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Navigating Europe’s policies, markets, and trends

Europe is widely considered a renewable energy powerhouse, at least with regards to technology establishment and kick-starting the green economy. Installation trends and markets are expanding – and Covid-19 could provide new opportunities for the continent.

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pv magazine

25 Jun 2020

A 21 MW solar plant in Hungary – a growing European market. | Photo: Huawei

A primary tool for the growth of the European energy transition was the Renewable Energy Directive 2009/28/EC, which set individual binding targets for all European Union member states, the sum of which should lead to a 20% share of renewable energy in gross final consumption of energy by 2020. How each member state achieves its …

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