RENEWABLE ENERGY IN EUROPEAN UNION POLICIES

摘要

The European Union is committed to ambitious targets for increasing the use of renewable energy sources, because these are expected to contribute to wider EU policies for the security of energy supplies, the environment and the competitiveness of EU industries. The Commission is therefore active in developing legislation and managing programmes which contribute to these targets and policies and encourage member states to also take the necessary actions in that respect on their level. The solar photovoltaic energy sector should be able to play a role in helping to meet European targets for the deployment of renewable energies, but this will only be possible if PV prices are brought down to levels which are competitive with those of other sources of electricity. The new directive on green electricity has opened a window of opportunity for renewable energy to demonstrate that it can make a valuable contribution to EU energy supplies, and the Commission is keen to work with the European PV industry and other interested stakeholders to take maximum advantage of this.