CELEX: 51989PC0121
Language: en
Date: 1989-03-22
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) CONCERNING THE PROMOTION OF ENERGY TECHNOLOGY IN EUROPE

22. 4. 89                            Official Journal of the European Communities                                No C 101/3
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                                                       (Preparatory Acts)
                                                 COMMISSION
              Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) concerning the promotion of energy technology in
                                                              Europe
                                                      COM(89)      121 final
                                     (Submitted by the Commission on 20 March 1989)
                                                         (89/C 101/04)
 THE- COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           the best available economically justified technologies;
                                                                     whereas according to Article 130R of the Treaty, en-
                                                                     vironmental protection      requirements shall be a
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                     component of the Community's other policies and action
 Economic Community, and in particular Article 235
                                                                     by the Community relating to the environment shall be
 thereof,
                                                                     designed to ensure a prudent and rational utilization of
                                                                     natural resources;
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                    Whereas the promotion of projects for exploiting the
 Having regard      to  the  opinion    of   the   European          indigenous energy potential of the regions, particularly
 Parliament,                                                         less-developed regions, will help to reinforce the
                                                                     economic and social development of the Community as a
 Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and                    whole, an objective which, according to Article 130B of
 Social Committee,                                                   the Treaty, should be taken into account when
                                                                     implementing common policies and the internal market;
Whereas in its resolution of 16 September 1986 the
Council stated that, possible short-term fluctuations on            Whereas support for the promotion of energy techno-
the energy market apart, efforts made must be main-                 logies will benefit economic cohesion;
tained and, if necessary, reinforced between now and
 1995 and beyond that date in order to reduce to a
minimum the risk of tension at a later date on the                  Whereas action to promote innovative technologies
market;                                                             taken at Community level will avoid the dissipation of
                                                                    resources and increase effectiveness;
Whereas this same resolution states that one of the hori-
zontal objectives of Community energy policy is to
encourage continuous and reasonably               diversified       Whereas this action should be coordinated with action
promotion of technological innovations and appropriate              being taken by the Community within the framework of
dissemination of the results throughout the Community;              other specific programmes concerned, in particular, with
that in spite of the present energy situation there should          research and development in the field of energy, inno-
be no relaxation of efforts to diversify the Community's            vation and technology transfer and the dissemination
energy supply and improve energy efficiency; whereas                and utilization of the results of scientific and technical
the promotion of new technologies will help to achieve              research;
these objectives;
                                                                    Whereas, after the research stage, financial support
Whereas it is important to link these efforts with the              should be granted in appropriate cases to projects for the
Community strategy for science and technology as
                                                                    promotion of advanced technology in the field of
defined in the framework programme for Community
                                                                    energy;
actions on technology R & D ;
Whereas the resolution of 16 September 1986 also states             Whereas for reasons of continuity and effectiveness it is
that the Community should search for balanced solutions             necessary to envisage a programme with a duration of
as regards energy and the environment by making use of              five years, provided with an adequate budget;
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Whereas cooperation between undertakings in various                                       Article 3
Member States in the field of energy technology is
desirable;                                                      The fields of application of this Regulation are as
                                                                follows:
Whereas the grant of Community support must not                  (a) 'rational use of energy', i.e. activities which result in
affect conditions of competition in such a way as to be              a major energy saving or a restructuring of energy
incompatible with the competition provisions of the                  demand in such a way as to improve the quality of
Treaty;                                                              the environment or make more efficient use of elec-
                                                                     tricity and heat;
Whereas the Treaty does not provide the necessary
specific powers, and it is therefore necessary to amend          (b) 'renewable energy sources', i.e. sources of energy
Article 235,                                                         which will not run out;
                                                                 (c) 'coal and other solid fuels', i.e. the clean use of coal
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:                                         and the upgrading of waste products, and coal gasi-
                                                                     fication integrated with a combined gas/steam cycle;
                          Article 1                              (d) 'hydrocarbons', i.e. prospecting for,         producing,
The Community may, under the conditions laid down in                 storing or transporting hydrocarbons.
this Regulation, grant financial support for projects for
the promotion of energy technology in the fields referred
to in Article 3 and undertake the associated measures           Annexes I to IV list the sectors covered by each of these
referred to in Article 5.                                       fields. These lists may be amended by the Commission to
                                                                 keep pace with changes on the energy market and/or
                                                                technological developments after consulting the Advisory
                                                                Committee referred to in Article 8 (3).
