www.gtrh.eu www.gtrh.eu Geothermal Regulations in Europe Geothermal Regulations in Europe GeoThermal Regulation - Heat (GTR-H) www.gtrh.eu ENGINE Workshop 6 ENGINE Workshop 6 Increasing Policy Makers’ ’ Awareness and Public Acceptance Awareness and Public Acceptance Increasing Policy Makers th 2007 Sept 13 th 2007 Sept 13 Róisín Goodman (CSA Group Ltd.) Ric Pasquali (CSA Group Ltd.)
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www.gtrh.eu Aims of the project Aims of the project Review Regulatory Barriers and Deficiencies in 4 target countries in 4 target countries � Review Regulatory Barriers and Deficiencies � Identify Legislative Solutions based on 3 Regulated countries based on 3 Regulated countries � � Identify Legislative Solutions � Create a Cooperative Network for Geothermal Legislation for Geothermal Legislation � Create a Cooperative Network � Create a template Framework template Framework for geothermal heat for geothermal heat � Create a Accommodation of Geothermal Energy in national legislation Geothermal Energy in national legislation � Accommodation of � Sectoral and cross and cross- -border Investment border Investment in Geothermal Energy in Geothermal Energy � � Sectoral
www.gtrh.eu Background – – K4RES K4RES- -H H Background Need for Need for � ‘ ‘a community level communication a community level communication’ ’ which which � ‘shall foster member states to adopt a shall foster member states to adopt a ‘ coherent legislative system and to coherent legislative system and to designate a rational framework of designate a rational framework of competent authorities in order to ease the competent authorities in order to ease the application for geothermal use’ ’ application for geothermal use
www.gtrh.eu Project Methodology Project Methodology 4 main stages in the project 4 main stages in the project Stage 1 Stage 1 � Establish the Legislative and Regulatory Establish the Legislative and Regulatory � deficiencies for geothermal energy/heat in the deficiencies for geothermal energy/heat in the ‘Target Target’ ’ countries countries – – Hungary, Ireland, Northern Hungary, Ireland, Northern ‘ Ireland, Poland Ireland, Poland Stage 2 Stage 2 � Establish the Legislative basis for geothermal heat Establish the Legislative basis for geothermal heat � in the ‘ ‘Regulated Regulated’ ’ or or ‘ ‘Best Practice Best Practice’ ’ countries countries – – in the France, Germany, Netherlands France, Germany, Netherlands
www.gtrh.eu Project Methodology Project Methodology Stage 3 Stage 3 � Development of a preliminary Framework Development of a preliminary Framework � Stage 4 Stage 4 � Consultation and amendment of the framework Consultation and amendment of the framework � to allow adaptation in the Target countries and to allow adaptation in the Target countries and beyond beyond
www.gtrh.eu GTR- -H Project Structure H Project Structure GTR 7 work packages: each 6 – – 8 months in length 8 months in length 7 work packages: each 6
www.gtrh.eu GTR- -H Tasks completed to date H Tasks completed to date GTR Management Committee meetings Dublin and Budapest – – (2 of 6 (2 of 6 � Management Committee meetings Dublin and Budapest � throughout the project) throughout the project) � Round- Round -Table discussions in Ireland, Hungary, Northern Ireland and Table discussions in Ireland, Hungary, Northern Ireland and � Poland (Initial introduction of the project to the stakeholders and (Initial introduction of the project to the stakeholders and Poland feedback) feedback) Analysis of barriers to the development of the Geothermal energy � Analysis of barriers to the development of the Geothermal energy � sector - sector - Questionnaire distribution Questionnaire distribution – – (ongoing task to gauge (ongoing task to gauge participation and identify major issues) participation and identify major issues) Interviews in each of the ‘ ‘Target Target’ ’ countries countries (ensuring all aspects of the (ensuring all aspects of the � Interviews in each of the � sector are presented) sector are presented) � Compilation of Target country reports (baseline of the legislative and Compilation of Target country reports (baseline of the legislative and � geothermal sectoral sectoral issues) issues) geothermal Best Practice reports (Information gathering and planning of tours to (Information gathering and planning of tours to � � Best Practice reports ‘Best Practice Best Practice’ ’ countries countries – – Germany, France, The Netherlands) Germany, France, The Netherlands) ‘
