C 80/18
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Official Journal of the European Union
Article 21c 3(b) - decarbonising industry, and increasing the share and accelerating the deployment of renewable energy — Investments in decarbonising steel making, for example replacing blast furnace-based production processes with zero- or low-emission production processes based on electrification or hydrogen.
This project could also comprise the production of renewable hydrogen and cover operating costs related to this investment.
An accompanying reform could consist of tax breaks for R&I for new zero-emission breakthrough technologies. — Support for manufacturing of components for wind turbines (blades, mats, turbines, cables).
This could be combined with a reform setting a binding national target for the wind energy supply and more predictable planning of wind development and auctions. — Support for manufacturing of components for solar photovoltaic systems (polysilicon, ingot and wafer, cell, module, inventor) including capital expenditures.
This could be combined with a reform setting a mandatory deployment of solar panels on roofs of large buildings above a certain surface (e.g., offices, supermarkets, warehouses, parking places) or a mandatory deployment of vertical double-face solar panels on highways.
Article 21c (3) (d) - incentivising reduction of energy demand — Programmes subsidising purchasing and installation of heat pumps, including industrial heat pumps.
The funding could also cover elements linked to the promotion of subsidies and awareness-raising campaigns for SMEs on energy audits.
A reform complementing the investment could entail setting a phase-out date for fossil fuel heating in industrial facilities or binding decarbonisation plans at the level of each industrial sector or plants. — Investments supporting the development and uptake of best performing technologies on the utilisation of waste heat in energy intensive industries.
The support could also extend to ancillary support linked to the installation (design of the project, patent licenses, training of the staff).
The support could also take the form of tax breaks.
Member States could combine this with regulatory incentives, such as obligations for certain type of facilities to be equipped with lowtemperature waste heat power generation.
Article 21c (3) (e) - supporting electricity storage, and accelerating the integration of renewable energy sources — An energy hub combining the production of solar energy with an on-site large capacity energy storage as part of an industrial plant.
The support could also cover certain costs related to the investment, such as the supply of spare parts, labour costs linked to the construction of the facilities and administrative costs.
The accompanying reforms could entail a simplification of permitting procedures for the construction of the facilities and their connection to the grid. — An energy storage system giving second life to batteries (for example from electric vehicles).
The investment could cover costs related to the procurement of re-used or recycled batteries.
This investment could be complemented by a reform reinforcing the recycling obligations on electric car manufactures.
Article 21c (3) (f) - supporting the value chains in critical raw materials and technologies linked to the green transition — A facility for fossil-free lithium production from geothermal brines (using the process of direct lithium extraction), including the costs of the set-up phase(e.g., licences for relevant patents).
This could be combined with a reform incentivising the uptake of fossil-free lithium, including in the automotive and renewable energy sectors. — Cathode and anode production facilities for batteries, including reuse and recycling facilities for batteries and production of manufacturing equipment for gigafactories.
This could be combined with a simplification of permitting procedures for the construction of factories and ambitious targets for the use of recycled batteries and resource efficiency standards.
3.3.2023