                          Article 2
1.     For the purpose of this Regulation, 'projects for the
promotion of energy technology', hereinafter referred to
                                                                                          Article 4
as 'projects', means projects designed to develop and
promote for the Community innovative technologies in            Whenever the Commission considers it necessary, and in
the field of energy, and for which the implementation           particular where a need is not being met or where a
entails a large element of risk.                                significant technological advance could be achieved
                                                                through cooperation between persons or undertakings in
                                                                 at least two Member States, it shall itself take the
                                                                initiative to encourage or coordinate the setting-up of
2.     Community financial support may be granted for:          specific projects, known as 'targeted projects'.
(a) innovatory projects; these are projects implementing
     innovatory techniques, processes or products for                                     Article 5
     which the research and development stage has been
     completed, or new applications of established tech-        The Commission may undertake associated measures,
     niques, processes or products; this type of project        examples of which are given in Annex V, to encourage
     should prove the viability of new technologies by          the application and marketing of energy technologies.
     applying them on a sufficiently large scale for the
     first time;
                                                                                          Article 6
(b) dissemination projects; these are projects dissemi-          1.    Any project, as referred to in Article 2, must meet
     nating within the Community the techniques,                the following conditions:
     processes or products referred to in (a); they are
     designed to encourage preliminary applications of
     tested new technologies either under different              (a) it must implement, with a view to their propagation,
     economic or geographical conditions or with                     innovatory techniques, processes or products, or new
     technical modifications and which still entail some             applications of established techniques, processes or
     risk.                                                           products;
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(b) it must appear technically and economically viable;                                        Article 7
                                                                    1.    Support for a project shall take the form of a
(c) it must offer appropriate solutions for protection of          financial contribution by the Community granted in
    the environment and safety;                                    accordance with the conditions set out in the paragraphs
                                                                   below and in accordance with the provisions of Articles
                                                                    8, 10 and 13.
(d) it must be difficult to finance because of major
    technical and economic risks;
                                                                   2.     The financial support may be granted for an entire
                                                                   project or for different stages of a project. In the latter
(e) it must be designed to encourage propagation of the
                                                                   case, without prejudice to the responsibilities conferred
    technology on the market;
                                                                   upon the budgetary authority of the European
                                                                   Communities, financial support shall continue to be
(f) it must be proposed by persons in a position to                granted for subsequent stages provided that the eligibility
    disseminate the techniques, processes or products              criteria continue to be met and that the Commission is
    referred to above;                                             satisfied with progress on the project.
(g) it must, as a general rule, be submitted by at least           3.     Financial support may not exceed 40 % of the
    two independent promoters in different Member                  eligible cost of the project, in the case of the projects
    States, although the Commission may agree to                   referred to in Article 2 (a) (innovatory projects) and
    exceptions for projects which have a total cost of less        Article 4 (targeted projects); it may not exceed 30 % of
    than ECU 10 million. These exceptions shall apply:             the eligible cost in the case of the projects referred to in
                                                                   Article 2 (b) (dissemination projects). In no case may the
                                                                   financial support be less than 15 % of the eligible cost.
     (i) either to individual projects: if the project is
         submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises
         or an association of such enterprises or by the
         public authorities or if the promoter can justify         4.     The amount of financial support shall be
         the particular advantages of having the project           determined separately for each project, in accordance
         concerned implemented by only one body;                   with the procedure provided for in Article 8. When
                                                                   determining the amount, the Commission shall take
                                                                   account of the element or proportion of the risk which
    (ii) or to a complete sector, depending on the special         will have to be borne directly by those responsible for
         characteristics of that sector.                           the project and of other support received or expected, in
                                                                   such a way that the total amount of public support will
                                                                    not, in principle, exceed 49 % of the total cost of the
(h) it must, as a rule, be carried out within Community            project.
    territory. However, if it is in the interests of the
    Community to have all or part of a project carried
    out in a non-member State, because of the special               5.    The public authorities in the Member States shall
    characteristics of the project, such a project may also        not, in principle, grant support that would have the
    receive financial support.                                     effect of subsidizing the project beyond the level of 49 %
                                                                   of its total cost. All public support shall be notified to the
                                                                    Commission.
