Energy policy of the European Union: Impact of the renewable energies and perspectives for the year 2020

Authors

  • C. Redondo Gil Department of Electrical Engineering & Systems Engineering and Automatic Control. University of Leon. Spain Author
  • L.A. Esquibel Department of Electrical Engineering & Systems Engineering and Automatic Control. University of Leon. Spain Author
  • A.M. Alonso Sánchez Department of Electrical Engineering & Systems Engineering and Automatic Control. University of Leon. Spain Author
  • F.J. Velasco Department of Electronic Technology. University of Cantabria. Spain Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24084/repqj06.385

Keywords:

employment, investment and foreign commerce, Energetic policy of the EU

Abstract

In order to fight against the climatic change the European Union (EU) adopted at the beginning of 20071 a historical decision: The 27 countries members of the European Union (EU) will have to cover, with obligatory character, a 20 % of their power consumption with renewable sources in 2020. Previously the people in charge of the competent portfolios in energy policies of the countries members had decided that the bio-fuel have, with strictly obligatory character, a 10 % of the fuel market.

Published

2024-01-15

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