Promotion of Energy from Renewable Sources

L.N. 210 of 2012

MALTA RESOURCES AUTHORITY ACT

(CAP. 423)

BUILDING REGULATION ACT

(CAP. 513)

ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING ACT

(CAP. 504)

Promotion of Energy from Renewable Sources

(Amendment) Regulations, 2012

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 28 of the Malta

Resources Authority Act and in exercise of the powers conferred by

articles 6 and 11 of the Building Regulation Act and in exercise of the

powers conferred by article 61 of the Environment and Development

Planning Act, the Minister for Resources and Rural Affairs and the

Minister for Tourism, Culture and the Environment, after consultation

with the Malta Resources Authority, the Building Regulation Board

and the Malta Environment and Planning Authority have made the

following regulations:-

(1) The title of these regulations is the Promotion of

Energy from Renewable Sources (Amendment) Regulations, 2012,

and these regulations shall be read and construed as one with the

Promotion of Energy from Renewable Sources Regulations,

hereinafter referred to as "the principal regulations".

(2) The scope of these regulations is to transpose Articles 3(2),

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 21(2) of Directive 2009/28/EC

on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and

amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and

2003/30/EC.

Regulation 2 of the principal regulations shall be amended

as follows

(a)

immediately after the definition "biomass" there

shall be added the following new definitions

" "Building Regulation Board"

means the Board established under article

3 of the Building Regulation Act;

"Building Regulation Office" means

the Building Regulation Office established

under the Building Regulation Act;";

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(b) immediately after the definition "hydrothermal

energy" there shall be added the following new definitions

" "Malta Environment and Planning

Authority"

means

the

Authority

established by article 6 of the Environment

and Development Planning Act;

"Member State" means a state which

is a member of the European Union;

"Member State or country of origin"

means a state from which electricity

produced from renewable energy sources

is transferred or exported to another

Member State or a third country;

"Member State or country of

destination" means a state which receives

or to which electricity produced from

renewable energy sources is transferred or

exported from the country of origin;";

(c)

in the definition "the Minister", for the words

"responsible for resources;" there shall be substituted the words

"responsible for energy or any person delegated by him to act on

his behalf;";

(d) in the definition "support scheme", for the words

"and premium payments." there shall be substituted the words

"and premium payments;"; and

(e)

immediately after the definition "support scheme"

there shall be added the following new definition

" "third country" means a country which is not a

member of the European Union and which receives or to

which electricity produced from renewable energy sources

is transferred or exported from the country of origin.".

Immediately after sub-regulation (9) of regulation 5 of the Amends

principal regulations, there shall be added the following new sub- regulation

the principal

regulation

regulations.

"(10) For the purposes of demonstrating compliance with

renewable energy obligations placed on operators and the target

for the use of energy from renewable sources in all forms of

transport referred to in regulation 4, the contribution made by

biofuels produced from wastes, residues, non-food cellulosic

material, and ligno-cellulosic material shall be considered to be

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twice that made by other biofuels.".

Immediately after regulation 8 of the principal regulations

there shall be added the following new regulations

" Introduction

The Minister shall introduce

measures effectively designed to ensure that

of measures.

the share of energy from renewable sources

equals or exceeds that shown in the

indicative trajectory set out in the Fourth

Schedule.

(1) The

Authority

may

Statistical

transfers

recommend to the Minister to make

between

Member States.

arrangements for the statistical transfer of a

specified amount of energy from renewable

sources from Malta to another Member State.

The transferred quantity shall be

(a) deducted from the amount

of energy from renewable sources that

is taken into account in measuring

compliance with the requirements of

regulations 3 and 9; and

(b) added to the amount of

energy from renewable sources that is

taken into account in measuring

compliance by the Member State

accepting the transfer with the

requirements of regulations 3 and 9.

(2) A statistical transfer shall not

affect the achievement of the national target

of Malta. The arrangements referred to in

sub-regulation (1) may have a duration of one

or more years. They shall be notified to the

Commission no later than three months after

the end of each year in which they have

effect. The information sent to the

Commission shall include the quantity and

(3) Transfers shall become effective

only after all Member States involved in the

transfer have notified the transfer to the

Commission.

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(1) The Minister may designate

Joint projects

between

an authority or entity to cooperate with one

Member States.

or more authorities from other Member

States on all types of joint projects relating to

the production of electricity, heating or

cooling from renewable energy sources. That

cooperation may involve private operators.

