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C O N F E R E N C E P R O G R A M M EMONDAY, 19TH JANUARY 2004COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAMMESM O N D A Y , 1 9 T H J A N U A R Y 2 0 0 4 - P O L I C Y F R A M E W O R K A N D P R O G R E S SRenewable Energy Sources:Policy framework and progressin the European Union up to nowThe European Commission has deployed since 1993 substantialefforts to build up a common, stable policy frameworkin Europe to foster the market penetration ofRenewable Energy Sources. Early in the nineties it becameclear that, in addition to the efforts made for more thanthirty years to develop Renewable Technologies throughCommunity Research, Demonstration and Innovation programmes,a Policy framework which combines legislativeand support measures was necessary to increase and fosterRenewable market penetration.6COMMUNITY POLICY FRAMEWORK ANDLEGISLATION: THE MAIN MILESTONESRES in the EU-151997 - White Paper: Energy for the future:Renewable sources of energy2000 - Green Paper: Towards a Europeanstrategy for the security of energy supply2001 - Directive on the promotion of electricityproduced from renewable energysources in the internal electricity market2002 - Directive on the energyperformance of buildings2003 - Directive on the promotion ofthe use of biofuels or other renewablefuels for transport2003 - Directive restructuring the communityframework for the taxation of energyproducts and electricityRTD framework programmessince the early 1970’sSAVE programme1992-2002 > 100 M€ALTENER programme1993-2002 > 120 M€Intelligent Energy - Europe programme2003-2006 > 250 M€(Continues the actions under SAVEand ALTENER)The Community Policy framework establishes indicativemid-term targets for 2010 both at global and sectorallevel. The first time that the Community proposed a targetfor Renewable Energy was in the ALTENER programmein 1993: the objective was to double the part ofRenewable Energy in the gross domestic consumptionfrom 4% in 1991 to 8% by 2005. In the White Paper of 1997the objective was to achieve a share of 12% of total EUenergy consumption by 2010. This objective was confirmedin 2000 in the Green Paper on the security of energysupply. Community support programmes have beenoriented to help to reach this objective by promoting EUwidemeasures and actions in favour of RenewableEnergy at national, regional and local level.By 2003, the main pillars of the legislative frameworkthat will allow Renewable progress in the market hadbeen established. The general objective is now supportedby two Directives which contain sectoral andnational objectives, one for electricity generated fromRenewable Energy in the internal market, and the secondfor biofuels.TYPE 1995 2001 WHITE PAPEROF ENERGY EUROSTAT EUROSTAT PROJECTIONS 20101. Wind 2.5 GW 17.2 GW 40 GW2. Hydro 92 GW 91.7 GW 105 GW3. Photovoltaic 0.03 GWp 0.26 GWp 3 GWp4. Biomass 44.8 Mtoe 56 Mtoe 135 Mtoe5. Geothermal 2.5 Mtoe 3.43 Mtoe 5.2 Mtoe6. Solar Thermal Collectors 6.5 Mio m 2 11.4 Mio m 2 100 Mio m 2Source : Eurostat, 2003