COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2015/2402
of 12 October 2015
reviewing harmonised efficiency reference values for separate production of electricity and heat in application of Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Implementing Decision 2011/877/EU
Article 1
Establishment of the harmonised efficiency reference values
Article 2
Correction factors for the harmonised efficiency reference values for separate production of electricity
Article 3
Application of the harmonised efficiency reference values for the separate production of electricity
Article 4
Application of the harmonised efficiency reference values for the separate production of heat
Article 5
Retrofitting of a cogeneration unit
Article 6
Fuel mix
Article 7
Repeal
Article 8
Entry into force and application
ANNEX I
Harmonised efficiency reference values for separate production of electricity
(referred to in Article 1)
Category |
Type of fuel |
Year of construction |
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Before 2012 |
2012-2015 |
From 2016 |
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Solids |
S1 |
Hard coal including anthracite, bituminous coal, sub-bituminous coal, coke, semi-coke, pet coke |
44,2 |
44,2 |
44,2 |
S2 |
Lignite, lignite briquettes, shale oil |
41,8 |
41,8 |
41,8 |
|
S3 |
Peat, peat briquettes |
39,0 |
39,0 |
39,0 |
|
S4 |
Dry biomass including wood and other solid biomass including wood pellets and briquettes, dried woodchips, clean and dry waste wood, nut shells and olive and other stones |
33,0 |
33,0 |
37,0 |
|
S5 |
Other solid biomass including all wood not included under S4 and black and brown liquor. |
25,0 |
25,0 |
30,0 |
|
S6 |
Municipal and industrial waste (non-renewable) and renewable/bio-degradable waste |
25,0 |
25,0 |
25,0 |
|
Liquids |
L7 |
Heavy fuel oil, gas/diesel oil, other oil products |
44,2 |
44,2 |
44,2 |
L8 |
Bio-liquids including bio-methanol, bioethanol, bio-butanol, biodiesel and other bio-liquids |
44,2 |
44,2 |
44,2 |
|
L9 |
Waste liquids including biodegradable and non-renewable waste (including tallow, fat and spent grain). |
25,0 |
25,0 |
29,0 |
|
Gaseous |
G10 |
Natural gas, LPG, LNG and biomethane |
52,5 |
52,5 |
53,0 |
G11 |
Refinery gases hydrogen and synthesis gas |
44,2 |
44,2 |
44,2 |
|
G12 |
Biogas produced from anaerobic digestion, landfill, and sewage treatment |
42,0 |
42,0 |
42,0 |
|
G13 |
Coke oven gas, blast furnace gas, mining gas, and other recovered gases (excluding refinery gas) |
35,0 |
35,0 |
35,0 |
|
Other |
O14 |
Waste heat (including high temperature process exhaust gases, product from exothermic chemical reactions) |
|
|
30,0 |
O15 |
Nuclear |
|
|
33,0 |
|
O16 |
Solar thermal |
|
|
30,0 |
|
O17 |
Geothermal |
|
|
19,5 |
|
O18 |
Other fuels not mentioned above |
|
|
30,0 |
ANNEX II
Harmonised efficiency reference values for separate production of heat
(referred to in Article 1)
Category |
Type of fuel: |
Year of construction |
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Before 2016 |
From 2016 |
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Hot water |
Steam(1) |
Direct use of exhaust gases(2) |
Hot water |
Steam(1) |
Direct use of exhaust gases(2) |
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Solids |
S1 |
Hard coal including anthracite, bituminous coal, sub-bituminous coal, coke, semi-coke, pet coke |
88 |
83 |
80 |
88 |
83 |
80 |
S2 |
Lignite, lignite briquettes, shale oil |
86 |
81 |
78 |
86 |
81 |
78 |
|
S3 |
Peat, peat briquettes |
86 |
81 |
78 |
86 |
81 |
78 |
|
S4 |
Dry biomass including wood and other solid biomass including wood pellets and briquettes, dried woodchips, clean and dry waste wood, nut shells and olive and other stones |
86 |
81 |
78 |
86 |
81 |
78 |
|
S5 |
Other solid biomass including all wood not included under S4 and black and brown liquor. |
80 |
75 |
72 |
80 |
75 |
72 |
|
S6 |
Municipal and industrial waste (non-renewable) and renewable/bio-degradable waste |
80 |
75 |
72 |
80 |
75 |
72 |
|
Liquids |
L7 |
Heavy fuel oil, gas/diesel oil, other oil products |
89 |
84 |
81 |
85 |
80 |
77 |
L8 |
Bio-liquids including bio-methanol, bioethanol, bio-butanol, biodiesel and other bio-liquids |
89 |
84 |
81 |
85 |
80 |
77 |
|
L9 |
Waste liquids including biodegradable and non-renewable waste (including tallow, fat and spent grain). |
80 |
75 |
72 |
75 |
70 |
67 |
|
Gaseous |
G10 |
Natural gas, LPG, LNG and biomethane |
90 |
85 |
82 |
92 |
87 |
84 |
G11 |
Refinery gases hydrogen and synthesis gas |
89 |
84 |
81 |
90 |
85 |
82 |
|
G12 |
Biogas produced from anaerobic digestion, landfill, and sewage treatment |
70 |
65 |
62 |
80 |
75 |
72 |
|
G13 |
Coke oven gas, blast furnace gas, mining gas, and other recovered gases (excluding refinery gas) |
80 |
75 |
72 |
80 |
75 |
72 |
|
Other |
O14 |
Waste heat (including high temperature process exhaust gases, product from exothermic chemical reactions) |
— |
— |
— |
92 |
87 |
— |
O15 |
Nuclear |
— |
— |
— |
92 |
87 |
— |
|
O16 |
Solar thermal |
— |
— |
— |
92 |
87 |
— |
|
O17 |
Geothermal |
— |
— |
— |
92 |
87 |
— |
|
O18 |
Other fuels not mentioned above |
— |
— |
— |
92 |
87 |
— |
ANNEX III
Correction factors relating to the average climatic situation and method for establishing climate zones for the application of the harmonised efficiency reference values for separate production of electricity
(referred to in Article 2(1))
(a) Correction factors relating to the average climatic situation
(c) Method for establishing climate zones:
ANNEX IV
Correction factors for avoided grid losses for the application of the harmonised efficiency reference values for separate production of electricity
(referred to in Article 2(2))
Connection voltage level |
Correction factor (Off-site) |
Correction factor (On-site) |
≥ 345 kV |
1 |
0,976 |
≥ 200 - < 345 kV |
0,972 |
0,963 |
≥ 100 - < 200 kV |
0,963 |
0,951 |
≥ 50 - < 100 kV |
0,952 |
0,936 |
≥ 12 - < 50 kV |
0,935 |
0,914 |
≥ 0,45 - < 12kV |
0,918 |
0,891 |
< 0,45 kV |
0,888 |
0,851 |