www.gtrh.eu GTR- -H H GTR Results so far Results so far
www.gtrh.eu GTR- -H H ‘ ‘Target Target’ ’ Countries Countries – – workshop workshop GTR attendees attendees Stakeholder Organisations (Hungary, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Poland) National Other Government Government 18% Agency/Regional 10% NGO Authority (Water, Geothermal 2% Energy, Energy User Environment, Planning 9% etc.) 29% Construction, Component Manufacturers, Drillers Trade & Industry 5% Association 7% Exploration or Resource Assessment Consultant Banking & Financial 9% Institutions 2% Legal Institution Geothermal Education Industry & Technical Investor 1% or Association Facility Service Company 3% 6% 12%
www.gtrh.eu • 127 Questionnaire Responses Across 4 target countries (Hungary - 45, Northern Ireland/UK - 32, Ireland - 28, Poland - 40) • 3 Main Stakeholder Proportions: Largest - Government Agencies, Service Companies & Industry Medium - National Government, GT Energy Users, Trade & Industry Exploration/Resource Consultants Smallest - NGO, Banking/Financial, Legal, Investor, Education & Associations, Construction, Drillers, Component Manufacturers • Other Stake Holders included: third level education, research & development institutions, heating plant operators, engineering and planning consultants, public associations
www.gtrh.eu ‘ Target Target’ ’ Countries Countries – – workshop attendees and workshop attendees and ‘ feedback of issues of concern feedback of issues of concern Good spread within stakeholder groups - - Attendees reflect status of Attendees reflect status of � � Good spread within stakeholder groups the sector in each state the sector in each state � Majority - Majority - Government agencies and Industry Government agencies and Industry - - followed by National followed by National � Government & geothermal energy users Government & geothermal energy users � Legal and financial attendance – – more participation as advance more participation as advance � Legal and financial attendance � Ireland and Northern Ireland – – good spread of participants good spread of participants - - (Less (Less � Ireland and Northern Ireland well documented resources) - - newness of the sector, need for newness of the sector, need for well documented resources) information for potential members of this developing sector information for potential members of this developing sector Hungary and Poland – – strong attendance from commercial & strong attendance from commercial & � � Hungary and Poland development side of the sector – development side of the sector – more developed GT industry more developed GT industry � Diverse aspects of the sector - Diverse aspects of the sector - difficulty in producing a snapshot of difficulty in producing a snapshot of � the sector – – multiple legislative tools multiple legislative tools the sector
www.gtrh.eu Questionnaire – – Minimal or significant barriers? Minimal or significant barriers? Questionnaire Legal Legal Lack of specific law/regulation related to geothermal? � Lack of specific law/regulation related to geothermal? � Inadequate regulation? � � Inadequate regulation? � Lack of clarity on legal and regulation requirements? Lack of clarity on legal and regulation requirements? � Resource and exploitation Resource and exploitation � Access to geological information on geothermal resources? Access to geological information on geothermal resources? � Availability of proven geothermal resource/resource risk? � Availability of proven geothermal resource/resource risk? � Access to information on geothermal exploitation systems? � � Access to information on geothermal exploitation systems? Financial Financial � Availability of geothermal risk insurance? Availability of geothermal risk insurance? � Geothermal taxes? � Geothermal taxes? � Lack of incentives / need to reduce payback period? � � Lack of incentives / need to reduce payback period? � High cost license/royalty (includes geological info. fee)? High cost license/royalty (includes geological info. fee)? � Cost of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)? � Cost of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)? � Indirect Indirect Lack of standards +/or professional code of practice? � � Lack of standards +/or professional code of practice?
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