This paper assesses the impact of the energy crisis on Denmark. It delves into the specifics of the Danish case by analysing the energy situation of the domestic energy market prior to the war in Ukraine in 2022, the short- and long-term policy responses following its outbreak, the impact of the conflict and the energy sanctions on Denmark’s domestic energy sector, and its alignment with the EU climate goals.
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With the gas crisis and Russia’s war in Ukraine, energy security been shooting up on the top of the EU’s agenda. Seeing the urgency of reducing dependence on imported fossil fuels, the European Commission and European Union (EU) member states have increased ambition on renewable energy. However, this needs to be coupled with actual delivery through national legislation, the removal of administrative barriers, effective support schemes and increased investment.
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While the draft REPowerEU strategy identifies environmental regulation as the main obstacle to the uptake and upscale of renewables in Europe, the real bottlenecks proved to lie elsewhere. European Environmental Bureau analyses in this policy briefing what are the real top 10 barriers to renewable energy, which are related to lack of skilled professionals, grid connections and resource allocation.
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The Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) entered into force in February 2021. The RRF therefore provides an important opportunity for EU Member States to accelerate necessary investments for the green transition. But are they really making full use of this money?
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The 14 research projects featured in this CORDIS Results Pack have developed a suite of tools that are able to assess the benefits, costs, risks and trade-offs of climate neutrality strategies. This provides a solid bedrock on which policymakers, business and society can make informed choices about the best route to a greener, cleaner and more equitable future for Europe.
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SolarPower Europe has published their Position Paper with feedback on the amendment of the Renewable Energy Directive (REDIII), following up to their previous recommendations for REDII in May 2021. This new position paper outlines seven key recommendations for REDIII.
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The report assesses progress based on key competitiveness indicators. It shows that while the EU remains at the forefront of clean energy research, further efforts are needed to increase research and innovation (R&I) investments and to bridge the gap between innovation and market.
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This is Council of European Energy Regulators’ (CEER) Second Paper on Unsupported Renewable Energy Systems (RES). It presents an updated assessment of the status quo of formally supported RES installation in Europe. A first CEER paper (C19-RES-64-04a) on the topic was published in May 2020.
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The Italian energy agency Gestore dei Servizi Energetici (GSE) has invited the seventh round of tenders for renewable energy projects in Italy. The agency aims to allocate 3,312 MW capacity of renewable projects, which will include both solar and wind energy.
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