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RE-thinking 2050 presents a pathway towards a 100% renewable energy system for the EU, examining the effects on Europe’s energy supply system and on CO2 emissions, while at the same time portraying the economic, environmental and social benefits of such a system. Moreover, the report provides as well as providing policy recommendations for what is needed to fully exploit the EU´s vast renewable energy potential.
Please visit the website www.rethinking2050.eu to download the full report "RE-thinking 2050" and its executive summary.
Renewable Energy Technology Roadmap 20% by 2020
At the Opening of the French EU Presidency Renewable Energy Policy Forum in November 2008, EREC, the European Renewable Energy Council, launched its new roadmap showing the way the Renewable Energy Industry foresees to reach the 20 % renewable energy consumption target by 2020. The estimates given by the Renewable Energy Industry are based on a feasible annual growth scenario for the different technologies. Some renewable energy sectors have developed much more ambitious projections showing that the European renewable energy industry could deliver much more than 20 %.
EREC and its Members - including EUREC Agency - assume that a 20% share of Renewable Energy in final energy consumption by 2020 is a realistic target for the EU under the condition that certain policy developments will occur and a continuation of the existing policy instruments are ensured. However, this will require that all EU Member States develop their RES potential & invest in these promising technologies for the future.
EREC, the European Renewable Energy Council, is the umbrella organisation of the major European renewable energy industry, trade and research associations active in the field of photovoltaics, small hydropower, solar thermal, bioenergy, ocean & marine, geothermal, wind energy and biofuels. It represents an industry with an annual turnover of 40 billion € and more than 400.000 employees.
The EREC Technology Roadmap 20 % by 2020 is available in English & French at www.erec.org.
Renewable Energy in Europe - Building Capacity and market
Prepared by EUREC Agency together with the other renewable energy industry associations within the European Renewable Energy Council (EREC), this work examines the current status, potential and trends associated with renewable energy technologies, covering biomass, geothermal energy, solar thermal, solar photovoltaic, small hydro and wind. Individual chapters are dedicated to each technology, with subsections that focus on the technology itself, costs, industry characteristics and market development. The final chapter focuses on the integration of renewable energy sources, describing the challenges, benefits and opportunities presented by a large deployment of renewable energy.. Leave more empty space before the next group of paragraphs.
May 2004 • 202 pages • 234 x 156mm • ISBN 9781844071241
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