Factsheet: HELIOS: RES promotion and biofuels sustainability criteria

HELIOS: RES promotion and biofuels sustainability criteria

Key Information

Country/Region:

European Union›GREECE (ΕΛΛΑΔΑ)

Description:

The law allows for the statistical transfer for RES projects, describes new sustainability criteria for biofuels and adds provisions to Law No. 3468/2006 and Law No. 4001/2011.

Goal/Aim:

stimulate the use of energy from renewable Sources; sustainability criteria for biofuels

Impact on regional bioeconomy objectives

Fostering effective governance and involvement of the society:

Not Relevant

Building a strong research, development and innovation base:

Not Relevant

Enhancing the creation of jobs and ensuring availability of required skills:

Not Relevant

Building competitive biobased industries:

Not Relevant

Creating a reliable and enabling policy setting:

Not Relevant

Address the (multilevel) cooperations needed to start biobased businesses:

Not Relevant

Creating an attractive environment including infrastructure:

Not Relevant

Availability of financial resources:

Not Relevant

Learning from the strategies/actions of other regions, clusters,...:

Not Relevant

Fostering the development of strong biobased markets:

Not Relevant

Contact References

Full name of Instrument & Measure (English):

Law No. 4062/2012, Project HELIOS: Promotion of the Use of Energy from Renewable Sources (Transposition of Directive 2009/28/EC) and Biofuels Sustainability Criteria (Transposition of Directive 2009/30/EC)

Full name of Instrument & Measure (native language):

Νόμος 4062/2012, Aξιοποίηση του πρώην Αεροδρομίου Ελληνικού − Πρόγραμμα ΗΛΙΟΣ − Προώθηση της χρήσης ενέργειας από ανανεώσιμες πηγές (Ενσωμάτωση Οδηγίας 2009/28/ΕΚ) − Κριτήρια Αειφορίας Βιοκαυσίμων και Βιορευστών (Ενσωμάτωση Οδηγίας 2009/30/ΕΚ).

Links:

http://www.res-legal.eu/search-by-country/greece/sources/t/source/src/law-no-406...

http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wEbA_BZxkczbH...

Responsible Authority:

Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change (YPEKA-MEEC)

Contact of Responsible Authority:

http://www.ypeka.gr/

Completed by:

VITO

Completed on:

March, 2014

Advanced Information

Feedstock type targeted:

Product type targeted:

Biofuels (transport)

Value Chain:

Year Instrument & Measure Started:

2012

Comments

Environmental Sustainability Requirements:

RED sustainability criteria for biofuels: land use criteria; cross compliance (agri); minimum GHG reduction level

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