(2) The Authority shall notify the

Commission of the proportion or amount of

electricity, heating or cooling from renewable

energy sources produced by any joint project,

that became operational after 25 June 2009,

or by the increased capacity of an installation

that was refurbished after that date, which is

to be regarded as counting towards the

national overall target of another Member

State for the purposes of measuring

compliance with the requirements of these

regulations.

(3) The notification referred to in sub-

regulation (2) shall

(a) describe

the

proposed

installation or identify the refurbished

installation;

(b) specify the proportion or

amount of electricity or heating or

cooling produced from the installation

which is to be regarded as counting

towards the national overall target of

another Member State;

(c) identify the Member State

in whose favour the notification is

being made; and

(d) specify the period, in whole

calendar years, during which the

electricity or heating or cooling

produced by the installation from

renewable energy sources is to be

regarded as counting towards the

national overall target of the other

Member State.

(4) The period specified under sub-

regulation (3)(d) shall not extend beyond

2020. The duration of a joint project may

extend beyond 2020.

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(5) A notification made under this

regulation shall not be varied or withdrawn

without the joint agreement between Malta

and the Member State in whose favour the

notification is being made.

(1) Within three months of the

Effects of joint

projects

end of each year falling within the period

between

specified under regulation 11(3)(d), the

Member States.

Authority shall issue a letter of notification

stating

(a) the

total

amount

of

electricity or heating or cooling

produced during the year from

renewable energy sources by the

installation which was the subject of the

notification under regulation 11; and

(b) the amount of electricity or

heating or cooling produced during the

year from renewable energy sources by

that installation which is to count

towards the national overall target of

another Member State in accordance

with the terms of the notification.

(2) The Authority shall send the letter

of notification to the Member State in whose

favour the notification was made and to the

Commission.

(3) For the purposes of measuring

target compliance with the requirements of

these regulations concerning national overall

targets mentioned in regulation 3, the amount

of electricity or heating or cooling from

renewable energy sources notified in

accordance with sub-regulation (1)(b) shall

be

(a) deducted from the amount

of electricity or heating or cooling from

renewable energy sources, that is taken

into account in measuring compliance

by the Authority under sub-regulation

(1); and

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(b) added to the amount of

electricity or heating or cooling from

renewable energy sources, that is taken

into account in measuring compliance

by the Member State receiving the letter

of notification in accordance with sub-

regulation (2).

(1) The Minister may designate

Joint projects

between

an authority or entity to cooperate with one

Member States

and third

or more third countries, in collaboration with

countries.

other authorities from other Member States

on all types of joint projects regarding the

production of electricity from renewable

energy sources. Such cooperation may

involve private operators.

(2) Electricity from renewable energy

sources produced in a third country shall be

taken into account only for the purposes of

measuring compliance with the requirements

of these regulations concerning national

overall targets mentioned in regulation 3 if

the following conditions are met

(a) the electricity is consumed

in Member States, a requirement that is

deemed to be met where

(i) an equivalent amount

of electricity to the electricity

accounted for has been firmly

nominated to the allocated

interconnection capacity by all

responsible transmission system

operators in the country of origin,

the country of destination and, if

relevant, each third country;

(ii) an equivalent amount

of electricity to the electricity

accounted for has been firmly

registered in the schedule of

balance of an interconnector by

the

responsible

transmission

system operator on the part of the

Member States; and

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(iii) the

nominated

capacity and the production of

electricity from renewable energy

sources by the installation referred

to in sub-regulation (2)(b) refer to

the same period of time;

(b) the electricity is produced

by a newly constructed installation that

became operational after 25 June 2009,

or by the increased capacity of an

installation that was refurbished after

that date, under a joint project as

referred to in sub-regulation (1); and

(c) the amount of electricity

produced and exported has not received

support from a support scheme of a

third country other than investment aid

granted to the installation.

(3) The Authority may apply to the

Commission, for the purposes of regulation

5, for account to be taken of electricity from

renewable energy sources produced and

consumed in a third country, in the context of

the construction of an interconnector with a

very long lead-time between a Member State

and a third country if the following

conditions are met

(a) construction

of

the

interconnector started by 31 December

2016;

(b) it is not possible for the

interconnector to become operational

by 31 December 2020;

(c) it is possible for the

interconnector to become operational

by 31 December 2022;

(d) after it becomes operational,

the interconnector will be used for the

export to other Member States, in

accordance with sub-regulation (2), of

electricity generated from renewable

energy sources;

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(e) the application relates to a

joint project that fulfils the criteria in

sub-regulation (2)(b) and (c) and that

will use the interconnector after it

becomes operational, and to a quantity

of electricity that is no greater than the

quantity that will be exported to other

Member States after the interconnector

becomes operational.

