Regional integration to support full renewable power deployment for Europe by 2050

Patt A, Komendantova N, Battaglini A, Lilliestam J (2013)

Publication Type: Book chapter / Article in edited volumes

Publication year: 2013

Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Edited Volumes: The politics of energy: challenges for a sustainable future

ISBN: 9781135710484

DOI: 10.4324/9780203720196-13

Abstract

The development of renewable electricity in Europe is very different depending on where you look and in what perspective. Some countries, like Denmark, Spain and Germany, exhibit strong development. In the past 20 years, Denmark increased its share of renewable power by over 1000%, and Germany increased production by 73 TWh/a between 1990 and 2007. In other countries, like France and Austria, the situation is less positive, as they have experienced decreasing shares of renewables, due to increasing electricity demand. In a European Union (EU) perspective, average annual growth has been a very modest 3.2% in the same period of time (Eurostat 2010). When considered together, EU countries will collectively have failed to meet the Union’s nonbinding 2010 renewables target (21% of final electricity consumption) by a wide margin (European Commission 2009).

Authors with CRIS profile

Johan Lilliestam

Involved external institutions

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

Austria (AT) Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung (PIK) / Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Patt, A., Komendantova, N., Battaglini, A., & Lilliestam, J. (2013). Regional integration to support full renewable power deployment for Europe by 2050. In The politics of energy: challenges for a sustainable future. Taylor and Francis.

MLA:

Patt, Anthony, et al. "Regional integration to support full renewable power deployment for Europe by 2050." The politics of energy: challenges for a sustainable future. Taylor and Francis, 2013.

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