Conference article

Technical Feasibility of Integration of Renewable Energies in the EU

Marta Szabo
Renewable Energies Unit - Institute for Energy (IE), European Commission - Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ispra, Italy

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Published in: World Renewable Energy Congress - Sweden; 8-13 May; 2011; Linköping; Sweden

Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings 57:1, p. 2287-2291

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Published: 2011-11-03

ISBN: 978-91-7393-070-3

ISSN: 1650-3686 (print), 1650-3740 (online)

Abstract

According to the Article 4(3) of Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable energy sources the EU Member States submitted their forecast documents. The analysis of the forecast documents resulted that the EU will exceed the 20 % renewable energy consumption target with 0;3 % in 2020. The paper gives an overview about the technical feasibility of the integration of the renewable energy sources in the energy systems in the EU and analyze the critical factors and possible solutions.

Keywords

EU Renewable Energy; Integration; National Renewable Energy Action Plan

References

[1] European Commission 2009 Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable energy sources. Official Journal of the European Communities/L 140/16/.

[2] Renewable energy forecast documents. Available online on the Commission Transparency Platform; established in conformity with Article 24 of the Directive. 2010: http://ec.europa.eu/energy/renewables/transparency_platform/forecast_documents_en.htm

[3] EUROSTAT; 2010. statistic Database: Energy

[4] Szabó; M. 2009. Perspectives on Renewable Energy Sources in Hungary. Renewable Energy 2009. Global regional Outlook. Sovereign Publications; London. p. 129-131.

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