1. Swedish Renewable Energies Association www.sero.se Christer Söderberg 0710 HYDRO 2007 GRANADA, SPAIN 16 OCTOBER, 2007 SHERPA PROJEKT Christer Söderberg SERO Sweden SMALL HYDROPOWER IN EU-15

2. www.sero.se Christer Söderberg 0710 SMALL HYDROPOWER EU-15 SHERPA PROJEKT Status of SHP policy framework and market development in EU-15 EU definition: max installed capacity 10MW Total capacity: 10 800 MW Total production: 40 000 GWh Swedish Renewable Energies Association

3. www.sero.se Christer Söderberg 0710 A NEW SITUATION FOR HYDROPOWER   GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE   ENDING FOSSIL FUELS   SECURITY OF SUPPLY Situation spelled out in   Kyoto protocol   EU White Paper   EU Green Paper   Directive 2001/77/EC, promotion of renewable electricity

4. Swedish Renewable Energies Association www.sero.se Christer Söderberg 0710 HYDROPOWER REPRESENTS NON-COMBUSTION ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION (NCEP)   NO EMISSION AT ENERGY CONVERSION   NO EMISSION AT FUEL PRODUCTION   NO EMISSION AT FUEL TRANSPORT   NO WASTE Highest ranking in Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)

5. Swedish Renewable Energies Association www.sero.se Christer Söderberg 0710 HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT IN EUROPE  BEFORE 1830 WATER WHEEL  1830 THE WATER TURBINE WAS DEVELOPED IN FRANCE  1880 CA ELECTRICITY PRODUCED WITH HYDROPOWER  1900-1960 FAST DEVELOPMENT OF HYDROPOWER  1960-1980 A DARK PERIOD FOR SMALL HYDROPOWER  1980-2000 SLOWLY REVIVAL OF SMALL HYDROPOWER  2000- A COME-BACK FOR SMALL HYDROPOWER

6. Swedish Renewable Energies Association www.sero.se Christer Söderberg 0710

7. Swedish Renewable Energies Association www.sero.se Christer Söderberg 0710 MAIN EUROPEAN SHP COUNTRIES EU MEMBER COUNTRIES COUNTRY CAPACITY, MW PRODUCTION, GWH Italy 2 592 9 765 France 2 040 6 500 Spain 1 788 3 789 Germany 1 584 8 485 Austria 994 5 759 All EU-15 10 776 40 167 Remark: figures from 2005, a dry year in many European countries COUNTRIES OUTSIDE EU Norway 1 310 4 893 Switzerland 794 3 439

8. Swedish Renewable Energies Association www.sero.se Christer Söderberg 0710 SHP POTENTIAL SHP POTENTIAL EU 15 From BlueAGE study EU 15 From BlueAGE study Present production 40 167 GWh Present production 40 167 GWh Additional potential Total 65 167 Additional potential 25 000 Total 65 167 Norway Norway Present production 4 897 Present production 4 897 Additional potential 1) Total 29 897 Additional potential 25 000 1) Total 29 897 Switzerland Switzerland Present production 3 439 Present production 3 439 Additional potential Additional potential 2 000 (year 2030) Total 5 439 1) Without environmental and legal constraints. Figures derived from a sophisticated mapping system

9. Swedish Renewable Energies Association www.sero.se Christer Söderberg 0710 INCOME FROM SHP IN MEMBER STATES INCOME FROM BUY-BACK RATES AND SUPPORT SYSTEM, € PER MWH INCOME FROM BUY-BACK RATES AND SUPPORT SYSTEM, € PER MWH COUNTRY INCOME SUPPORT SYSTEM COUNTRY INCOME SUPPORT SYSTEM UK 120 GREEN CERTIFICATES UK 120 GREEN CERTIFICATES PORTUGAL 90 FEED-IN SYSTEM PORTUGAL 90 FEED-IN SYSTEM SPAIN 78 FEED-IN SYSTEM SPAIN 78 FEED-IN SYSTEM GERMANY 96/67 FEED-IN SYSTEM GERMANY 96/67 FEED-IN SYSTEM SWEDEN 60 GREEN CERTIFICATES SWEDEN 60 GREEN CERTIFICATES

10. Swedish Renewable Energies Association www.sero.se Christer Söderberg 0710 EXPERIENCE OF PROMOTING SHP IN EU-15  A GOOD NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY. STABLE RULES  A FAIR INCOME — ACCEPTABLE BUY-BACK RATES. — REDUCED OPERATIONAL COSTS — ACCESS TO THE GRID AT REASONABLE CONDITIONS  AN ACCEPTABLE LICENCING PROCEDURE  MARKETING OF THE ADVANTAGES OF SHP  A GOOD PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE ”SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL - BUT MORE EXPENSIVE”  A GOOD PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE ”SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL - BUT MORE EXPENSIVE”

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