Report on RE in electricity progress - Jan 2007

http://www.feed-in-cooperation.org/images/files/com_2006_progress_report_renewable_electricity_en.pdf

• EU aiming for 21% renewable electricity in 25 member states by 2010, now expects 19%
• Established in the EU renewables Directive 2001/77/EC, which sets out differentiated national targets
• In 2005, 15% electricity in EU was renewable
• Electricity consumption growing 2%/year in EU
• Progress due to a few active member states; share of renewables in some states declining
• 9 member states performing well, 11 failed to meet target
• Best performing (relative to goals, not in level terms) are Denmark, Germany, and Hungary. Next best: Finland, Ireland, Lux, Spain, sweden, Neth
• Hydropower produced 67% percent of renewable electricity in 2005
• 11 BWE (German Wind Energy Association) says exports account for 31900 of 63800 jobs in German wind power industry
• Sections on wind, biomass, PV, sm scale hydro, geothermal
• 15 PV Peak power per capita ratio of 25 EU member states: "rose from 2.5 Wp per inhabitant in 2004 up to 3.9 Wp per inhabitant in 2005. For comparison: Japan (128 million inhabitants) has an installed capacity of 8.9 Wp/inhabitant, while the USA (291 million inhabitants) has an installed capacity of 1.3 Wp/inhabitant."
• 16 What is classified as small scale hydro changes from country to country: Usually refers to plants with capacity of up to 10 MW. In China, plants under 50 MW.
• 18 The directive must be "transposed" by member countries into primary and sometimes secondary legislation. Commission has initiated infringement proceedings against 6 countries for not transposing, or not meeting other requirements of directive
• 21 Table of Countries, % RE in reference year (1997 or 2000), achieved penetration in 2004/05, normalized penetration 2004/05 (??), objective by 2010, and classification (double smiley face to double frowny face)