Commission Energy 2030 final report : Belgium's Energy Challenges towards 2030
(2007) 329 pages, published
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van Ypersele de Strihou, Jean-Pascal 
- Abstract
- The objective of a sound energy policy is to offer energy services for a variety of applications, based on an energy basket that guarantees a firm security of supply, at an acceptable cost for society, and in an environmentally friendly way. In that respect, Belgium must think in European terms and do so entirely. The Belgian energy policy will have to consist of a balanced mixture of contributing elements. Four groups of “energy sources” have to be considered, each having their specific merits and limitations, and it is generally recognized by most relevant international organizations such as IEA and the EU that omitting one of them will likely lead to a sub-optimal solution, the four being energy savings, carbon-based resources, nuclear and renewables. First and foremost, energy savings must be advocated and implemented as much as techno-economically possible. To reflect the value of energy as an economic good and the related external costs, to keep sufficient pressure for rational use of energy, and to optimize load time management, energy prices must be fully passed on to the customer. On the supply side, a diversity of primary energy sources and conversion technologies must be opted for, with a voluntaristic, but nevertheless still 'doable' integration of renewables. Because of limited potential of renewables, Belgium should implement the EU directives in a clever and justified way to contribute to a healthy European energy mix and environmental-burden reduction. Until a full CO2 allowance market is established, Belgium may commit to ambitious quota (in % terms) for supply of renewable energy to the end customers but decouple it from local production, and should advocate European exchange of certificates.
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D’Haeseleer, W., Klees, P., & van Ypersele de Strihou, J.-P. (2007). Commission Energy 2030 final report : Belgium’s Energy Challenges towards 2030. Ministère Fédéral de l’énergie. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/57925