Gas boilers banned. From 2029, according to the European Commission’s plan to cope with global warming, energy savings will be aimed at.
The maxi plan, called Repower EU, was presented on 8 March last, and is made up of a range of measures that aim, among other things, at sustainability and reducing energy dependence on Russia to zero. All this will be possible through the introduction of “Tighter ecodesign limits for heating systems, implying 2029 as the final date for placing autonomous fossil fuel boilers on the market”, as stated in the communication.
The future of residential consumption in Europe will therefore be characterized, starting from 2025, by the gradual abolition of fossil fuel boilers replaced by the introduction of mandatory solar panels for homes. The aim will therefore be to encourage sustainability through heat pumps and facilitate the replacement of old boilers, “as well as the connection to efficient district heating systems in densely populated areas”.
The plan will be used by individual European Union countries and will be implemented according to the rules they deem most appropriate. Each country must indicate go-to areas or areas for which the permitting has an accelerated process. Germany, for example, as he writes The Courierwill ban the installation of any new fossil fuel heating systems starting in 2025.
As far as the Italian situation is concerned, for several years this type of boilers have no longer been installed in newly built apartments, but with these new lines the aim is to replace the old gas heating systems. Increasing energy savings and reducing energy demand are the measures that can contribute most to enhancing European energy security.
Also, the plan Repower EUfrom 300 billion euros, 225 in loans and grants, 75 in loans, will try to say goodbye to fossil fuels imported from Russia within 5 years. “The more interdependent we become in Europe, the more independent we become from Russia – announced Ursula von der Leyen with a tweet – The ultimate goal is an interconnected European market for clean energy. This is the foundation of a true Clean Energy Union. And this is how we re-empower the EU “.
The more interdependent we become in Europe, the more independent we become from Russia.
The ultimate aim is: an interconnected European market for clean energy.
That is the foundation of a true Union of Clean Energy.
And this is how we #REPower the EU. pic.twitter.com/PVzcZQsFzR
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) May 19, 2022
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