Three best practice guidelines have been prepared by JRC on how to: (1) assess the economic energy efficiency efficient potential at the national level, (2) perform installation level assessments, and (3) create heat maps, following the requirements of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) Article 14.
The first report details a methodology for performing a Comprehensive Assessment identifying the most resource and cost-efficient solutions to meet heating and cooling demands for a given country or region following the requirements of EED Article 14 and Part 1 of Annex IX. More specifically the guidelines describes how to: (a) collect data about energy consumption and supply points needed to construct heat maps, (b) how to identify system boundaries, (c) assess the technical potential that can be satisfied by efficient technical solutions, including high efficiency cogeneration, micro-cogeneration and efficient district-heating and cooling, (d) define baseline and alternative scenarios, including quantifying the cost and benefits of both scenarios. This comprises for example the economic value of other effects is estimated, mainly, the changes in socio-economic and environmental factors.
The second report provides guidelines on how thermal electricity generation installations and industrial installations can carry out a Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) in order to assess whether the use of high-efficiency cogeneration, the connection to a district heating or cooling network or other means of waste heat recovery would be cost-effective. More specifically the guidelines include: (a) all concepts and methods available for the identification of necessary elements for performing a CBA following Part 2 of Annex IX of EED for individual installations, (b) generic informal guidance and case specific instructions on how to apply the described methodology for the various cases described, (c) similarities and differences of this study with the Comprehensive Assessment and (d) how the Comprehensive Assessment could establish exemptions for installations from the CBA obligation.
The third report provides guidance on how to prepare a heat map of the national territory, identifying heating and cooling demand points, district heating and cooling infrastructure and potential heating and cooling supply points.
Background
The work was performed in the framework of an Administrative Arrangement between DG ENER and JRC in order to support the implementation of the Article 14 of EED.
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Background report providing guidance on tools and methods for the preparation of public heat maps