2.    Subject to the conditions set out in paragraph 1
above, preference shall be given:
                                                                   6.     The Commission reserves the possibility of intro-
(a) to projects proposed by small and medium-sized                 ducing, if necessary and after consultation with the
    enterprises or by an association of such enterprises;          Advisor}' Committee referred to in Article 8 (3), other
                                                                   financial mechanisms, such as interest rebates, guarantee
                                                                   funds or participation in capital funding.
(b) to projects specified in Article 2 (b) which are to be
    implemented in less-developed regions as defined by
    Article 8 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                                                   Article 8
     2052/88 (»).
                                                                    1.    Projects shall be submitted by persons or under-
                                                                    takings established within the Community, including
3.    Additional conditions specific to these fields are            small and medium-sized undertakings, whether indi-
given in Annexes I to IV.                                          vidually or in the form of associations, following the
                                                                    publication of an invitation to submit projects in one or
                                                                    more of the fields referrd to in Article 3 in the Official
                                                                   Journal of the European Communities, in accordance with
(') OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.                                 this Regulation.
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 2.    In the invitations to submit projects^ the                 2. • The Commission shall, in cooperation with the
 Commission shall specify those sectors to be given               bodies responsible in the Member States, endeavour to
 priority when selecting projects. This list of priorities        ensure the dissemination and implementation of projects
 shall be drawn up by the Commission after consulting             undertaken in accordance with this Regulation and
 the Advisory Committee referred to in paragraph 3. It            Regulations (EEC) No             1302/78 ('), (EEC)      No
 shall also specify the information applicants will be            1303/78 O , (EEC) No             1971/83 ( J ), (EEC)    No
 required to supply for the purposes of selecting projects.        1972/83 (4) and (EEC) No 3640/85 (5) and to promote
                                                                  their exploitation. It shall take appropriate measures to
                                                                  achieve this objective in connection with the projects
                                                                  referred to in Article 5, and if necessary shall also give
 3.    The Commission shall decide to grant financial             suitable assistance to the contractor.
 support for projects on the basis of the information
 provided by the applicant and after consulting an
Advisory Committee consisting of two representatives                                       Article 11
 from each Member State and chaired by a Commission
 representative. The Committee shall be constituted               Contracts shall be signed between the Community and
differently for each field of application referred to in         the persons referred to in Article 13 for the implemen-
Article 3.                                                        tation of the projects adopted under this Regulation.
                                                                 These contracts shall govern the rights and obligations of
                                                                  each party including the methods of dissemination,
                                                                 protection and exploitation of the results of the projects
The Commission representative shall submit the projects           and the possibility of repayment of the financial support.
to the Committee and the Committee shall then give its
opinion on the projects, if necessary following a vote.
                                                                                           Article 12
                                                                 Subject to the provisions set out in Article 10, the
This opinion shall be entered in the minutes. Each               information obtained by the Commission under this
Member State also has the right to ask that its own              Regulation shall remain confidential.
position be mentioned in the minutes. The Commission
shall take as much account as possible of the opinion
given by the Committee. It shall inform the Committee                                      Article 13
of the extent to which it has taken account of its               Responsibility for any project shall lie with a physical or
opinion.                                                         legal person constituted in accordance with the law
                                                                 applicable in the Member States, or with an association
                                                                 of such persons, within which they are severally and
4.     The Committee referred to in paragraph 3 does not         jointly liable.
have to be consulted on projects whose total cost is less
than ECU 100 000.                                                                          Article 14
                                                                 The financial support granted by the Community must
                                                                 not affect conditions of competition in such a way as to
5.     The Commission's decision shall be notified               be incompatible with the competition provisions of the
immediately for information to the Council, the                  Treaty.
European Parliament and the Member States.
                                                                                           Article 15
                                                                 The Commission shall submit a regular report on
                          Article 9
                                                                 implementation of this Regulation and on compatibility
In implementing this Regulation, the Commission shall            between national and Community projects to the
ensure coordination with projects carried out under              Council and the European Parliament for the purposes
other Community programmes relating to research and              of assessing the results obtained.
development, innovation and the transfer of technology,
and the diffusion and utilization of research results.
                                                                                           Article 16
                                                                 The amounts to be granted in accordance with this
                                                                 Regulation shall be entered each year in the General
                         Article 10                              Budget of the European Communities.
