- bi-directional recharging
means bi-directional recharging as defined in Article 2, point (11), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1804;
- bidding zone
means a bidding zone as defined in Article 2, point (65), of Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
- biofuels
means biofuels as defined in Article 2, second paragraph, point (33), of Directive (EU) 2018/2001;
- co-located energy storage
means an energy storage facility combined with a facility producing renewable energy and connected to the same grid access point;
- domestic battery
means a stand-alone rechargeable battery of rated capacity greater than 2 kwh, which is suitable for installation and use in a domestic environment;
- electric vehicle battery
means an electric vehicle battery as defined in Article 3(1), point (14), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
- electricity market
means electricity markets as defined in Article 2, point (9), of Directive (EU) 2019/944;
- energy efficiency first
means energy efficiency first as defined in Article 2, point (18), of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999;’;
- gross final consumption of energy
means the energy commodities delivered for energy purposes to industry, transport, households, services including public services, agriculture, forestry and fisheries, the consumption of electricity and heat by the energy branch for electricity and heat production, and losses of electricity and heat in distribution and transmission;’;
- industrial battery
means an industrial battery as defined in Article 3(1), point (13), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542;
- industrial grade roundwood
means saw logs, veneer logs, round or split pulpwood, as well as all other roundwood that is suitable for industrial purposes, excluding roundwood the characteristics of which, such as species, dimensions, rectitude and node density, make it unsuitable for industrial use as defined and duly justified by Member States according to the relevant forest and market conditions;’;
- industry
means undertakings and products that fall under sections B, C, and F and under section J, division (63) of the statistical classification of economic activities (NACE REV.2), as set out in Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
- innovative renewable energy technology
means renewable energy generation technology that improves, in at least one way, comparable state-of-the-art renewable energy technology or that renders renewable energy technology that is not fully commercialised or that involves a clear degree of risk exploitable;
- market participant
means a market participant as defined in Article 2, point (25), of Regulation (EU) 2019/943;
- non-energy purpose
means the use of fuels as raw materials in an industrial process, rather than to produce energy;
- normal power recharging point
means a normal power recharging point as defined in Article 2, point (37), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1804;
- osmotic energy
means energy created from the difference in salt concentration between two fluids, such as fresh water and salt water;
- plantation forest
means a plantation forest as defined in Article 2, point (11), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
- power set point
means the dynamic information held in a battery’s management system prescribing the electric power settings at which the battery should optimally operate during a recharging or a discharging operation, so that its state of health and operational use are optimised;
- recharging point
means a recharging point as defined in Article 2, point (48), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1804 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
- regulatory authority
means a regulatory authority as defined in Article 2, point (2), of Regulation (EU) 2019/943;
- renewable energy
means energy from renewable non-fossil sources, namely wind, solar (solar thermal and solar photovoltaic) and geothermal energy, osmotic energy, ambient energy, tide, wave and other ocean energy, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas, and biogas;
- renewable energy purchase agreement
means a contract under which a natural or legal person agrees to purchase renewable energy directly from a producer, which encompasses, but is not limited to, renewables power purchase agreements and renewables heating and cooling purchase agreements;
- renewable fuels
means biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels and renewable fuels of non-biological origin;
- renewable fuels of non-biological origin
means liquid and gaseous fuels the energy content of which is derived from renewable sources other than biomass;’;
- renewables acceleration area
means a specific location or area, whether on land, sea or inland waters, which a Member State designated as particularly suitable for the installation of renewable energy plants;
- smart metering system
means a smart metering system as defined in Article 2, point (23), of Directive (EU) 2019/944 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
- smart recharging
means a recharging operation in which the intensity of electricity delivered to the battery is adjusted dynamically, on the basis of information received through electronic communication;
- solar energy equipment
means equipment that converts energy from the sun into thermal or electrical energy, in particular solar thermal and solar photovoltaic equipment;’;
- solar-electric vehicle
means a motor vehicle equipped with a powertrain containing only non-peripheral electric machines as energy converter, with an electric rechargeable energy storage system which can be recharged externally, and with vehicle-integrated photovoltaic panels;
- state of charge
means state of charge as defined in Article 3(1), point (27), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542;
- state of health
means state of health as defined in Article 3(1), point (28), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542;
- supplier
means fuel supplier as defined in Article 2, second paragraph, point (38), of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
- system efficiency
means the selection of energy-efficient solutions where they also enable a cost-effective decarbonisation pathway, additional flexibility and the efficient use of resources;