Policy Documents

In the Plenary vote of the European Parliament on the Renewable Energy Directive on 17/01/2018, several Amendments aiming at adding regulatory burden to geothermal projects are subject to a vote. These proposals, supported by Italian EFDD (5 Star Movement) MEPs, are supported by arguments that are at odds with the conclusions of independent studies and the state of the regulatory framework for geothermal energy.

After the General Approach reached  by the Energy Council on December 2017 and ahead of the vote in the Committee for Industry and Energy of the European Parliament, the RES associations jointly elaborated a statement on Market Design.

EGEC, together with the renewable energy industry, signed a statement ahead of the vote on December 7th on the Governance of the Energy Union .

Ahead of the vote on December 7 in the European Parliament committee on Industry, Research and Energy, the Renewable Energy associations jointly devised a statement on the Governance Regulation.

The European Council and the European Parliament are debating the Governance regulation proposal from the European Commission, with notably the European Parliament to vote in Committee on December 7.

The 28/11/2017, the ITRE committee of the European Parliament voted on the reports for the recast Renewable Energy Directive and the Energy Efficiency Directive.

The associations representing the renewable heating and cooling sector (biomass, geothermal, solar thermal) jointly developed factsheets on key topics for RES-HC in the Renewable Energy Directive.

The associations representing the renewable heating and cooling sector (biomass, geothermal, solar thermal) jointly developed factsheets on key topics for RES-HC in the Renewable Energy Directive.

The associations representing the renewable heating and cooling sector (biomass, geothermal, solar thermal) jointly developed factsheets on key topics for RES-HC in the Renewable Energy Directive.

Renewable energy associations’ joint messages on the proposal for a Regulation on the Governance of the Energy Union