Renewable Energy Policies: A Brief Review of the Latest U.S. and E.U. Policies

摘要

In more than 150 countries, a portion of the energy comes from renewable resources, but only a few of these countries have started major infrastructure investments to implement smart grids [1]. Successful stories are from ?countries that have developed and implemented working incentives to promote and encourage renewable energy microgeneration and smart grids. Among them, the United States and some of the major countries in the European Union (EU) have made significant shifts in their short- and long-term energy-generation targets and investments. China, Brazil, Canada, and India have also made significant increases in their renewable energy investments. Table 1 ?illustrates the worldwide renewable energy leaders and their investments in 2010.