Energy
Electricity generation, transmission, and storage activities supporting the transition to renewable energy.
The energy sector sits at the heart of the EU's decarbonisation strategy and is one of the most detailed sectors in the Taxonomy. With 15 eligible activities, it covers the full energy value chain -- from generation through transmission and distribution to storage.
Renewable energy sources including solar PV, onshore and offshore wind, hydropower, and geothermal are covered, along with enabling infrastructure such as electricity grids, district heating networks, and battery storage. The applicable activity criteria set lifecycle-emission thresholds and conditions for power generation; consult the official activity record for the current wording.
Adaptation requirements for energy infrastructure are activity-specific. Where the applicable criteria invoke Appendix A, operators should document a proportionate assessment of material physical risks and adaptation solutions; the activity record controls the scope.
Economic Activities
Electricity generation using solar photovoltaic technology
Type not verifiedThis activity covers constructing or operating facilities that generate electricity with solar photovoltaic technology.
Storage of electricity
Type not verifiedThis activity covers facilities that store electricity and later return it as electricity, including pumped-hydropower storage.
Storage of thermal energy
Type not verifiedThis activity covers facilities that store thermal energy and later return it as heat or another useful energy carrier.
Storage of hydrogen
Type not verifiedThis activity covers facilities that store hydrogen and return it at a later time.
Manufacture of biogas and biofuels for use in transport and of bioliquids
Type not verifiedThis activity covers manufacturing biogas, transport biofuels, and bioliquids.
Transmission and distribution networks for renewable and low-carbon gases
Type not verifiedThis activity covers converting, repurposing, or retrofitting gas networks for renewable and low-carbon gases, as well as dedicated pipelines for hydrogen or other low-carbon gases.
District heating/cooling distribution
Type not verifiedThis activity covers constructing, refurbishing, and operating heating and cooling distribution pipelines and related infrastructure up to the substation or heat exchanger.
Electricity generation using concentrated solar power (CSP) technology
Type not verifiedThis activity covers constructing or operating facilities that generate electricity with concentrated solar power technology.
Electricity generation from wind power
Type not verifiedThis activity covers constructing or operating facilities that generate electricity from wind power.
Electricity generation from ocean energy technologies
Type not verifiedThis activity covers constructing or operating facilities that generate electricity from ocean energy.
Electricity generation from hydropower
Type not verifiedThis activity covers constructing or operating facilities that generate electricity from hydropower.
Electricity generation from geothermal energy
Type not verifiedThis activity covers constructing or operating facilities that generate electricity from geothermal energy.
Electricity generation from renewable non-fossil gaseous and liquid fuels
Type not verifiedThis activity covers electricity generation with renewable gaseous or liquid fuels, excluding generation based exclusively on biogas or bioliquids.
Electricity generation from bioenergy
Type not verifiedThis activity covers electricity generation exclusively from biomass, biogas, or bioliquids, excluding generation that blends renewable fuels with biogas or bioliquids.
Transmission and distribution of electricity
Type not verifiedThis activity covers constructing and operating interconnected electricity transmission systems and high-, medium-, and low-voltage distribution systems.