration pleading for “an ambitious power market reform”:

“We share the conviction that only a flexible and dynamic energy system, making the best use of innovative and distributed supply and demand options, can ensure a cost-efficient and sustainable transition towards a decarbonised energy system.”

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In its Energy Union Framework Strategy, the European Commission announced a new renewable energy package for the period after 2020 to include a new renewable energy directive (REDII) for the period 2020-2030 and an updated EU bioenergy sustainability policy. EUGINE contributed to the consultation covering the REDII aspects.

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Within the SET-Plan discussions, the European Commission has proposed an overarching R&I target to ensure the EU’s energy system robustness and resilience (action n°4). EUTurbines, EUGINE (European Engine Power Plants Association) and EPPSA (European Power Plant Suppliers Association) have jointly prepared an input paper stressing the importance of flexible thermal backup generation to achieve this target. The paper also outlines a number of R&I priority areas to further increase the...