Position Papers

In this paper, EUTurbines elaborates further on the reasons that lead the gas and steam turbine power plant industry to ask for adaptations to the Rate of Change of Frequency (RoCoF) requirements applied to high power Synchronous Power Generation Modules (SPGMs).The document provides an overview of the extensive studies conducted by EUTurbines’ experts, examining the […]

The Gas and Steam Turbine Industry is essential for Europe’s electricity system, providing reliable power generation and heating, notably in cogeneration plants. This paper, created alongside EUTurbines’ response to the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) consultation, outlines the industry’s reasons for seeking a derogation from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) restrictions. Considering gas and Steam Turbines […]

Representing the European gas and steam power plant industry, EUTurbines’ response highlights our dedication to driving meaningful change and innovation across the European energy sector and confirms our alignment with the European decarbonisation goals. In our view, CCUS will play a crucial role in reaching the EU decarbonisation targets given its advanced development status and […]

EUTurbines and EUGINE jointly released their position paper on the European Commission proposal to improve the Union’s electricity market design. In a nutshell, we propose to:

The EU climate goals set to 2030 and 2050 continue to push Europe to undergo an accelerated decarbonisation transition.  The Commission has expressed the importance of sector integration in such a transition, heading “(…) towards an effective, affordable and deep decarbonisation of the European economy in line with the Paris Agreement and the UN’s 2030 […]

On the 23 of January 2023 the European Commission launched a public consultation seeking feedback on “making electricity bills more independent from the short-term cost of fossil fuels”, “driving renewable investments”, “alternatives to gas to keep the electricity system in balance”, “lessons learned from short term market interventions”, “better consumer empowerment and protection” and “stronger […]

In this joint paper, EUTurbines and EUGINE remind about the role of gas power plants in a net-zero energy system and propose some building blocks for an electricity market design that supports flexible and firm capacity. Our aim is to help build a power system that is reliable and safe while offering consumers the lowest […]

The European power plant industry, represented by EUTurbines and EUGINE, supports the full and quick decarbonisation of Europe’s gas infrastructure and the uptake of the hydrogen economy as intended by the gas market package. The text presented by the European Commission focuses on the supply and network aspects, but unfortunately neglects the needs of major […]

Taxonomy Complementary Climate Delegated Act (CDA) – Why it is essential to support it In its July plenary, the European Parliament will vote on the Complementary Climate Delegated Act (CDA) that should include, under strict conditions, specific nuclear and gas energy activities in the list of economic activities covered by the EU taxonomy. There are four key reasons […]

REPowerEU aims at rapidly reducing the European Unions’ dependence on Russian fossil fuels by fast forwarding the clean transition, saving energy and diversifying energy supplies. The European power plant industry, represented by EUTurbines and EUGINE, welcomes theREPowerEU Plan and supports the necessary efforts to become independent of Russianfossil fuels. Our sector stands ready to support […]

EUTurbines welcomes with much interest the discussion over Rate of Change of Frequency (RoCoF), as initiated by ENTSO-E, with the event “stakeholders’ webinar on RoCoF related consideration” on 1 February 2022.The intent of this paper is to address several points raised in this discussion, providing background information and recommendations from the gas and steam turbine […]

Hydrogen Power —What is needed to make it a reality?

The Building Blocks

EUTurbines, together with EUGINE, has reacted to the public consultation on the “Report on Taxonomy extension options linked to environmental objectives” from the Platform on Sustainable Finance. In our reply, we explain how the approach suggested by the Platform to extend the Taxonomy and cover transitional activities in a different manner is not suitable, as […]

The evaluation of gas power generation and cogeneration in the context of the EU Taxonomy on Sustainable Finance has been envisaged for autumn 2021. EUTurbines recommends to foresee two transitional activities for power generation and cogeneration with gas in the planned complementary Delegated Act: One supporting the fast replacement of the remaining coal and lignite […]

EUTurbines welcomes that the European Commission, in its draft guidelines, recognises the future value of gas power plants and their contribution to decarbonisation. The EUTurbines Position Paper recommends a number of improvements to the proposed text, especially the recognition that gas power plants are not limited to the use of natural gas but can operate […]