Table 5: European Commission White Paper for a Community Strategy
and Action Plan on Renewable Energy

Strategic Objective

12% penetration of renewables in the EU by 2010 (current share is 6%)

Action Plan

Fair access for renewables to the electricity market
Fiscal and finance measures (taxes and tax incentives)
New bioenergy initiative for transport, heat, and electricity
Improving building regulations, direct reversible metering

Implementation

1 million photovoltaic systems (500,000 PV roof and faìade for domestic market; 500,000 PV village export initiative)
Incentives for PV investments
10,000 MW of large wind farms
Guaranteed fair grid access
10,000 MW of biomass installations
Support for decentralized use
Integration of renewable energies in 100 communities
Selection of pilot locations aiming at 100 percent power supply from renewables

Source: See footnote 62.


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