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Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (recast) (Text with EEA relevance)
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Article 5.Opening of support schemes for electricity from renewable sources
Article 7.Calculation of the share of energy from renewable sources
Article 8.Union renewable development platform and statistical transfers between Member States
Article 11.Joint projects between Member States and third countries
Article 12.Effects of joint projects between Member States and third countries
Article 16.Organisation and duration of the permit-granting process
Article 17.Simple-notification procedure for grid connections
Article 19.Guarantees of origin for energy from renewable sources
Article 23.Mainstreaming renewable energy in heating and cooling
Article 25.Mainstreaming renewable energy in the transport sector
Article 26.Specific rules for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from food and feed crops
Article 27.Calculation rules with regard to the minimum shares of renewable energy in the transport sector
Article 28.Other provisions on renewable energy in the transport sector
Article 29.Sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels
Article 30.Verification of compliance with the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria
Article 31.Calculation of the greenhouse gas impact of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels
NORMALISATION RULE FOR ACCOUNTING FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATED FROM HYDROPOWER AND WIND POWER
A. TYPICAL AND DEFAULT VALUES FOR BIOFUELS IF PRODUCED WITH NO...
B. ESTIMATED TYPICAL AND DEFAULT VALUES FOR FUTURE BIOFUELS THAT WERE...
1. Greenhouse gas emissions from the production and use of transport...
2. Greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels and bioliquids shall be expressed...
3. Greenhouse gas emissions savings from biofuels and bioliquids shall be...
4. The greenhouse gases taken into account for the purposes of...
5. Emissions from the extraction or cultivation of raw materials, eec,...
6. For the purposes of the calculation referred to in point...
7. Annualised emissions from carbon stock changes caused by land-use change,...
8. The bonus of 29 g CO2eq/MJ shall be attributed if evidence...
9. ‘Severely degraded land’ means land that, for a significant period...
10. The Commission shall review, by 31 December 2020, guidelines for the...
11. Emissions from processing, ep, shall include emissions from the processing...
12. Emissions from transport and distribution, etd, shall include emissions from...
14. Emission savings from CO2 capture and geological storage, eccs, that...
15. Emission savings from CO2 capture and replacement, eccr, shall be...
16. Where a cogeneration unit – providing heat and/or electricity to...
17. Where a fuel production process produces, in combination, the fuel...
18. For the purposes of the calculation referred to in point...
19. For biofuels, for the purposes of the calculation referred to...
E. ESTIMATED DISAGGREGATED DEFAULT VALUES FOR FUTURE BIOFUELS AND BIOLIQUIDS THAT...
RULES FOR CALCULATING THE GREENHOUSE GAS IMPACT OF BIOMASS FUELS AND THEIR FOSSIL FUEL COMPARATORS
A. Typical and default values of greenhouse gas emissions savings for...
1. Greenhouse gas emissions from the production and use of biomass...
2. Greenhouse gas emissions from biomass fuels shall be expressed as...
3. Greenhouse gas emissions savings from biomass fuels shall be calculated...
4. The greenhouse gases taken into account for the purposes of...
5. Emissions from the extraction, harvesting or cultivation of raw materials,...
6. For the purposes of the calculation referred to in point...
7. Annualised emissions from carbon stock changes caused by land-use change,...
8. The bonus of 29 g CO2eq/MJ shall be attributed if evidence...
9. ‘Severely degraded land’ means land that, for a significant period...
11. Emissions from processing, ep, shall include emissions from the processing...
12. Emissions from transport and distribution, etd, shall include emissions from...
14. Emission savings from CO2 capture and geological storage, eccs, that...
15. Emission savings from CO2 capture and replacement, eccr, shall be...
16. Where a cogeneration unit – providing heat and/or electricity to...
17. Where a biomass fuel production process produces, in combination, the...
18. For the purposes of the calculations referred to in point...
19. For biomass fuels used for the production of electricity, for...
D. TOTAL TYPICAL AND DEFAULT VALUES FOR BIOMASS FUEL PATHWAYS
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