1.    The contractor responsible for implementing a
project receiving financial support from the Community
shall undertake to use the successful technique, process         (') OJ No L 158, 16. 6. 1978, p. 3.
or product or to facilitate its use, und to allow dissemi-       O OJ No L 158, 16. 6. 1978, p. 6.
nation of the results obtained. If the contractor does not       (3) OJ No L 125, 19. 7. 1983, p. 1.
respect this undertaking the Commission may require all          (4) OJ No L 195, 19. 7. 1983, p. 6.
or part of the financial support granted to be repaid.           C) OJ No L 350, 27. 12. 1985, p. 29.
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These amounts shall cover the financial support granted                          p r o g r a m m e for C o m m u n i t y actions on technology
to projects referred to in Article 2 (2), Article 4, as well                     research and development ( 2 ), the Commission will
as projects referred to in Article 5 and expenditure                             assure the linking of the present p r o g r a m m e with the
relating to the implementation of this Regulation.                               framework p r o g r a m m e for technology R & D .
                                Article 17                                                                        Article 19
Regulations (EEC) N o 3 6 3 9 / 8 5 (') and ( E E C ) N o                        This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
3 6 4 0 / 8 5 shall continue to apply to projects submitted                      following that of its publication in the Official Journal of
following invitations to submit projects published in                            the European          Communities.
accordance with those Regulations.
                                                                                 It shall apply until 31 D e c e m b e r 1994.
                                Article 18
                                                                                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety          and
O n the expiry of Council Decision 8 7 / 5 1 6 / E u r a t o m ,                 directly applicable in all M e m b e r States.
E E C of 28 September 1987 relating to the f r a m e w o r k
(') OJ No L 350, 27. 12. 1985, p. 25.                                            (2) OJ No L 3C2, 24. 10. 1987, p. 1.
                                                                       ANNEX      1
                                                        RATIONAL USE OF ENERGY
                 List of sectors of application (as referred to in Article 3) and additional conditions (Article 6 (3)).
                  1. Buildings
                     1.1. Simple and cheap methods of improving the energy performance of existing buildings by demon-
                          strating more efficient ways of:
                          (a) heating or air-conditioning premises;
                          (b) producing domestic hot water;
                          (c) regulating, controlling and metering heat;
                          (d) improving the thermal characteristics of the building as such (insulation, draught-proofing);
                          (e) recovering heat from the air extracted.
                     1.2. Use of new processes or products for constructing buildings with a heated volume of at least 2 000
                          m \ taking into account problems of condensation, ventilation, thermal inertia and fire and safety
                          regulations.
                     1.3. Projects relating to new urban or district heating networks.
                  2. Industry
                     2.1. Projects designed to make major changes to manufacturing processes by using advanced techno-
                          logies to bring about substantial reductions in energy consumption per unit of product under
                          acceptable economic conditions.
                     2.2. Projects implementing new technologies or using new equipment:
                          (a) to reduce energy consumption by rationalizing an existing manufacturing process;
                          (b) to recycle residual heat, particularly low temperature heat, in particular by using new heat
                               exchangers and new methods of storing heat.
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              2.3. Projects using proven techniques provided that (a) a combination of several such techniques will
                   constitute an innovation and/or (b) a new application of one or more established technologies
                   presents particular risks.
              2.4. Projects which, apart from energy efficiency, have other objectives, such as improving the quality
                   of products or increasing automation, provided that saving energy is still the overriding objective.
              2.5. Projects designed to protect the environment by:
                   (a) reducing emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere;
                   (b) reducing emissions of pollutants into surface waters;
                   (c) disposing of waste.
              2.6. Projects designed to improve management of energy consumption using new, replicable micro-elec-
                   tronic units.
              2.7. Projects designed to enhance energy efficiency in the conversion of agricultural products.
              Additional conditions relating to points 2.5 and 2.7:
              Ad 2.5:
              Provided that these projects also have the effect:
              (a) of improving the energy efficiency of installations;
              (b) preventing an increase in energy consumption as a result of the implementation of environmental
                  protection regulations.
              Ad 2.7:
              Projects must comply with the broad lines of the common agricultural policy.
           3. Energy industry, electricity and heat
              3.1. More effective methods of producing heat and/or electricity for public use; methods for making
                   full use of the waste heat from the energy industry, in particular district heating networks; demon-
                   strating new systems for raising the output of low enthalpy heat systems for use in district heating
                   networks.
              3.2. More effective methods for the transportation and distribution of electricity by major energy
                   producers (managing network loads, storage, etc.).
