Renewable Energy - Projects

RES-H Policy

The RES-H Policy project assists Member States in implementing the Renewables Directive (2009/28/EC) as far as aspects related to renewable heating and cooling are concerned. Member State governments will be supported in setting up national sector specific 2020/2030 targets for renewable heating and cooling and thus in the development of the National Renewable Energy Action Plans as required by the Directive. Moreover the project aims to initiate participatory national policy processes in which selected policy options to support renewable heating and cooling will be qualitatively and quantitatively assessed. This will result in tailor made policy recommendations as to how to best design a support framework for an increased deployment of renewables in the heating and cooling sectors of seven selected target countries (Austria, Greece, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Poland and the United Kingdom). On the European level an assessment of options for coordinating and harmonising national policy approaches will result in common design criteria for a general EU framework for renewable heating and cooling policies and an overview of costs and benefits of different harmonised strategies.

Website: http://www.res-h-policy.eu
Contact: Luuk Beurskens