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SOLAR SMART SPECIALISATION PLATFORM

COOPERATION MECHANISMS OF THE RES DIRECTIVE (2009/28/EC) and join forces with other
Article 6: Statistical transfers interested regions/member states
In this case, renewable energy (electricity, heat or transport energy) which and their National Governments.
has been produced in one MS is virtually transferred to the RES statistics of Finally, lessons learned from
another MS, counting towards the national RES target of that MS. the Extremadura case study will
help other regions with similar
Article 7: Joint Projects between EU MS circumstances better exploit their
Allows EU MS to finance a RES project jointly thus sharing the costs and renewable energy export potential
benefits of the project and developed under framework conditions jointly across Europe. This will facilitate
set by two or more MS (i.e. a specific new plant is identified and the output the much-anticipated integrated
of the plant is shared (statistically) between to cooperating MS). The involved renewable electricity market in
MS define which share of the energy production counts towards which Europe. l
MS target.
Ana Díaz Vázquez Profile
Article 9: Joint Projects with third countries
Joint projects can also be implemented between MS and third countries Dr. Ana Díaz Vázquez holds an
(i.e.: countries outside the EU). A precondition is that an amount of electricity industrial engineering degree
that equals the electricity amount generated from RES and subject to this from the University of Dresden,
joint project is physically imported in o the EU (For more information on this Germany and a PhD in energy
option, see www.better-project.net). engineering from the University
of Pisa, Italy. Her thesis research
Article 11: Joint Support Schemes was undertaken in collaboration
Under this scheme, MS merge or coordinate (parts of) their RES support with ENEL (Italian Energy
schemes and jointly define how the renewable energy produced is allocated Agency). She has also completed
to their national targets. a Management Development
Program (PDD) from IESE
Source: RES Directive (2009/28/EC) Business School.

the coordination of National energy and the design elements of the She has conducted research
policies fostering regional cooperation cooperation agreement that activities at the University of
between MS. lead to win-win outcomes for all Madison (Wisconsin, USA) and
involved actors. at the Institute for Energetic
However, despite the expected Economy Studies and Rational
benefits, some obstacles currently 2. As for ways to make this project Use of Energies (IER, Stuttgart,
prevent the materialization of these economically feasible exists Germany).
types of projects. various options to reduce the
financial “gap”, understood as the Dr. Diaz has co-authored
1. As for the possibility to make use difference between the required the book “Opportunities and
of the cooperation mechanisms, power purchasing agreement (PPA) perspectives on innovation for
past experience indicates that it and the average electricity pool the energy production systems”,
may take a some time to get the price. for the Ministry of Industry
interest and the support from in Germany and is the author
both host and off-taker countries In this case, when considering a solar of several technical papers
This is due to the existence of FOAK project, the interest of the in international journal about
several barriers of heterogeneous off-taker country should go beyond energy production systems.
nature (eg: uncertainty about purely costs savings and include, for
the post 2020 framework, example, industrial and technology She has been the Chief
social acceptability, first mover interest, the need for dispatchable technology officer at Abengoa
risk, limited interconnection renewable electricity or/and research and a member of the OMI-Polo
capacity, etc). In any case, after interests. Español-Portugal board. In
identifying potential interested august 2016, she began working
cooperating countries, there is a The fact that Extremadura (ES) is at JRC Seville, carrying out
need to carefully assess and find leading the Solar S3 partnership research on Energy Policies and
the right framework conditions will help Extremadura collaborate Technologies at the Economics
of Climate Change Unit.

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