The European Building Performance Directive passed by the EU Parliament aims to help reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in the EU building industry and strive to achieve climate goals and objectives by 2050. Under the new directive, ARTICLE must retrofit the 16% of the worst-performing
non-residential buildings by 2030 and the 26% of the worst-performing non-residential buildings by 2033 through minimum energy performance requirements.
On March 12, local time in Europe, the European Parliament passed the EU solar standards in the European Building Performance Directive, which aims to help reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in the EU building industry and strive to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. According to the European Commission, buildings in the EU consume 40% of the region's energy and emit 36% of greenhouse gases.
The directive was passed by the European Parliament with 370 votes to 199 votes, with 46 abstentions. The next step will be formal approval by the Council of Ministers before it becomes a formal law.
This means that photovoltaics must be integrated into building works and public institutions must install photovoltaics on their buildings, gradually taking effect from 2026. All new buildings should be zero-emission by 2030 and new buildings occupied or owned by the public sector should be zero-emission by 2028. When calculating emissions, Member States will take into account the life cycle global warming potential of buildings, including the production and disposal of construction products used in construction.
For residential buildings, member states must take measures to ensure that average primary energy use is reduced by at least 16% by 2030 and by at least 20% to 22% by 2035. Under the new directive, member states must renovate 16% of the worst-performing non-residential buildings by 2030 and 26% of the worst-performing non-residential buildings by 2033 through minimum energy performance requirements. If technically and economically suitable, member states will have to gradually install solar installations in all new residential buildings by 2030, depending on the size of public and non-residential buildings.
Progressive EU solar standards will require: - new commercial and public buildings by 2026, - relevant refurbishment of commercial and public buildings by 2027, - new residential buildings by 2029, - existing public buildings by 2030. Agricultural and historic buildings can be excluded, while EU member states can decide to exclude buildings of special architectural or historical interest, temporary buildings, and churches and places of worship.
SolarPower Jane Osenberg, Senior Policy Advisor at Europe, said: “Today, the European Parliament has reached a huge milestone in accelerating the deployment of renewable energy by adopting the EU Solar Standard. From 2026, the EU Solar Standard will require many parts of Europe to EU solar standards put power in the hands of citizens with solar rooftops installed on a large proportion of the building stock. "Installing energy generation where we use it will also help the grid as it catches up with the energy transition, keeping it where we sleep, work and live," he explained. "
The "European Photovoltaic Market Outlook 2023-2027" released by the European Photovoltaic Association (SPE) shows that the EU will add 55.9 GW of new photovoltaic installed capacity in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 40%, and a total of 14 countries will have new installed capacity of 1 GW or more. , 4 more countries than in 2022. The European Solar Power Report, published late last year, also forecast 73.8 GW of installed capacity in 2025, followed by 84.2 GW in 2026 and 93.1 GW in 2027.
The European Building Performance Directive passed by the EU Parliament aims to help reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in the EU building industry and strive to achieve climate goals and objectives by 2050. Under the new directive, ARTICLE must retrofit the 16% of the worst-performing
non-residential buildings by 2030 and the 26% of the worst-performing non-residential buildings by 2033 through minimum energy performance requirements.
On March 12, local time in Europe, the European Parliament passed the EU solar standards in the European Building Performance Directive, which aims to help reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in the EU building industry and strive to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. According to the European Commission, buildings in the EU consume 40% of the region's energy and emit 36% of greenhouse gases.
The directive was passed by the European Parliament with 370 votes to 199 votes, with 46 abstentions. The next step will be formal approval by the Council of Ministers before it becomes a formal law.
This means that photovoltaics must be integrated into building works and public institutions must install photovoltaics on their buildings, gradually taking effect from 2026. All new buildings should be zero-emission by 2030 and new buildings occupied or owned by the public sector should be zero-emission by 2028. When calculating emissions, Member States will take into account the life cycle global warming potential of buildings, including the production and disposal of construction products used in construction.
For residential buildings, member states must take measures to ensure that average primary energy use is reduced by at least 16% by 2030 and by at least 20% to 22% by 2035. Under the new directive, member states must renovate 16% of the worst-performing non-residential buildings by 2030 and 26% of the worst-performing non-residential buildings by 2033 through minimum energy performance requirements. If technically and economically suitable, member states will have to gradually install solar installations in all new residential buildings by 2030, depending on the size of public and non-residential buildings.
Progressive EU solar standards will require: - new commercial and public buildings by 2026, - relevant refurbishment of commercial and public buildings by 2027, - new residential buildings by 2029, - existing public buildings by 2030. Agricultural and historic buildings can be excluded, while EU member states can decide to exclude buildings of special architectural or historical interest, temporary buildings, and churches and places of worship.
SolarPower Jane Osenberg, Senior Policy Advisor at Europe, said: “Today, the European Parliament has reached a huge milestone in accelerating the deployment of renewable energy by adopting the EU Solar Standard. From 2026, the EU Solar Standard will require many parts of Europe to EU solar standards put power in the hands of citizens with solar rooftops installed on a large proportion of the building stock. "Installing energy generation where we use it will also help the grid as it catches up with the energy transition, keeping it where we sleep, work and live," he explained. "
The "European Photovoltaic Market Outlook 2023-2027" released by the European Photovoltaic Association (SPE) shows that the EU will add 55.9 GW of new photovoltaic installed capacity in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 40%, and a total of 14 countries will have new installed capacity of 1 GW or more. , 4 more countries than in 2022. The European Solar Power Report, published late last year, also forecast 73.8 GW of installed capacity in 2025, followed by 84.2 GW in 2026 and 93.1 GW in 2027.