PD CEN/CLC/TR 16567:2013

Foreword
Introduction
1 Executive summary
2 Scope
3 Terms and definitions
4 Summary of the Energy Efficiency Directive
5 General description of energy efficiency obligations and
  white certificate schemes
6 Four examples of national schemes
7 Why some countries are hesitant to use energy efficiency
  obligation and white certificate schemes
8 Analysing needs and/or possibilities of system harmonisation
9 Conclusions
Annex A (informative) - Four case studies: experiences and
        lessons learned

Elaborates and discuses different ways to achieve energy efficiency improvement through energy efficiency obligation schemes and white certificate schemes based on experiences in Europe and describes, if there is a need and/or possibility to harmonise a system in Europe (i.e. to write a standard) as well as to look into why some countries are hesitant to introduce energy efficiency obligation schemes and white certificate schemes at the moment.

This Technical Report, analyses and describes the concept of energy efficiency obligation schemes and white certificate schemes for energy efficiency improvement, based on the experiences in Europe. It is mainly focussed on the current systems in use in Italy, France, Denmark and Great Britain. These national systems have been in operation long enough to gain some valuable experiences about the systems. Information about these experiences is easily accessible. Some additional information about the regional system in Flanders, Belgium, Poland, Ireland, Spain and Portugal have been included in this Technical Report when considered relevant.

This Technical Report also analyses the need and/or possibility to harmonise a system in Europe (i.e. to write a standard). It also includes an analysis of some countries’ hesitation to introduce white certificate systems.