Retained EU Law SI 2018 United Kingdom

Renewable Energy Directive (Recast) - retained EU law

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Enforced by
UREGNI
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Operator2 Distributor2 Any Person1

Plus 18 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Operator — also bound by 803 other Acts
Distributor — also bound by 201 other Acts
Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.annex iv para.2 The certification or qualification process shall be transparent and clearly... Regulated
  • Accredited training providers must offer practical renewable installer trainingAny Person
s.art003 Binding overall Union target for 2030 Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Government must not support waste-incineration renewables unless collection metCrown / Minister / Government department
s.art004 Support schemes for energy from renewable sources Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Government must keep renewable electricity support schemes open and transparentCrown / Minister / Government department
s.art006 Stability of financial support Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Member States must keep renewable energy support stable and publish schedulesCrown / Minister / Government department
s.art008 Union renewable development platform and statistical transfers between Member States Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Commission must establish and run the Union renewable development platformCrown / Minister / Government department
s.art009 Joint projects between Member States Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Member State must notify the Commission of joint renewable project outputCrown / Minister / Government department
s.art010 Effects of joint projects between Member States Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Notifying Member State must send annual joint project energy letterCrown / Minister / Government department
s.art012 Effects of joint projects between Member States and third countries Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Member State must issue annual letter reporting joint-project renewable outputCrown / Minister / Government department
s.art015 Administrative procedures, regulations and codes Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Keep UK renewable energy authorisation procedures proportionate and streamlinedCrown / Minister / Government department
s.art016 Organisation and duration of the permit-granting process Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Member States must streamline renewable permit process with one contact pointCrown / Minister / Government department
s.art017 Simple-notification procedure for grid connections Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Create a simple-notification procedure for small renewable grid connectionsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.art018 Information and training Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Member States must provide renewable energy information, certification and trainingCrown / Minister / Government department
s.art019 Guarantees of origin for energy from renewable sources Regulated
  • Use guarantees of origin to demonstrate renewable energy shareDistributor
s.art020 Access to and operation of the grids Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Government must assess grid needs and require clear renewables connection termsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.art021 Renewables self-consumers Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Ensure consumers can become renewables self-consumers with full rightsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.art022 Renewable energy communities Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Member States must enable renewable energy communities and remove barriersCrown / Minister / Government department
s.art023 Mainstreaming renewable energy in heating and cooling Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Increase renewable energy share in heating and cooling and report if falling shortCrown / Minister / Government department
s.art024 District heating and cooling Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Member States must ensure district heating suppliers give energy infoCrown / Minister / Government department
s.art025 Mainstreaming renewable energy in the transport sector Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Government must set 14% renewable transport fuel obligation by 2030Crown / Minister / Government department
s.art028 Other provisions on renewable energy in the transport sector Regulated
  • Report fuel transactions and sustainability data to the Union databaseDistributor
s.art029 Sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels Regulated
  • Ensure bioenergy fuels meet sustainability and carbon-saving rulesOperator
s.art030 Verification of compliance with the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria Regulated
  • Use a mass balance system to prove renewable fuel sustainability and GHG savingsOperator
s.art033 Monitoring by the Commission Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Commission must monitor biofuel/biomass origins, land-use, food-security impactsCrown / Minister / Government department
37 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.annex iii para.1 Fuel Energy content by weight (lower calorific value, MJ/kg) Energy...
s.annex ii para.1 The following rule shall be applied for the purposes of...
s.annex ii para.2 where:
s.annex ii para.3 N = reference year; QN(norm) = normalised electricity generated by...
s.annex ii para.4 The following rule shall be applied for the purposes of...
s.annex ii para.5 where:
s.annex ii para.6 N = reference year; QN(norm) = normalised electricity generated by...
s.annex ii para.7 The following rule shall be applied for the purposes of...
s.annex ii para.8 where:
s.annex ii para.9 N = reference year; QN(norm) = normalised electricity generated by...
s.annex iv para.1 The certification schemes or equivalent qualification schemes referred to in...
s.annex ix para.1 Part A. Feedstocks for the production of biogas for transport...
s.annex ix para.2 Algae if cultivated on land in ponds or photobioreactors; Biomass...
s.annex ix para.3 Part B. Feedstocks for the production of biofuels and biogas...
s.annex ix para.4 Used cooking oil; Animal fats classified as categories 1 and...
s.annex vii para.1 The amount of aerothermal, geothermal or hydrothermal energy captured by...
s.annex vii para.2 ERES = Qusable * (1 – 1/SPF)
s.annex vii para.3 where
s.annex vii para.4 — Qusable the estimated total usable heat delivered by heat...
s.annex xi para.1 Directive 2009/28/EC This Directive Article 1 Article 1 Article 2,...
s.art001 Subject matter
s.art002 Definitions
s.art005 Opening of support schemes for electricity from renewable sources
s.art007 Calculation of the share of energy from renewable sources
s.art011 Joint projects between Member States and third countries
s.art013 Joint support schemes
s.art014 Capacity increases
s.art026 Specific rules for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from food and feed crops
s.art027 Calculation rules with regard to the minimum shares of renewable energy in the transport sector
s.art031 Calculation of the greenhouse gas impact of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels
s.art032 Implementing acts
s.art034 Committee procedure
s.art035 Exercise of the delegation
s.art036 Transposition
s.art037 Repeal
s.art038 Entry into force
s.art039 Addressees

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