Wind power rejects the inclusion of natural gas and nuclear power in the EU’s green taxonomy

The Wind Energy Business Association (AEE) has rejected the inclusion of natural gas and nuclear energy in the green taxonomy of the European Union, since they are not renewable energies and “can cause confusion among investors, taking away funds that should be allocated to renewable technologies ».

In a statement, the employers indicate that if additional investments are allowed in Europe in gas or nuclear infrastructures for electricity or hydrogen generation of exclusively renewable origin, and even if these comply with the emission requirements that are demanded of them, “it is foreseeable that the new installations will be operating beyond 2050, displacing part of the renewable generation».

In this way, he considers that it could “jeopardize” even the fulfillment of the emission reduction target for 2030, and also the development of the European wind industry “as one of the pillars of the EU’s energy transition.”

Likewise, it underlines that if it were necessary to make investments in non-renewable technologies to accompany the energy transition process, a specific and transitory taxonomy should be established with strict criteria that ensure its minimization of environmental impact and the effective fulfillment of the European decarbonization objectives. .

For the wind sector, the decision to include gas and nuclear in the green taxonomy “should never negatively affect” the speed of installation of renewables in the EU countries, and should not mean “a decrease in investment interest in renewables, nor delay the European decarbonisation objectives».

In the case of Spain, AEE highlights that the contribution of funds from abroad is very important for the deployment of renewables, so if the possibility of investing in nuclear or gas in other EU countries is enabled, “the financial investment in renewables in Spain could be affected, conditioning the fulfillment of the country’s objectives for total decarbonization in 2050″.

Source: The Energy Newspaper