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Resources and Natural resources: public Energy and Ministry of State’s competitiveness depends ever more on the Yes The start of raising public 0.273 0.139 B: Lack of
Environment efficient and secure private resource Environment resource and energy efficiency of economy and awareness and training knowledge of current
availability efficiency in the ability of various sectors to increase this professionals is expected in 2015, situation in
enterprises efficiency by introducing new technologies and supporting audits and efficicent enterprises - a
solutions. The products and services of the solutions in enterprises in 2016. survey is been made
Estonian economy remain resource-intensive, and at the moment to
their energy and carbon intensity is one of the identify needs and
highest in the EU. The measures taken by awareness level for
enterprises to improve their production efficiency different industry
have been insufficient. To ensure efficient use of sectors, low
resources, it is necessary to continue to decouple awareness of
growth from increasing resource use. To maintain resource efficiency -
and further develop a competitive and varied raising awareness,
industrial base, the industrial sector should be training
made more energy- and resource-efficient, professionals and
technology and production methods that reduce sharing best
the use of natural resources should be promoted, practices, lack of
and investments in technology should be private financing,
increased. It is necessary to increase the share of long payback period,
waste recycling, not the volume of natural lack of confidence
resources used, in production. and risk-taking in the
private sector -
support enterprises
to make these
investments
Resources and Natural resources: private Auvere power Eesti Energia Compared to the existing oil shale-fired power No Construction is in progress, power 0.638 0.121 No remarkable
Environment efficient and secure plant plants, Auvere power plant (300 MW) will be more plant will be completed by the end barriers.
availability environmentally friendly, with lower emissions and of 2015 Technological risk.
Resilience to climate greater efficiency. The construction of the power
change plant will provide work for 1,000 people and the
completed plant will create 120 new jobs. Power
plant will use oil shale as its fuel and it can be up to
replaced up to 50% with biofuel to raise its
competitiveness amid conditions of stringent
climate policy. Substituting biofuels for oil shale will
cut power plant's CO2 emissions to that of modern,
efficient natural gas installations, hedging
CO2 price risk and making the plant more
competitive in the event of a high carbon credit
price.
Resources and Resilience to climate private Equipment to cut Eesti Energia Equipment will be installed additionally at the No Installation in progress, some are 0.028 0.019 No remarkable
Environment change nitrogen energy units of four power plants in Estonia. This in full use. By 2016, all equipment barriers.
emissions allows emissions of nitrogen oxides into the air to will be installed. Technological risk.
be reduced up to two-fold.
Resources and Connections and private Petroter III Viru Keemia The construction of the third plant will be attended No Construction in progress, power 0.080 0.040 Technological risk.
Environment production Grupp (VKG) by a next stage of renovation of the VKG industrial plant will be completed by the end Political risk, which is
park in Kohtla-Järve whereby all industrial complex of 2015 related to the
will be put onto a new level. Major modifications formation of the tax
will affect water purification systems and heat and environment.
electrical power production. The third “brother”
among Petroter plants will bring along 100 new
working positions
Environment efficient and secure private resource Environment resource and energy efficiency of economy and awareness and training knowledge of current
availability efficiency in the ability of various sectors to increase this professionals is expected in 2015, situation in
enterprises efficiency by introducing new technologies and supporting audits and efficicent enterprises - a
solutions. The products and services of the solutions in enterprises in 2016. survey is been made
Estonian economy remain resource-intensive, and at the moment to
their energy and carbon intensity is one of the identify needs and
highest in the EU. The measures taken by awareness level for
enterprises to improve their production efficiency different industry
have been insufficient. To ensure efficient use of sectors, low
resources, it is necessary to continue to decouple awareness of
growth from increasing resource use. To maintain resource efficiency -
and further develop a competitive and varied raising awareness,
industrial base, the industrial sector should be training
made more energy- and resource-efficient, professionals and
technology and production methods that reduce sharing best
the use of natural resources should be promoted, practices, lack of
and investments in technology should be private financing,
increased. It is necessary to increase the share of long payback period,
waste recycling, not the volume of natural lack of confidence
resources used, in production. and risk-taking in the
private sector -
support enterprises
to make these
investments
Resources and Natural resources: private Auvere power Eesti Energia Compared to the existing oil shale-fired power No Construction is in progress, power 0.638 0.121 No remarkable
Environment efficient and secure plant plants, Auvere power plant (300 MW) will be more plant will be completed by the end barriers.
availability environmentally friendly, with lower emissions and of 2015 Technological risk.
Resilience to climate greater efficiency. The construction of the power
change plant will provide work for 1,000 people and the
completed plant will create 120 new jobs. Power
plant will use oil shale as its fuel and it can be up to
replaced up to 50% with biofuel to raise its
competitiveness amid conditions of stringent
climate policy. Substituting biofuels for oil shale will
cut power plant's CO2 emissions to that of modern,
efficient natural gas installations, hedging
CO2 price risk and making the plant more
competitive in the event of a high carbon credit
price.
Resources and Resilience to climate private Equipment to cut Eesti Energia Equipment will be installed additionally at the No Installation in progress, some are 0.028 0.019 No remarkable
Environment change nitrogen energy units of four power plants in Estonia. This in full use. By 2016, all equipment barriers.
emissions allows emissions of nitrogen oxides into the air to will be installed. Technological risk.
be reduced up to two-fold.
Resources and Connections and private Petroter III Viru Keemia The construction of the third plant will be attended No Construction in progress, power 0.080 0.040 Technological risk.
Environment production Grupp (VKG) by a next stage of renovation of the VKG industrial plant will be completed by the end Political risk, which is
park in Kohtla-Järve whereby all industrial complex of 2015 related to the
will be put onto a new level. Major modifications formation of the tax
will affect water purification systems and heat and environment.
electrical power production. The third “brother”
among Petroter plants will bring along 100 new
working positions