              3.3. Projects designed to improve management of heating networks (new ways of storing heat on a
                   daily or seasonal basis, new ways of managing networks, etc.).
          4. Transport and urban infrastructure
              4.1. Projects which will significantly improve components as a means of improving the efficiency of
                   vehicles and/or transport systems.
              4.2. Projects which aim to manage traffic more efficiently, particularly in towns and particularly in ways
                   which benefit the environment.
              4.3. Projects designed to promote the use of alternative fuels by road vehicles.
              4.4. Projects designed to optimize the use of urban infrastructure in order to provide more advanced
                   solutions and benefits in terms of the balance between energy, environment and employment.
              Additional conditions for the projects referred to in point 4.3 and 4.4:
              Ad 4.3:
              Proposals submitted should aim to prove benefits in terms of energy and the environment, together with
              technical and economic benefits at least for particular sections of the transport market (e.g. urban buses,
              dedicated fleets, etc.).
              Ad 4.4:
              Where duly jsutified, support may be limited solely to the study of feasibility and/or advisibility.
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                                                                  ANNEX      II
                                                RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
          List of sectors of application (as referred to ip Article 3) and additional conditions (Article 6.3).
          1. Solar energy
              1.1. THERMAL APPLICATIONS
                    Sectors of application
                    conversion of solar energy into thermal energy using active and/or passive processes in:
                    (a) buildings (not swimming pools);
                    (b) industry;
                    (c) agriculture and horticulture.
                    Additional conditions
                    (a) systems designed solely to procuce domestic hot water are excluded;
                    (b) groups of dwellings must include at least five one-family homes;
                    (c) special attention should be given to the architectural aspects of buildings and solar installations.
              1.2. PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS
                    Sectors of application
                    Conversion of solar energy using photovoltaic processes to supply electricity, preferably in isolated
                    locations, for:
                    (a) houses, groups of houses, small villages, means of telecommunication, signalling devices and
                        alarms;
                    (b) water pumping, purification or desalination plants;
                    (c) other suitable applications, except street lighting.
                    Additional conditions
                    (a) groups of dwellings must include at least five one-family homes;
                    (b) special attention should be given to the environmental and architectural aspects of the instal-
                        lation and to the arrangement of photovoltaic modules.
          2. Energy from biomass, agricultural products and waste
              Sectors of application
              (a) direct or indirect use of biomass and all plant, animal, urban and industrial waste (') and waste from
                   specially cultivated energy crops;
              (b) use of technology to produce biomass for energy purposes or to convert biomass, agricultural
                   products and waste in order to derive fuels, and projects entailing the use of these derivatives for
                   direct and indirect energy use.
              Additional conditions
              projects must comply with the broad lines of Community environment and agricultural policy.
          (') Except for those types of waste which are covered by technological projects relating to solid fuels (see Annex III
              below).
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         3. O^eot^err^al energy
            ^     heating of dwellings, public premises, greenhouses and installations used for fish-farming
            ^     use of heat in industrial processesr^e.g.for drying, and for desalinating sea waters
            ^     producing electricity, including the use of r^ankine organic cycles to exploit medium enthalpy
                  resources^
            ^     combined use of the above processes, in series or as alternatives.
            projects in these sectors must be designed^
            ^    to exploit geothermal resources in new areas, or new reservoirs in established areas^
            ^    the developmentof newmethods and technologies t o r e d u c e t h e c o s t of underground and above^
                 ground operations, optimising the use of the available geothermal potential and solving problems of
                 corrosion, scaling, reinjection or clogging.
        ^t. ^lydroetect^ce^er^y
            production of energy forapublic network or for private use.
            ^    rated power must be less than^OOOk^e,
            ^    t h e p r o j e c t s h o u l d a p p l y newconcepts of design,construction, materials, methodof operationor
                 control in order to improve economic viability or other important factors ^e.g.relability^
            ^    sites should be planned in s u c h a w a y as to take account of environmental protection requirements.
        ^.^^nde^e^y
            setting up wind farms to produce electricity.
            ^    wind farms should include at least five machines with total rated power in excess o f t ^ O k ^
            ^    the technical features adopted should make it possible to reduce investment costs and make full use
                 of available wind resources in order to improve the economic viability of projects^
            ^    particular attention should be paid to environmental aspects^
            ^    Community financial support for wind farm projects will be limited t o a m a x i m u m of 30^Boof the
                 total eligible cost,which in this case is defined as the extra cost of setting u p a w i n d farm instead of
                 aconventional power plant.
