In a position paper published on Monday 21 October, the Electrification Alliance, which comprises a number of sectoral organisations, set out its recommendations on how the Clean Industrial Deal, which is expected during the first 100 days of the new European Commission term, should incorporate “the crucial role” of electrification in decarbonising industry.
The document acknowledges that progress in electrification has stagnated, with a share of between 22% and 23% of final energy use over the last five years.
The alliance therefore believes that the future EU agreement must tackle the persistent obstacles and create incentives for investment.
The organisation recommends the introduction of a non-binding national smart electrification indicator for industry to monitor electrification trends in industry.
Secondly, it calls for adequate financial support to be provided for the deployment of electrical equipment and electrical heating and cooling technologies, for example through an ‘Electrification Bank’.
Fair tax policies and levies to strengthen industrial competitiveness and accelerate electrification in the EU should also be encouraged, the document says.
In addition, it will be necessary to implement “dynamic and efficient” management of grid connection queues and requests, and to offer solid risk reduction instruments to encourage investment in flexibility.
Finally, the document calls for a “sufficiently skilled” workforce to enable the deployment of electrical technologies in energy-intensive industries.
To see the document: https://aeur.eu/f/dza (Original version in French by Pauline Denys)