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Renewable energy
What do we want to achieve?
The EU aims to get 20% of its energy from renewable sources by 2020. Renewables include wind, solar, hydro-electric and tidal power as well as geothermal energy and biomass. More renewable energy will enable the EU to cut greenhouse emissions and make it less dependent on imported energy. And boosting the renewables industry will encourage technological innovation and employment in Europe.
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Legal sources on renewable energy
Support schemes for electricity from renewable sources and grid issues within the EU 27
News
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- 19/09 - Biofuels - New sustainability schemes available (18/19)
- 18/09 - New renewable studies: Cooperation under the RES Directive
- 06/08 - Report on the sustainability of solid and gaseous biomass for heat and electricity generation, in the context of the EU's 2020 renewable energy targets
- 24/07 - Call for tenders "Estimation of indirect land-use change emissions from bioenergy"; deadline 04/09
- 18/07 - EU Energy in Figures 2014 is now available online
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