More than 550 high-level political decision makers at EU, national and regional level, representatives of the renewable energy industry, NGOs and scientists gathered in Brussels for the 3rd European Renewable Energy Policy Conference, organized by EREC as an official event of the Swedish EU Presidency. The conference showed a broad consensus that renewable energy will be the mainstream source of Europe's energy supply by 2050. ...
Looking at 2050, Christopher Jones, Director for New & Renewable Energy Sources at the European Commission, referred to a share of 80% renewable energy in final energy consumption in Europe. The Commission’s views were echoed by several Members of European Parliament present as well as by the industry.
European Commission Projects 80% Renewable Energy by 2050
November 18, 2009 by Big Gav
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REW reports that confidence in rolling out renewable energy projects in Europe remains high - European Commission Projects 80% Renewable Energy by 2050.
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Sat, 2009-11-21 11:38 — Rod AdamsNathan Wilson said:
Rod, I agree that renewables energy systems are now and will continue to be more expensive than both fossil fuel and nuclear alternatives.
My point was that I think the Europeans are on a path to buy them anyway. Technologies like desert solar thermal, long distance power transmission, and pumped hydro storage really work; their only problem is the high cost.
Of course I could be wrong, the whole thing could just be a conspiracy to buy Russian natural gas. The real test of their commitment to renewables is whether or not they are building storage. In the US we have built exactly zero in the last few decades.
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Fri, 2009-11-20 23:59 — Nathan WilsonRodAdams said:
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Thu, 2009-11-19 03:55 — Rod AdamsNathan Wilson said:
Sure it's possible. If they don't mind paying a high price for their energy (and apparently they don't), and if they don't mind importing their energy from the Middle East and North Africa, it should be perfectly possible.
However, if renewables don't fall in price to match fossil fuels (so far they haven't), then their grand ideas won't spread to developing nations (the other 90% of humanity), and all of their sacrifices will be for naught.
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Wed, 2009-11-18 23:07 — Nathan WilsonCharlesBarton said:
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