A European Union for Renewable Energy

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DOSSIER

'A European Union for Renewable Energy' provides a collection of policy ideas for two key areas that will define the future of renewable energy development in Europe: grids, and support and remuneration schemes for renewables. The report shall serve as a stepping stone on the path to our sustainable, renewables-based future. At a moment of deep economic and institutional crisis in Europe, the vision of a ‘European Union for Renewable Energy’ is a positive project to give the EU a new push for integration. more»

Report Launch Brussels

On the 27th September 2012 the Heinrich Böll Foundation European Union Office held a Panel Discussion and Report Launch in Brussels for the new publication ‘A European Union for Renewable Energy’.
The panel discussions were split into two topics on "Grids - How to improve European Grid Planning for 100% Renewables?" and "Remuneration and Support Systems - How to Pool the Renewable Energy Potential in Europe?"

Full details of the event and the speakers' presentations are provided in the event coverage.

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PUBLICATION

A European Union for Renewable Energy – Policy Options for Better Grids and Support Schemes

- Our publication “A European Union for Renewable Energy” provides a collection of innovative policy ideas for better grids and support schemes for renewable energy sources. The report argues for an enhanced European cooperation in order to facilitate the shift towards renewable energy sources. More coordination at the European level would increase security of supply, reduce costs, enhance innovation and foster the competitiveness of the European economy. more»

EXPERT MEETINGS

To shift towards renewable energy sources we must show that the European electricity demand can be covered with renewables in a reliable and cost-effective way. The Heinrich Böll Foundation EU Office initiated a series of expert meetings which ran until June 2012 to work on long-term approaches towards European governance structures for renewable energy in two key areas: grids and support schemes for renewables.
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Publication

European Community for Renewable Energies

- Climate protection and a secure energy supply both are questions of our future. The European Union must set itself ambitious goals if it wants to maintain its political dynamic. A feasibility study by Michaele Schreyer and Lutz Mez in collaboration with David Jacobs.

Link to: ERENE website.

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Energy

PUBLICATION

A European Union for Renewable Energy – Policy Options for Better Grids and Support Schemes

Our publication “A European Union for Renewable Energy” provides a collection of innovative policy ideas for better grids and support schemes for renewable energy sources. The report argues for an enhanced European cooperation in order to facilitate the shift towards renewable energy sources. More coordination at the European level would increase security of supply, reduce costs, enhance innovation and foster the competitiveness of the European economy. more»
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ARTICLE

Transatlantic Tar Sand Storms: Lobbying and Dirty Oil are Canada’s New Exports

- In its tar sands, Canada has the biggest oil reserves worldwide after Saudi Arabia. While delaying climate action at home, the Canadian government is undermining international efforts in fighting climate change.  Low carbon fuel standards in the EU and California or the denial to build the Keystone XL pipeline through the US would be a major setback for Canada’s export of oil from tar sands. Eva Zschirnt and Arne Jungjohann

ARTICLE

How Germany Became Europe’s Green Leader

- This article examines how German environmental policymaking over the last 40 years transformed Europe’s economic engine into the international driver of green growth Ralph Buehler, Arne Jungjohann, Melissa Keeley, Michael Mehling more»

DOSSIER

Heliosthana 2020

- The virtual Mediterranean nation Heliosthana was launched on 11th May 2010 by WWF and the Heinrich Böll Stiftung, at the Spanish EU Presidency conference on the Mediterranean solar plan in Valencia.
Heliosthana is built upon realistic solutions that pave the way towards 100% renewable energy and that are immediately applicable in many Mediterranean countries.
This dossier provides all documents relating to the Heliosthana 2020 project more»

Speech

The Future of E-mobility

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The German Embassy and The Representative of German Industry and Trade hosted a conference on electro-mobility in Washington, D.C. on March 30. Our president Ralf Fücks held the keynote speech, hilighting the development of the electric car industry on both sides of the Atlantic. Ralf Fücks

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Publication Myths of Nuclear Power

Publication

Myth of Nuclear Power - A Guide

- Some lobbyists and politicians carry on the myth that nuclear power is reliable, secure, and a source of unbeatable energy. The newest myth paints nuclear power as the necessary bridging technology to the solar age - in Europe and around the world. To address the myths of nuclear power, the Heinrich Böll Stiftung has commissioned renowned international nuclear experts to deliver reports that provide the public with an overview of current, fact-rich, and nuclear-critical know-how more»

Publication

Safe clean energy future unfolds on virtual Heliosthana

- A how-to guide for a safe clean energy future, based around the virtual Mediterranean nation Heliosthana was launched on 11th May 2010 by WWF and the Heinrich Böll Stiftung (hbs), at the Spanish EU Presidency conference on the Mediterranean Solar Plan in Valencia. more»

Article

A European Community for Renewable Energies

- According to an ambitious initiative launched by some of Europe's largest companies, the Sahara will become a power hub to provide renewable energy to Europe by the mid of the century. This project should become a cornerstone of a new European Community for renewable energies. By Ralf Fücks, Co-President of the Heinrich Böll Stiftung
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STUDY

Greening the Black Sea Synergy

- This study is at the heart of a project entitled 'Greening the Black Sea Synergy', which the Heinrich Böll Foundation has launched in cooperation with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to contribute to the current strategic dialogue at EU level by providing arguments to make the Black Sea sustainable and to promote environmental protection and nature conservation in the entire region. The study analyses the development in the Black Sea Region in the areas of energy, transport, security, and institutions. more»

Publication

European Community for Renewable Energies

- Climate protection and a secure energy supply both are questions of our future. The European Union must set itself ambitious goals if it wants to maintain its political dynamic. A feasibility study by Michaele Schreyer and Lutz Mez in collaboration with David Jacobs.

Link to: ERENE website.

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The Next Big Project for the EU is Energy

- The global energy system is undergoing a structural crisis. At its heart lies the need to restrain climatic change while at the same time dealing with energy security in an era of rapidly growing demand. By Michaele Schreyer and Ralf Fücks more»

Arctic Region

Safeguarding Arctic Resources

No less than a week after presenting its ‘Communication on the Arctic Region’, the European Commission’s attempts at forging a coherent Arctic policy have already taken a knock back. more»

Policy Briefing Paper

Expanding the EU`s Institutional Capacities in the Arctic Region

- This Policy Briefing Paper aims to provide a concise background on the Arctic region offering a succinct analysis of the situation and a set of recommendations for the European Union. See pdf (14 pages, 354 kB)
By Roderick Kefferpütz and Danila Bochkarev