(4) The proportion or amount of

electricity produced by any installation in the

territory of a third country, which is to be

regarded as counting towards the national

overall target of one or more Member States

for the purposes of measuring compliance

with regulations 3 and 9 shall be notified to

the Commission. When more than one

Member State is concerned, the distribution

between Member States of this proportion or

amount shall be notified to the Commission.

(5) The proportion or amount

mentioned in sub-regulation (4) shall not

exceed the proportion or amount actually

exported to, and consumed in other Member

States, corresponding to the amount referred

to in sub-regulation (2)(a)(i) and (ii), and

meeting the conditions as set out in sub-

regulation (2)(a). The notification shall be

made by the Authority when the proportion

or amount of electricity is to count towards

Malta’s overall national target.

(6) The notification referred to in sub-

regulation (4) shall

(a) describe

the

proposed

installation or identify the refurbished

installation;

(b) specify the proportion or

amount of electricity produced from the

installation which is to be regarded as

counting towards the national target as

well as, subject to confidentiality

requirements,

the

corresponding

financial arrangements;

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(c) specify the period, in whole

calendar years, during which the

electricity is to be regarded as counting

towards the national overall target of

Malta; and

(d) include

a

written

acknowledgement of paragraphs (b)

and (c) by the third country in whose

territory the installation is to become

operational and the proportion or

amount of electricity produced by the

installation which will be used

domestically by that third country.

(7) The period specified under sub-

regulation (6)(c) shall not extend beyond

2020. The duration of a joint project may

extend beyond 2020.

(8) A notification made under this

regulation may not be varied or withdrawn

without the joint agreement between Malta

and the third country that has acknowledged

the joint project in accordance with sub-

regulation (6)(d).

(1) Within three months of the

Effects of joint

projects

end of each year falling within the period

between

Member States

specified under regulation 13(6)(c), the

and third

Authority shall issue a letter of notification

countries.

stating

(a) the

total

amount

of

electricity produced during that year

from renewable energy sources by the

installation which was the subject of the

notification under regulation 13;

(b) the amount of electricity

produced during the year from

renewable energy sources by that

installation which is to count towards

the national overall target in accordance

with the terms of the notification under

regulation 13; and

(c) proof of compliance with

the conditions set out in regulation

13(2).

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(2) The Authority shall send the letter

of notification to the third country which has

acknowledged the project in accordance with

regulation 13(6)(d) and to the Commission.

(3) For the purposes of measuring

target compliance with the requirements of

these regulations concerning national overall

targets mentioned in regulation 3, the amount

of electricity produced from renewable

energy sources notified in accordance with

sub-regulation (1)(b) shall be added to the

amount of energy from renewable sources,

that is taken into account in measuring

compliance with these regulations.

(1) Without prejudice to the

Joint support

schemes.

obligations under regulations 3 and 9, the

Minister may designate an authority or entity

to join or partly coordinate national support

schemes on a voluntary basis with other

authorities from other Member States. In

such cases, a certain amount of energy from

renewable sources produced in the territory

of one participating Member State may count

towards the national overall target of another

participating Member State if the Member

States concerned

(a) make a statistical transfer of

specified amounts of energy from

renewable sources from one Member

State to another Member State in

accordance with regulation 10; or

(b) set up a distribution rule

agreed by participating Member States

that allocates amounts of energy from

renewable sources between the

participating Member States. Such a

rule shall be notified by the Authority

to the Commission no later than three

months after the end of the first year in

which it takes effect.

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(2) Within three months of the end of

each year, the Authority having made a

notification under sub-regulation (1)(b) shall

issue a letter of notification stating the total

amount of electricity or heating or cooling

from renewable energy sources produced

during the year which is to be the subject of

the distribution rule.

(3) For the purposes of measuring

compliance with the requirements of these

regulations concerning national overall

targets mentioned in regulation 3, the amount

of electricity or heating or cooling from

renewable energy sources notified in

accordance with sub-regulation (2) shall be

reallocated between the concerned Member

States in accordance with the notified

distribution rule.

For the purpose of regulations

Capacity

increases.

