Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

3. Measures for achieving the targets: U.K.

(a)

overview of all policies and measures concerning the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources;

(b)

specific measures to fulfil the requirements of Articles 13, 14 and 16, including the need to extend or reinforce existing infrastructure to facilitate the integration of the quantities of energy from renewable sources needed to achieve the 2020 national target, measures to accelerate the authorisation procedures, measures to reduce non-technological barriers and measures concerning Articles 17 to 21;

(c)

support schemes for the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources in electricity applied by the Member State or a group of Member States;

(d)

support schemes for the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources in heating and cooling applied by the Member State or a group of Member States;

(e)

support schemes for the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources in transport applied by the Member State or a group of Member States;

(f)

specific measures on the promotion of the use of energy from biomass, especially for new biomass mobilisation taking into account:

(i)

biomass availability: both domestic potential and imports;

(ii)

measures to increase biomass availability, taking into account other biomass users (agriculture and forest-based sectors);

(g)

planned use of statistical transfers between Member States and planned participation in joint projects with other Member States and third countries:

(i)

the estimated excess production of energy from renewable sources compared to the indicative trajectory which could be transferred to other Member States;

(ii)

the estimated potential for joint projects;

(iii)

the estimated demand for energy from renewable sources to be satisfied by means other than domestic production.