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20% renewable energies by 2020: Transfer of GoO between persons is not a valid option


Date: January 2008

EPIAposition EC DirRE 080109 (190kB)

EPIA position paper sent to the European Commission officials in January 2008 explaining why a transfer of GoO between persons is not a valid option.


DG TREN Stakeholder consultation seminar: Tradable guarantees of origin in renewable energy


Date: December 2007

DG TREN Stakeholder consultation : GO trade EPIA replies (176kB)

EPIA replies to the stakeholder consultation organised by the European Commission (DG Transport and Energy) on trade of Guarantees of Origin.


How can the EU reach its ambitious 20% target for renewable energies by 2020?


Date: November 2007

Ensuring flexibility for Member States- EPIA recommendations (189kB)

EPIA fully acknowledges the importance of granting flexibility for member states to help them reach their individual targets provided that existing national support schemes (feed-in tariffs) are maintained and further developed.


EREC Position paper on hydrogen and renewables


Date: October 2007

EPIA PP 030915 (26kB)

EREC and its members, the European renewable energy industry and research associations welcome the public debate on hydrogen but would like to strongly emphasise that hydrogen is not a primary energy resource and that it is not inherently clean. Hydrogen is only as clean as the technologies producing the hydrogen.


EREC’s Position on the Framework Directive for Renewable Energy Sources


Date: October 2007

EREC Position frameworkdirective 071001 final (203kB)

EREC and its members, believe that the future Directive on the promotion of renewable energy sources is key to reaching the 20% renewable energy target set out by the Heads of State in spring 2007. Before the Commission presents a draft of this directive, the industry wants to outline the basic needs and recommendations for the content of such a directive.


The announced European Framework Directive on renewable energy sources


Date: May 2007

EPIA PP 070521 (82kB)

In January 2007 the Commission issued a Communication on a Renewable Energy Road Map within a comprehensive Energy Package. This Communication aims at promoting the development of renewable energy sources in the European Energy mix, setting a target of 20% share of renewables in the EU's energy mix by 2020.