11(2) and 13(2)(b), units of energy from

renewable sources imputable to an increase

in the capacity of an installation shall be

treated as if they were produced by a separate

installation becoming operational at the

moment at which the increase of capacity

occurred.

(1) The Authority shall ensure

Administrative

procedures,

that the authorisation, certification and

regulations and

codes.

licensing procedures that are applied to

plants and associated transmission and

distribution network infrastructures for the

production of electricity, heating or cooling

from renewable energy sources, and to the

process of transformation of biomass into

biofuels or other energy products, are

proportionate and necessary.

(2) The Authority and the Malta

Environment and Planning Authority shall, in

particular, take the appropriate steps to

ensure that

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(a) the

authorisation,

certification and licensing procedures

including spatial planning are clearly

coordinated

and

defined,

with

transparent timetables for determining

planning and building applications;

(b) comprehensive information

on the processing of authorisation,

certification and licensing applications

for renewable energy installations and

on available assistance to applicants are

made available at the appropriate level;

(c) administrative procedures

are streamlined and expedited at the

appropriate administrative level;

(d) rules

governing

authorisation,

certification

and

licensing are objective, transparent,

proportionate, do not discriminate

between applicants and take fully into

account the particularities of individual

renewable energy technologies;

(e) administrative charges paid

by

consumers,

planners,

periti,

warranted engineers, builders and

equipment and system installers and

suppliers are transparent and cost-

related; and

(f)

simplified

and

less

burdensome authorisation procedures,

including through simple notification if

allowed by the applicable regulatory

framework, are established for smaller

projects and for decentralised devices

for producing energy from renewable

sources, where appropriate.

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(3) The Authority shall clearly define

any technical specifications which must be

met by renewable energy equipment and

systems in order to benefit from support

schemes. Where European standards exist,

including eco-labels, energy labels and other

technical reference systems established by

the European standardisation bodies, such

technical specifications shall be expressed in

terms of those standards. Such technical

specifications shall not prescribe where the

equipment and systems are to be certified and

should not impede the operation of the

internal market.

(4) The Authority shall recommend to

all actors, in particular local and regional

administrative bodies to ensure that

equipment and systems are installed for the

use of electricity, heating and cooling from

renewable energy sources and for district

heating and cooling when planning,

designing, building and renovating industrial

or residential areas. Local and regional

administrative bodies shall in particular

include heating and cooling from renewable

energy sources in the planning of city

infrastructure, where appropriate.

(5) The

Authority

shall,

in

collaboration with the Building Regulation

Board, ensure that there shall be introduced

in building regulations and building codes

appropriate measures in order to increase the

share of all kinds of energy from renewable

sources in the building sector. In establishing

such measures or in regional support

schemes, the Building Regulation Board may

take into account national measures relating

to substantial increases in energy efficiency

and relating to cogeneration and to passive,

low or zero-energy buildings

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Provided that, by the 31st December

2014, provisions for the use of minimum

levels of energy from renewable sources are

introduced in new building regulations or

building codes for the construction of new

buildings and in existing buildings that

undergo major renovation. The regulations or

building codes of practice shall permit those

minimum levels to be fulfilled, inter alia,

through district heating and cooling produced

using a significant proportion of renewable

energy sources

Provided also that, the requirement of

appropriate measures in order to increase the

share of all kinds of energy from renewable

sources in the building sector shall apply to

the armed forces, only to the extent that its

application does not cause any conflict with

the nature and primary aim of the activities of

the armed forces and with the exception of

material used exclusively for military

purposes.

(6) The

Authority

shall,

in

collaboration with the Building Regulation

Board, ensure that new public buildings, and

existing public buildings that are subject to

major renovation at national, regional and

local level fulfil an exemplary role in the

context of these regulations from the 1st

January 2012 onwards

Provided that, the obligation may be

fulfilled by complying with standards for

zero energy housing, or by providing that the

roofs or other appropriate open spaces of

public or mixed private-public buildings are

used by third parties for installations that

produce energy from renewable sources.

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(7) With

respect

to

building

regulations and building codes, the Building

Regulation Board shall promote the use of

renewable energy for heating and cooling

systems and equipment that achieve a

significant reduction of energy consumption.

New Building Regulations shall ensure that

energy or eco-labels or other appropriate

certificates or standards developed at

national or Community level, where these

exist, are used as the basis for encouraging

such systems and equipment.