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                                                                  ANNEX     III
                                               COAL A N D O T H E R SOLID FUELS
           List of sectors of application (as referred to in Article 3) and additional conditions (Article 6 (3)).
           For the purposes of this Regulation, 'coal and other solid fuels' means anthracite, coal, lignite brown coal
           or any other derived fuel. Peat is also included when used as a fuel.
           1. Combustion
               Sectors of application
               new or improved clean combustion methods and the clean combustion of waste arising from the
              processing of coal and other solid fuels:
               (a) recirculating fluidized beds, particularly for the use of poor and difficult fuels;
              (b) pressurized fluidized beds;
              (c) low-No x burners;
              (d) production and combustion of ultra-clean coals, including in the form of a coal/water mixture;
              (e) high temperature flue-gas scrubbing.
              Additional conditions
              combustion project relating to the following fields shall be excluded:
              (a) stationary fluidized beds, at atmospheric pressure, except projects designed to dispose of waste
                   arising from the use of coal;
              (b) coal/liquid mixtures using non-purified coal;
              (c) pulverized coal, except the types mentioned above, unless novel technological advances are
                   proposed.
              Applications aimed at private generation or the production of electricity from pressurised fluidised beds
              are considered to be of particular importance.
          2. Conversion
              Sectors of application
              conversion of coal and other solid fuels into gaseous or liquid products which will improve the
              Community's energy supply by reducing importation of hydrocarbons:
              (a) production of gas for raising heat in industry;
              (b) continuation of activities begun under Regulations (EEC) N o 1302/78, (EEC) No 1971/83, (EEC)
                   No 2125/84 and (EEC) No 3640/85.
             Additional conditions
              (a) projects to produce synthesis gases and pyrolysis projects are considered to be of secondary priority;
              (b) projects designed to produce substitute natural gas are excluded;
             (c) liquefaction projects are excluded, except for those already in progress under the Regulations
                   mentioned above or those to be carried outside the Community based on technologies which were
                   financed by the Commission on the basis of those Regulations.
          3. Waste
              Sectors of application
             use, treatment or enhancement of gaseous, liquid and solid wastes arising as a result of the use of coal
             and other solid fuels:
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              (a) using the ash arising from fluidized bed combustion as a raw material in the building industry or in
                   the manufacture of a raw material for the building industry;
              (b) new gas-scrubbing techniques.
           4. Gasification integrated with a combined gas/steam cycle
              Eligible projects designed to produce electricity in a module consisting of a gasifier producing a gas
              which is burned directly in a gas turbine and a thermodynamic steam cycle. Projects must use totally
              new configurations.
               Special conditions
              projects in this sector must:
              (a) be carried out on Community territory;
              (b) entail cooperation between several undertakings, one of which must be an electricity generating
                   company, from several Member States; priority will be given to those projects which require the
                   most extensive cooperation within the Community;
              (c) have a minimum capacity of 150 MWe;
              (d) use a gasifier constructed with the help of Community support in the framework of the programme
                   of demonstration projects in the field of energy;
              (e) be appreciably more efficient than conventional power stations so as to reduce carbon dioxide
                   emissions.
              The Commission shall be entitled to participate in meetings of the bodies managing gasification inte-
              grated with combined cycle projects.
                                                                ANNEX       IV
                                                            HYDROCARBONS
           List of fields of application (as referred to in Article 3) and additional conditions (Article 6 (3)).
           Those projects eligible under this Regulation are innovatory projects as defined in Article 2 ( 1 ) and (2) (a)
           and those corresponding with the provisions of Article 4 of this Regulation.
           These projects relate to the onshore and offshore exploration, production, transportation and storage of oil
           and natural gas. Refining projects are excluded.
           The projects referred to in Article 2 (2) (b) are not included in this field of application.
                                                                 ANNEX      V
           Associated measures (Article 5):
           (a) evaluating and analysing market features and potential (including any feasibility studies);
           (b) circulating information and "results of projects for wider dissemination within the Community;
           (c) monitoring, auditing projects and sectoral energy audits;
           (d) areas of technological cooperation;
           (e) encouraging industrial cooperation with third countries;
           (f) training staff;
           (g) using regional institutions to help with these activities.