EREF honours three outstanding Europeans for Renewables: Mechtild Rothe, Claude Turmes, Anders Wijkman

2009 Price Report on renewable electricity prices in Europe published

We would like to invite you again to a one-day 6th European Energy Policy Seminar

Europe too shy in using the power of Renewables to heal and recover its economies

Rescue Packages in EU 27 and Renewable Energy

Welcome Speech by Dr. Nikos Vassilakos, President of EREF, European Renewable Energies Federation, during the New Year's Reception of EREF in the European Parliament on January 27 2009

EREF welcomes IRENA – the International Renewable Energy Agency

Directive on the use of energy from renewable sources - no to a review in 2014 EREF

EREF criticises hypocrisy of EU Presidency on EIB loans to renewable energies

11th - 12 February 2009 Park Hyatt Hotel Hamburg

• Press Declaration 26 June 2008

  EREF sees breakthrough in Council towards a sound new Renewable Energy (RES) Directive for Europe

  See full text attached!
  See Council document
  
• Article Biogas Journal 2/08

  EREF director Dr. Doerte Fouquet published an article in the recent Biogas journal

  See full articel in German!
  
• Round table on environmental protection and climate change

  The Commissioner for competition, Ms Neelie Kroes, hosted a full-day Round Table event on "Environmental Protection and Climate Change - Cost, Opportunities and the Role of Public Support" on 27 May in Brussels. EREF Director Dr. Doerte Fouquet participated in this event as the sole representative of the Renewable Energies industry

  See presentation Dr. Fouquet
  
• Workshop EU directive on renewable energies

  EREF Director Dr. Doerte Fouquet participated as a speaker in a workshop on the Draft Directive on the promotion of Renewable Energies on 15th May. The associations of renewable energies – Österreichischer Biomasse-Verband, IG Windkraft Österreich, Kleinwasserkraft Österreich, Photovoltaic Austria, Austria Solar, ARGE Kompost & Biogas Österreich, – organised this workshop to inform about the draft of the EU commission and discuss the implementation process in Austria.

  See abstract
  See full presentation
  
• Dr. Nikos Vassilakos elected as new President of EREF

  On the occasion of EREF's annual General Assembly held on 15th April in Freising / Germany, Dr. Nikos Vassilakos has been unanimously elected new President of the European Renewable Energy Federation (EREF). He succeeds Peter Danielsson who's second term as President ended according to the Federation's statutes after four years of very successful work.

  See full press declaration
  
• Impossible situation of wind turbine operators in Hungary

  In the end of December 2007 the Hungarian government issued a decree on feed-in tariffs of green electricity which is effective as of 1 January 2008. Government Decree No. 389/2007 (23 Dec) establishes a penalty system for deviation from the energy generation schedule. The conditions of the decree are unacceptable for wind energy production from technical, economic and legal points of view.

  See full text
  
• European Sustainable Energy Seminar 2008

  Once again (5th time), INFORSE-Europe invited its members and other interested parties to a one-day seminar on highlights in sustainable energy policies in Brussels. The seminar featured discussions among NGOs, politicians, EU officials, and experts. The seminar was organised in cooperation with EREF.

  See program
  See speech of EREF Director Dr. Fouquet
  
• 5th Workshop of the International Feed-in Cooperation 08

  Subjects of the workshop on 07 April 2008 were information on and new developments of feed-in systems in the different countries, the new EU directive on renewable energies as well as possible models of cross border feed-in systems

  See speech of EREF Director Dr. Fouquet
  
• Press Declaration 23 January 2008

  EREF welcomes the new Draft Directive on the promotion of Renewable Energies in Europe until 2020 as a sound and good step forward to define the legal, administrative conditions, policies and targets to go beyond the current state of deployment of renewable energies in EU 27.

  See full text attached!
  See Commission proposal
  
• EREF Press declaration 08 January 2008

  EREF sees parts of the European Commission heading for high electricity prices, market concentration and obstacles for rapid deployment of renewables and hopes for review and reflection

  For full text click here
  
  see EREF letter to Commission
  see EREF letter to Comm. Piebalgs
  see EREF stakeholderanswer
  see EREF position paper on 2020
  
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