(8) In the case of biomass, the

Authority

shall

promote

conversion

technologies that achieve a conversion

efficiency of at least 85% for residential and

commercial applications and at least 70% for

industrial applications. In the case of heat

pumps, the Authority shall promote those

that fulfil the minimum requirements of eco-

labelling

established

in

Commission

Decision 2007/742/EC of 9 November 2007

establishing the ecological criteria for the

award of the Community eco-label to

electrically driven, gas driven or gas

absorption heat pumps.

(9) In the case of solar thermal energy,

the Authority shall promote certified

equipment and systems based on European

standards where these exist, including eco-

labels, energy labels and other technical

reference systems established by the

European standardisation bodies

Provided that, in assessing the

conversion efficiency and input or output

ratio of systems and equipment for the

purposes of this sub-regulation, the Authority

shall use Community or, in their absence,

international procedures if such procedures

exist.

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(1) The Authority, the Building

Information

Regulation Office or the Building Regulation

and training.

Board as appropriate, shall make available

information on support measures to all

relevant actors, such as consumers, builders,

installers, periti, engineers and suppliers of

heating, cooling and electricity equipment

and systems and of vehicles compatible with

the use of energy from renewable sources.

(2) The supplier of equipment and

systems for the use of heating, cooling and

electricity from renewable energy sources

shall make available information on the net

benefits, cost and energy efficiency of such

equipment and systems.

(3) The Authority shall ensure that

certification

schemes

or

equivalent

qualification schemes become or are

available by the 31st December 2012 for

installers of small-scale biomass boilers and

stoves, solar photovoltaic and solar thermal

systems, shallow geothermal systems and

heat pumps. Those schemes may take into

account existing schemes and structures as

appropriate, and shall be based on the criteria

laid down in the Fifth Schedule. The

Authority shall recognise certification

awarded by other Member States in

accordance with those criteria.

(4) The

Authority

shall

make

available to the public information on

certification

schemes

or

equivalent

qualification schemes as referred to in sub-

regulation (3). The Authority may also make

available the list of installers who are

qualified or certified in accordance with the

provisions referred to in sub-regulation (3).

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(5) The

Authority

shall,

in

collaboration with the Building Regulation

Office, develop and make available suitable

guidance to all relevant actors, notably

planners, periti and engineers so that they are

able to properly consider the optimal

combination of renewable energy sources, of

high-efficiency technologies and of district

heating and cooling when planning,

designing, building and renovating industrial

or residential areas.

(6) The

Authority,

with

the

participation of local and regional authorities,

shall

develop

suitable

information,

awareness-raising, guidance or training

programmes in order to inform citizens of the

benefits and practicalities of developing and

using energy from renewable sources.".

5. Immediately after the Fourth Schedule to the principal

regulations there shall be added the following new Schedule

"FIFTH SCHEDULE

Regulation 18

Certification of installers

The certification schemes or equivalent qualification schemes

referred to in regulation 18(3) of these regulations shall be based on

the following criteria

1. The certification or qualification process shall be

transparent and clearly defined by the Authority.

2. Biomass, heat pump, shallow geothermal and solar

photovoltaic and solar thermal installers shall be certified by an

accredited training programme or training provider.

3. The accreditation of the training programme or provider

shall be effected by the Minister or by an administrative body

appointed for this purpose. The Authority shall ensure that the

training programme offered by the training provider has continuity

and regional or national coverage. The training provider shall have

adequate technical facilities to provide practical training, including

some laboratory equipment or corresponding facilities to provide

practical training. The training provider shall also offer in addition to

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the basic training, shorter refresher courses on topical issues,

including on new technologies, to enable life-long learning in

installations. The training provider may be the manufacturer of the

equipment or system, institutes or associations.

4. The training leading to installer certification or

qualification shall include both theoretical and practical parts. At the

end of the training, the installer must have the skills required to install

the relevant equipment and systems to meet the performance and

reliability needs of the customer, incorporate quality craftsmanship,

and comply with all applicable codes and standards, including energy

and eco-labelling.

5. The training course shall end with an examination leading

to a certificate or qualification. The examination shall include a

practical assessment of successfully installing biomass boilers or

stoves, heat pumps, shallow geothermal installations, solar

photovoltaic or solar thermal installations.

