Position Papers

In its response to the European Commission’s public consultation, EUTurbines highlights the role of turbine-based power generation technologies in supporting power system stability and identifies several provisions in the draft Delegated Regulation that risk creating disproportionate technical and implementation challenges requirements. The paper sets out eleven recommendations covering issues related to efficiency, frequency stability, certification […]

EUTurbines and ETN Global welcome the European Commission’s proposal to simplify administrative burdens in environmental legislation while maintaining high environmental standards and supporting the energy transition. The paper supports the proposed amendments to the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) and the Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD) concerning NOx emissions from hydrogen combustion and considers that the […]

EUTurbines’ response stresses that today’s renewable policy over‑prioritises variable sources and must better integrate renewables beyond electricity while strengthening support for dispatchable solutions such as renewable and low‑carbon gases. High shares of variable renewables face growing constraints due to limited flexibility, and incomplete market frameworks for dispatchable capacity. A more pragmatic framework is needed to […]

EUTurbines’ response stresses the importance of flexibility solutions, sector integration and renewable gases in a future EU energy system with high shares of renewables. We underline the need for a system‑level approach to energy efficiency, recognising electrification’s role while also underlining the importance of renewable gases, system flexibility and sector integration across electricity, gas and […]

EUTurbines and ETN Global welcome the European Commission’s efforts to simplify environmental legislation and reduce administrative burdens. This Position Paper sets out the associations’ views on the proposed adjustments to NOₓ provisions for hydrogen combustion and the streamlining of Environmental Management System requirements under the IED.

EUTurbines, the industry association representing European manufacturers of gas and steam turbines and compressors, supports the EU’s climate objectives and the ambition to establish a level playing field at global level. However, the current design of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) entails substantial administrative and financial burdens and provides limited solutions for export-oriented industries. […]

EUTurbines welcomes the European Commission initiative aimed at developing competitive markets and transportation infrastructure for CO2 and agrees with the European Commission’s view that carbon management is a key element for the decarbonisation of Europe. In this context, the use of CO2 as a commodity, has a great potential as an enabler of industries and […]

EUTurbines welcomes the European Commission’s efforts to simplify and streamlineregulatory processes while maintaining high environmental standards and enabling the energytransition. In this context we request to include a modification of the Industrial EmissionDirective (IED) Annex V in the Environmental Omnibus, enabling a simplified and harmonisedpermitting of hydrogen power plants in Europe.

EUTurbines welcomes the ambition of CISAF to strengthen industrial competitiveness and accelerate decarbonisation via improved state aid rules. Especially the suggested fast-track approval procedure for capacity mechanisms could efficiently support Member States in ensuring a reliable and stable electricity supply. However, in many parts the draft CISAF introduces unnecessary complexity and disadvantages or even excludes […]

EUTurbines provided input to the ACER public consultation on the impact of developing peak-shaving products on the Union electricity market under normal market circumstances, mandated by the last review of the EU electricity market design rules. EUTurbines largely agrees with the ACER view that extending peak shaving to be used in normal market circumstances will […]

EUTurbines is concerned about the plans to further develop the EU Taxonomy. The Platform on Sustainable Finance, which advises the European Commission on the Taxonomy, recently presented a draft report proposing suggesting changes to the Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act. EUTurbines contributed to the call for feedback on the report, rejecting the suggested approach for the […]

The past years have put energy security high up on the European agenda and, in the coming months, the European Commission could review its energy security legislative framework to adapt it to present and future challenges.In this paper, the European gas power plant industry argues for an integrated approach to energy security, which considers the […]

EUTurbines welcomes the European Commission’s initiative to establish a framework for certifying low-carbon fuels. As representatives of the hydrogen and gas engine power plant industry, we fully support Europe’s commitment to the rapid decarbonisation of the gas infrastructure, in line with the goals of the gas package, and the development of a robust hydrogen economy. […]

Considerations of EUTurbines, EUGINE & EUROMOT on the recently published revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive In August 2024, the revised EU Industrial Emissions Directive (“IED 2.0”) entered into force. As any directive, it requires a transposition into national legislation, EU Member States will have to incorporate its provisions into their national laws by 01 […]

EUTurbines recommendations in the context of the European Industrial Emissions Directive,October 2024 The European gas and steam turbine industry, represented by its industry association EUTurbines, promotes the use of hydrogen in power plants as pathway to a reliable dispatchable energy generation that complements the growing share of variable renewables in Europe’s electricity mix. The European […]

EUTurbines welcomes the recommendations proposed by ACER on the Network Code Requirements for Generators (NC RfG), which brings forth significant improvements in terms of harmonising and future-proofing the grid connection requirements at EU level.Notwithstanding, manufacturers encounter challenges due to the inconsistent and unclear requirements, coupled with the lack of a practical perspective in the NC […]

On December 14, 2023, the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero launched a public consultation seeking feedback on the need and potential market interventions to boost the deployment of Hydrogen to Power (H2P) plants, which are seen as a critical technology to balance electricity supply and demand. As the association representing gas and […]