1 Table Of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 6
1.2 List of Figures 8
2 Executive Summary 9
2.1 The European Commission’s Directive On Renewables Is Playing An Important Role In Developing The Renewable Energy Industry In Europe 9
2.2 Supportive National Policy Measures have Enabled a Strong Renewable Energy Development in Europe 9
2.3 Feed in tariffs have proved to be the Best Renewable Energy Support system in Europe 10
2.4 France, Italy and UK are Well Positioned for a Strong Growth In The Renewable Energy Sector in Future 12
2.5 The Biofuel Industry in Europe is expected to Continue To Grow at a Steady Rate 13
3 Renewable Energy Policy Framework 14
3.1 Renewable Energy Policy, Overview 14
3.2 Renewable Energy Policy Framework and Feed in tariffs 15
3.3 Renewable Energy Policy Framework and Renewable Portfolio Standard 15
3.4 Renewable Energy Policy Framework, Other Policy Measures 16
4 Germany, Major Policies and Market Instruments Supporting Renewables 17
4.1 Germany Renewable Energy, Major Policies and Incentives 17
4.2 Germany Solar Power, Major Policies and Incentives 21
4.3 Germany Wind, Major Policies and Incentives 28
4.4 Germany Geothermal, Major Policies and Incentives 30
4.5 Germany Hydro, Major Policies and Incentives 32
4.6 Germany Bioenergy, Major Policies and Incentives 33
5 Spain, Major Policies and Market Instruments Supporting Renewables 43
5.1 Spain Renewable Energy, Major Policies and Incentives 43
5.2 Spain Solar PV Power, Major Policies and Incentives 49
5.3 Spain Solar Thermal Power, Major Policies and Incentives 53
5.4 Spain Wind, Major Policies and Incentives 54
5.5 Spain Hydro, Major Policies and Incentives 55
5.6 Spain Hydro Power, Major Policies and Incentives 55
5.7 Spain Bioenergy, Major Policies and Incentives 55
6 France, Major Policies and Market Instruments Supporting Renewables 58
6.1 France Renewable Energy, Major Policies and Incentives 58
6.2 France Solar Power, Major Policies and Incentives 66
6.3 France Wind, Major Policies and Incentives 68
6.4 France Geothermal, Major Policies and Incentives 70
6.5 France Hydro, Major Policies and Incentives 70
6.6 France Bioenergy, Major Policies and Incentives 71
7 Italy, Major Policies and Market Instruments Supporting Renewables 78
7.1 Italy Renewable Energy, Major Policies and Incentives 78
7.2 Italy Solar Power, Major Policies and Incentives 85
7.3 Italy Wind, Major Policies and Incentives 89
7.4 Italy Geothermal, Major Policies and Incentives 90
7.5 Italy Hydro, Major Policies and Incentives 91
7.6 Italy Bioenergy, Major Policies and Incentives 91
8 The UK, Major Policies and Market Instruments Supporting Renewables 94
8.1 The UK Renewable Energy, Major Policies and Incentives 94
8.2 The UK Solar Power, Major Policies and Incentives 104
8.3 The UK Wind, Major Policies and Incentives 105
8.4 The UK Geothermal, Major Policies and Incentives 106
8.5 The UK Hydro, Major Policies and Incentives 106
8.6 The UK Bioenergy, Major Policies and Incentives 107
9 Austria, Major Policies and Market Instruments Supporting Renewables 110
9.1 Austria Renewable Energy, Major Policies and Incentives 110
9.2 Austria Solar Power, Major Policies and Incentives 120
9.3 Austria Wind, Major Policies and Incentives 124
9.4 Austria Geothermal, Major Policies and Incentives 125
9.5 Austria Hydro, Major Policies and Incentives 126
9.6 Austria Bioenergy, Major Policies and Incentives 127
10 Netherlands, Major Policies and Market Instruments Supporting Renewables 130
10.1 Netherlands Renewable Energy, Major Policies and Incentives 130
10.2 Netherlands Solar Power, Major Policies and Incentives 140
10.3 Netherlands Wind, Major Policies and Incentives 141
10.4 Netherlands Hydro, Major Policies and Incentives 146
10.5 Netherlands Bioenergy, Major Policies and Incentives 146
11 Norway, Major Policies and Market Instruments Supporting Renewables 149
11.1 Norway Renewable Energy, Major Policies and Incentives 149