6. The certification schemes or equivalent qualification

schemes referred to in regulation 18(3) of these regulations shall take

due account of the following guidelines

(a)

Accredited training programmes should be offered

to installers with work experience, who have undergone, or are

undergoing, the following types of training

(i) in the case of biomass boiler and stove

installers: training as a plumber, pipe fitter, heating

engineer or technician of sanitary and heating or cooling

equipment as a prerequisite;

(ii) in the case of heat pump installers: training as

a plumber or refrigeration engineer and have basic

electrical and plumbing skills (cutting pipe, soldering pipe

joints, gluing pipe joints, lagging, sealing fittings, testing

for leaks and installation of heating or cooling systems) as

a prerequisite;

(iii) in the case of a solar photovoltaic or solar

thermal installer: training as a plumber or electrician and

have plumbing, electrical and roofing skills, including

knowledge of soldering pipe joints, gluing pipe joints,

sealing fittings, testing for plumbing leaks, ability to

connect wiring, familiar with basic roof materials, flashing

and sealing methods as a prerequisite; or

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(iv) a vocational training scheme to provide an

installer with adequate skills corresponding to a three years

education in the skills referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) or

(c) including both classroom and workplace learning.

(b) The theoretical part of the biomass stove and boiler

installer training should give an overview of the market

situation of biomass and cover ecological aspects, biomass

fuels, logistics, fire protection, related subsidies, combustion

techniques, firing systems, optimal hydraulic solutions, cost and

profitability comparison as well as the design, installation, and

maintenance of biomass boilers and stoves. The training should

also provide good knowledge of any European standards for

technology and biomass fuels, such as pellets, and biomass

related national and Community law.

(c)

The theoretical part of the heat pump installer

training should give an overview of the market situation for heat

pumps and cover geothermal resources and ground source

temperatures of different regions, soil and rock identification for

thermal conductivity, regulations on using geothermal

resources, feasibility of using heat pumps in buildings and

determining the most suitable heat pump system, and

knowledge about their technical requirements, safety, air

filtering, connection with the heat source and system layout.

The training should also provide good knowledge of any

European standards for heat pumps, and of relevant national and

Community law. The installer should demonstrate the following

key competences

(i) a basic understanding of the physical and

operation principles of a heat pump, including

characteristics of the heat pump circle: context between

low temperatures of the heat sink, high temperatures of the

heat source, and the efficiency of the system,

determination of the coefficient of performance (COP) and

seasonal performance factor (SPF);

(ii) an understanding of the components and their

function within a heat pump circle, including the

compressor, expansion valve, evaporator, condenser,

fixtures and fittings, lubricating oil, refrigerant,

superheating and sub-cooling and cooling possibilities

with heat pumps; and

(iii) the ability to choose and size the components

in typical installation situations, including determining the

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typical values of the heat load of different buildings and

for hot water production based on energy consumption,

determining the capacity of the heat pump on the heat load

for hot water production, on the storage mass of the

building and on interruptible current supply; determine

buffer tank component and its volume and integration of a

second heating system.

(d) The theoretical part of the solar photovoltaic and

solar thermal installer training should give an overview of the

market situation of solar products and cost and profitability

comparisons, and cover ecological aspects, components,

characteristics and dimensioning of solar systems, selection of

accurate systems and dimensioning of components,

determination of the heat demand, fire protection, related

subsidies, as well as the design, installation, and maintenance of

solar photovoltaic and solar thermal installations. The training

should also provide good knowledge of any European standards

for technology, and certification such as Solar Keymark, and

related national and Community law. The installer should

demonstrate the following key competences

(i) the ability to work safely using the required

tools and equipment and implementing safety codes and

standards and identify plumbing, electrical and other

hazards associated with solar installations;

(ii) the ability to identify systems and their

components specific to active and passive systems,

including the mechanical design, and determine the

components’ location and system layout and configuration;

(iii) the ability to determine the required

installation area, orientation and tilt for the solar

photovoltaic and solar water heater, taking account of

shading, solar access, structural integrity, the

appropriateness of the installation for the building or the

climate and identify different installation methods suitable

for roof types and the balance of system equipment

required for the installation; and

(iv) for solar photovoltaic systems in particular,

the ability to adapt the electrical design, including

determining design currents, selecting appropriate

conductor types and ratings for each electrical circuit,

determining appropriate size, ratings and locations for all

associated equipment and subsystems and selecting an

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appropriate interconnection point.

(e) The installer certification should be time restricted,

so that a refresher seminar or event would be necessary for

continued certification.".

€1.89

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