13 - Getica CCS

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This is the reason why I consider that nntional authorities
should tackle with great care the enaironmental obligations
imposed by the European Llnion and, mainly, the wsiaers
thst allow energy producers and the industries susceptible of
being relocated outside the European region some facilities
to easily meet the strict requirements of the European
legislation. And I refer to Art. 10a and 10c in the Directiae
20091291EC, already considered by gouernment
institutions that make nll ffirts to access the waiaers
mentioned in these articles.
It..is obaious that such measures are only the starting point
in securing the operation of these industries until 2020.
Member States must also deploy other measures to complete
the w aia er s mentione d b efor e.
The only chance Romaniahas to relaunch its economy and to
saae these industries from bankruptcy is to adopt some longterm
nnd medium-term strategic national inaestment
progrnmmes, so that stnte-of-the-art technologies that
ensure increased efficiency and reduced CO, emissions
couldbe used.
Once sent to Brussels qnd aalidnted by the European
Commission, these national inaestment progrnmmes shall
no longer depend on the political decisions, and thus they
couldbe incorporated in real projects, ztery important for our
country.
rhrhat problems haoe you been facing recently? Does
Romanian legislation allow you to implement the
d em o n s tr ati o n p r o gr amm e s ?
The major problem we face is the inefficiency of the national
institutions inaolaed in the promotion of a project from its
early stage to its implementation. The most obaious example
is the fnct that up to the present date CCS Directiae hns not
been incorporatedyet in the Romanianlegislntion. This step
is mandatory for the implementation of Romanian CCS
demonstr ation pro gr nmme.
In my opinion, the weakest point is not the legislation itself
but the lack of determination in deciding nnd. implementing
the national priorities.
As a ZEP membery European Technology platform
for
Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Pouter plants, could you
tell us what priorities this organizationhaoe?
As you already know, the platform makes all efforts to
implement CCS technologies at Europeanleuel.
Within the platform, there are already intense preoccupations
to identfu the funding sources for the
certificates) to be proposed and adopted at European leael
and then implementedin allmember states.
Alongside its preoccuptttions relating to CCS project
implementation, ZEP makes aII efforts to identifu the
funding sources necessary to continue the researches needed
to optimize technologies, reduce costs and associatedrisks.
Bilateral research programmes started between EII snd
China, lapan, Australis with a aiew to deaeloping CCS
technologies raorldrnide snd sharing knowledge thst
accelerqtes the implementation of these technologies in
indus tr ial s ect or s, lar ge CO, emitt er s.
Briefly, I could say that the platform continues its actiaities
trying to re-formulate future policies and strategic
directions for the deaelopment of collection, transport,
storage, communication qnd knowledge transfer
technologies with a aiern to increasing the number of
Europeanprojects.
What position does Romania hold regarding
renewable energy technologies and rahat countries
couldbe ourmodel?
Undoubtedly, Romania is a country blessedby God, with a
hu ge potential in renew able ener gy resources.
To use these resources to obtain electric and lor thermal
energy highly depends on the supplementation of the
inaestments in renewable energy projects with coherent
inaestment projects in electricity transport and distribution
networks (e.g. smart grid, but not only) and in electricity
deaelopment projects that operate at slternating load,
haaing a short start-up (so calledback-up sources).
Examples could be taken from many countries in the ELI,
such Germany, Spain, UK, Denmnrk, the Netherlands,
Italy, Norway, or from non-EI-I countries, such as lapnn, the
US or Cnnada.
It is not the examples that we lack. Had we considered the
best experiences, u)e zuould haae implemented the feed-in
tariff scheme and not the csrbon credits. Romania's problem
resides in the fact that there is no coherent inaestment plnn
that enables the deuelopment of the projects mentioned.
ISPE, the Institute of Pozuer Studies and Design specialized
in inaestment project promotion for energy and
enaironment, is constantly preoccupied by the improuement
of the institutional and legal framework, offering
unconditional support to the goaernment authorities in
meetin g their Europ e an obli gations.
We also offer support to our main clients in the industrial
future proj ects sector, but also inlocsl communities, by elaboratingprojects
qnd the best support schemes (bonus,
feed-in tariff, to access Europeanfunding andnot only.