Policy positions

The Clean Industrial Deal and the Affordable Energy Action plan aim at decarbonising the energy system and European industry while keeping prices competitive. They have the right ambitions but fail at picking the right tools. The Draghi and Letta reports sounded the alarm on energy prices. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, gas prices in […]

The Platform on Sustainable Finance was as set up by the Commission to provide advice on the further development of the EU taxonomy. The draft report put up for consultation is a deliverable in accordance with the Platform’s mandate under the Taxonomy Regulation. In our reply, we underlined that now is not the time to further […]

The past years have put energy security high up on the European agenda and, in the coming months, the European Commission could review its energy security legislative framework to adapt it to present and future challenges.In this paper, the European gas power plant industry argues for an integrated approach to energy security, which considers the […]

Considerations of EUTurbines, EUGINE & EUROMOT on the recently published revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive In August 2024, the revised EU Industrial Emissions Directive (“IED 2.0”) entered into force. As any directive, it requires a transposition into national legislation, EU Member States will have to incorporate its provisions into their national laws by 01 […]

Joint response by EUGINE and EUROPGEN to the Greek grid operator ADMIE consultation on the amendment of the maximum power thresholds for determining the importance of power plants and the amendment of the connection requirements of power plants.

EUGINE has contributed to the Commission consultation launching a fitness check of the EU energy security architecture. Growing electricity consumption coupled with increasingly weather-dependent generation and a context of increasing extreme weather events will make energy security ever more central. In our reply we point out that, in the years to come, the European energy […]

EUGINE welcomes the European Commission’s initiative to establish a framework for certifying low-carbon fuels. As representatives of the hydrogen and gas engine power plant industry, we fully support Europe’s commitment to the rapid decarbonisation of the gas infrastructure, in line with the goals of the gas package, and the development of a robust hydrogen economy. […]

The review of the Network Code Requirements for Generators (NC RfG) aims to further harmonising the grid connection requirements at EU level and making them future proof. Indeed, the clarification and harmonisation of electricity network connection requirements is essential if we want to accelerate the energy transition and avoid unnecessary costs to businesses and consumers. […]

EUGINE, EUROMOT and EUROPGEN welcome the ACER Recommendation to review the network code on requirements for grid connection of generators (NC RfG), which carries significant improvements when it comes to harmonising the grid connection requirements at EU level and making them future-proof. As associations representing engine power plant manufacturers at European level, we would nevertheless […]

On December 14, 2023, the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero launched a public consultation seeking feedback on the need and potential market interventions to boost the deployment of Hydrogen to Power (H2P) plants, which are seen as a critical technology to balance electricity supply and demand. As the association representing engine power […]

EUGINE has been joined by five other major associations representing multiple energy carriers and integrated energy solutions in a call for taking an integrated system perspective in the electricity market design review. The associations underline that the flexibility that can be provided via an integrated energy system approach that adequately considers the benefits of a […]

EUGINE has joined a group of 45 organisations to call for a binding 2030 EU-level target for biomethane to be included in the Hydrogen & Gas Package under negotiation. REPowerEU put forward an ambitious plan for renewable gases and it is the role of the Hydrogen & Gas Package to give legal status to those […]

Engine Power Plants play a critical role in maintaining a steady energy supply in Europe. Unfortunately, their significance was overlooked in the Annex XV Report. EUGINE urges the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) to consider granting a derogation specific to Engine Power Plants in the Energy Sector regarding per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). We propose extending […]

EUGINE responded to the consultation on ACER’s draft amendments to the Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/631 of 14 April 2016 establishing a Network Code on Requirements for Grid Connection of Generators (‘NC RfG’). In our comments and proposals, we underline the need to, among others:

In its proposal to improve the Union’s electricity market design from March 2023, the European Commission proposed to explicitly exclude behind-the-meter generation when bidding for a peak shaving product as well as in flexibility support schemes. EUGINE, together with other manufacturers and users of decentralised, “behind-the-meter” generation, has co-signed a letter calling policymakers to avoid […]

EUGINE and EUTurbines jointly released their position paper on the European Commission proposal to improve the Union’s electricity market design. In a nutshell, we propose to:

Following Regulation 2016/631 (RfG NC), Equipment certificates can be used to show that a power generating unit complies with the requirements found in a grid code. Obtaining an equipment certificate from an accredited certification body is an expensive and time-consuming process, involving testing and simulations. Today, in many countries, in order to obtain individual equipment […]

The EU climate goals set to 2030 and 2050 continue to push Europe to undergo an accelerated decarbonisation transition.  The Commission has expressed the importance of sector integration in such a transition, heading “(…) towards an effective, affordable and deep decarbonisation of the European economy in line with the Paris Agreement and the UN’s 2030 […]

The Electricity Market Design reform is an opportunity to future-proof the regulatory framework to enable the decarbonisation of the European economy. Within this context, EUGINE, together with some of the major European energy trade associations, are jointly urging the European Commission to consider multiple recommendations when elaborating its legislative proposal.