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RenewableHeating & CoolingEuropean Technology PlatformIn the EU, the share of heating and cooling from renewable sources has increased from 57.6Mtoe in 2004 (i.e. approximately 9.6% of total consumption) to nearly 80 Mtoe in 2010(i.e. 14.4%) (Figure 3). A linear increase in the market share is expected from 2011-2020,and for the period 2020-2030 a further market gain of 10%. This advancement is dependenton RES becoming standard in new energy efficient buildings in all EU countries.700600Other 1%Industry 39%Mtoe500400300200Services 14%10009.6% 9.9% 10.6% 11.8% 12.8% 13.5% 14.3%2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Non-renewable energy for heating and coolingRenewable energy for heating and coolingural areas)rban areas)2020 2030 2050Renewable heatHeat demand BAUHeat demand RDP14European Commission (EC)(2012a)15The Energy Performance ofBuildings Directive – EPBD(EU 2010) is currently themain 8000 EU legislative instrumentto reduce the energy consumption7000of buildings. Underthis Directive, Member Statesmust 6000 establish and applyminimum energy performancerequirements 5000 for new andexisting buildings, ensure thecertification 4000 of building energyperformance and require theregular 3000 inspection of boilersand air conditioning systemsin buildings. 2000 Moreover, theDirective requires MemberStates 1000 to ensure that by 2021all new buildings are so-called‘nearly 0 zero-energy buildings’.205016This trend of growing coolingdemand is particularly meaningfulin Southern Europe.In countries such as Spain,Italy and Greece the annualnumber of hours of coolingdemand already exceeds thenumber of hours of heatingdemand, especially in nonresidential8000 buildings.7000600050004000TWhTWhFigure 3 - Heating and cooling supply in the EU-27 (2004-2010) 146005002.3 From Common Vision400to Strategic Research and Innovation AgendaIn May 2011 300 the RHC-Platform launched its first official publication: the “Common Vision forthe Renewable Heating and Cooling Sector in Europe”. The study is an assessment of thepotential of 200 renewable heating and cooling technologies to contribute to the European andnational energy needs and targets, and identifies major technological and RES H&C non-technologicalCommon Visionchallenges to 100the uptake of the RHC systems.RES H&C NREAPsEurostat RESHeating and 0cooling account for a significant proportion of Europe’s energy demand.Efficiency gains are required in both residential heating and industrial processes with betteruse of thermal energy being crucial for meeting the 2020 renewable energy targets andEurope’s 2050 target of 80-95% reduction in GHG emissions. The key highlights of the CommonVision are outlined in what follows.MtoeEurostat total cons.Heat consumption NREAPsHeat Demand BAUHeat Demand RDPThe evolution of energy consumption for heating is expected to follow a different trendto that of cooling. As a consequence of energy efficiency measures and support schemeswhich are being implemented at EU 15 and national levels, a significant reduction of heatdemand could be realised in the coming decades. The opposite trend is expected for coolingdemand, the growth of which will be driven by increase in average temperatures due to globalwarming, the current trends in commercial building architecture and intolerance tothermal discomfort 16 .7