Bioenergy Implementation Plan - South-East Regional Authority

TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ENERGY CONVERSION FACTORS
EMISSION FACTORS
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
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SECTION ONE – Introduction to the Bioenergy Plan for the South-East Region 1
1. Introduction 2
1.1. Bioenergy 4
1.2. The South-East Region 4
1.3. Drivers for Bioenergy Development in the South-East Region 5
2. Key Participants in the Preparation of the Bioenergy Plan 7
2.1. The South-East Regional Authority 7
2.2. Sustainable Energy Ireland 8
2.3. The Association of Irish Energy Agencies 9
2.4. The Tipperary Energy Agency 9
2.5. The Carlow Kilkenny Energy Agency 9
2.6. The Waterford Energy Bureau 10
2.7. The Wexford Energy Management Agency Ltd. 10
2.8. The Department of Communications, Energy & Natural Resources 11
2.9. The Environmental Protection Agency 11
2.10. Teagasc – Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority 11
2.10.1. National Bioenergy and Industrial Biotechnology Centre (NBIBC) 12
2.11. The Planning Departments of the Six Local Authorities 12
3. Regulatory Framework 13
3.1. International Policy 13
3.1.1. Kyoto Protocol 13
3.2. EU Legislation & Policy 13
3.2.1. Energy for the Future, Renewable Sources of Energy – White Paper for a Community
Strategy and Action Plan ( 3 ) 13
3.2.2. European Commission’s Green Paper “Towards a European Strategy for the Security
of Energy Supply (2000)( 4 ) 15
3.2.3. EU Directive on the Promotion of Electricity produced from Renewable Energy Sources
in the Internal Electricity Market (2001/77/ec)( 5 ) 15
3.2.4. Buildings Directive (2002/91/ec)( 7 ) 15
3.2.5. Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Reform( 8 ) 15
3.2.6. Biofuels Directive (2003/30/ec)( 9 ) 15
3.2.7. Biomass Action Plan (Dec 2005)( 2 ) 16
3.2.8. An EU Strategy for Biofuels (Feb 2006)( 10 ) 16
3.2.9. An Energy Policy for Europe (2007)( 11 ) 16
3.3. National Bioenergy Policy 17
3.3.1. Green Paper on Sustainable Energy – 1999( 12 ) 17
3.3.2. National Climate Change Strategy – 2000( 13 ) 17
3.3.3. The Bioenergy Action Plan for Ireland (2007)( 14 ) 17
3.3.4. White Paper: Delivering a Sustainable Energy Future for Ireland (2007)( 15 ) 18
3.3.5. National Climate Change Strategy 2007-2012( 16 ) 19
3.4. Government Incentive Schemes 19
3.4.1. Greener Homes Scheme( 17 ) 19
3.4.2. Renewable Heat Deployment Programme (Reheat)( 18 ) 20
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