Advocates for Renewable Energy Want Heating Techno

Advocates for Renewable Energy Want Heating Technologies Diversified

Renewable energy advocates argue that green-heating solutions lack diversification. The renewables’ representatives noted that diversifying heating technologies by combining heat pumps with solar thermal, solar panels or geothermal is “largely missing” from emission-reduction strategies.

According to Bioenergy Europe, the European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC) and Solar Heat Europe, relying solely on heat pumps to achieve carbon neutrality is a “major mistake.” Although the groups expressed support for the European Commission’s 90% net-carbon emissions reduction target by 2040, they called for more diversification in heating technologies.

Solar Heat Europe says that while data shows residential buildings account for 80% of household energy needs in the European Union, solar thermal covers only 1.5%. Head of policy Pedro Dias says that hybrid energy systems could help facilitate decarbonization, but they have been overlooked in the EU’s decarbonization strategy. Dias says he regrets the absence of projection on heat in the European Commission’s impact assessment even though the commission is channeling efforts to “unproven solutions.”

Jean-Marc Jossart, Bioenergy Europe secretary general, said achieving the 2040 emissions target would require a pragmatic approach that calls for different forms of clean energy. For instance, he noted, that biomass is efficient, affordable and widely available as a renewable source of energy for industrial processes, district heating and residential heating.

Sanjeev Kumar, the head of policy at the European Geothermal Energy Council, conveyed disappointment at the commission for not including geothermal energy in the climate target proposal. Even so, he still hopes that commission leaders will consider a diversified and dedicated strategy, especially now that renewable energy received support in a European Parliament plenary vote.

Kumar noted that European demand for gas has doomed Europe to an “endless cycle of volatile energy imports and energy prices crises.” He said geothermal energy could be the key to helping Europe decarbonize its heating sector and achieve 2040 carbon emission targets.

The renewable energy groups also called for subtargets, or separate targets, to provide investors with the clarity they need to support carbon capture storage and utilization, as well as heat-decarbonization efforts. One European commissioner said intermediary targets such as the 2040 carbon-emissions targets are great for predictability and mobilizing worldwide investments.

Another EU diplomat said that with the 2040 target set, the debate will now focus on “how to get there.” The diplomat noted that involving the people in climate-change remediation efforts while keeping the efforts on track has become key, especially in light of farmer protests and escalating political disquiet toward climate-change remediation efforts.

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