11.2 Norway Solar Power, Major Policies and Incentives 156
11.3 Norway Wind, Major Policies and Incentives 156
11.4 Norway Hydro, Major Policies and Incentives 157
11.5 Norway Bioenergy, Major Policies and Incentives 159
12 Poland, Major Policies and Market Instruments Supporting Renewables 161
12.1 Poland Renewable Energy, Major Policies and Incentives 161
12.2 Poland Solar Power, Major Policies and Incentives 167
12.3 Poland Wind, Major Policies and Incentives 168
12.4 Poland Hydro, Major Policies and Incentives 172
12.5 Poland Bioenergy, Major Policies and Incentives 172
13 Sweden, Major Policies and Market Instruments Supporting Renewables 175
13.1 Sweden Renewable Energy, Major Policies and Incentives 175
13.2 Sweden Solar Power, Major Policies and Incentives 181
13.3 Sweden Wind, Major Policies and Incentives 181
13.4 Sweden Hydro, Major Policies and Incentives 184
13.5 Sweden Bioenergy, Major Policies and Incentives 185
14 Turkey, Major Policies and Market Instruments Supporting Renewables 188
14.1 Turkey Renewable Energy, Major Policies and Incentives 188
14.2 Turkey Geothermal, Major Policies and Incentives 192
15 Appendix 194
15.1 Methodology 194
15.2 Contact Us 197
15.3 About GlobalData 197
15.4 Disclaimer 197
1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: European Union, Renewable Energy Targets Set Under the 2008 Directive 17
Table 2: European Countries, Major Policy Instruments Supporting Renewable Energy Industry, 2009 18
Table 3: Germany, Feed-In Tariffs, 2008 26
Table 4: Germany, Payment Structure for Different Types of PV Installations, 2004 30
Table 5: Germany, EEG 2009, Remuneration for Solar Facilities 32
Table 6: Germany, EEG 2009, Wind power Remunerations (€ct/kWh) 37
Table 7: Germany Geothermal, EEG 2009 Remuneration 38
Table 8: Germany Hydro, EEG 2009 Remuneration 40
Table 9: Germany Biomass, EEG 2009 Remuneration 42
Table 10: Germany EEG, Bonuses For Biomass 44
Table 11: Germany, Basic Remuneration For Landfill Gas. Sewage Gas and Mine Gas Facilities 45
Table 12: Germany, Taxation Of Biofuels 46
Table 13: Germany, Biofuel Quota Law, Percentage Increase In Biofuels (2007-15) 48
Table 14: Spain PER, Targets for Renewable Energy Plan For 2005-2010 53
Table 15: Spain, Feed-in-Tariffs, € / kWh, 2007-08 58
Table 16: Spain, New Feed-in-Tariff, € / kWh, 2009 59
Table 17: Spain, Tax Rebate, By Year 59
Table 18: Spain, Solar PV Support Measures, 2009 61
Table 19: France, Renewable Sources Feed-In Tariffs 67
Table 20: France, Tax Credits For Renewable Energy 69
Table 21: France Solar Power, Feed In Tariffs For Electricity Produced 74
Table 22: France Solar, New Proposed Tariffs 75
Table 23: France, Biomass Tax Credit 81
Table 24: France, Biofuels Incorporation Targets 81
Table 25: France, Historical Reduction Of Tax Rebate On Biofuels 82
Table 26: France, Proposed reduction In Biofuels Tax Rebate 83
Table 27: Italy, RPS, Minimum Obligation Quota per Fiscal year 87
Table 28: Italy, Green Power Certificates, by Renewable Energy Source Co-efficient factor 88
Table 29: Italy, Purchase And Sale By The Grid Operator, Tariffs 2008 89
Table 30: Italy, Feed in Tariff System 92
Table 31: Italy, Solar Feed-in-Tariff, € / KWh, 2007-08 94
Table 32: Italy, Solar PV Support Measures, 2008 96
Table 33: Renewables Obligation for England, Wales and Scotland, 2006 to 2015 103
Table 34: Renewables Obligation for the Northern Ireland, 2007 to 2013 104
Table 35: The UK, Renewable Energy, Overview of Proposed Bands 107
Table 36: The UK, Low Carbon Buildings Program, Grants Available To Householders 109
Table 37: The UK, Low Carbon Buildings Program, Grant validity periods 109
Table 38: The UK, Low Carbon Buildings Program Phase 2, Technologies supplied by Framework Suppliers 111
Table 39: Austria, Feed In tariffs Renewable Electricity Generation, 2008 122
Table 40: Austria, Support Fee Payable By Consumers (2007-09) 125
Table 41: Sunshine For Vienna, Development of Solar Thermal Systems, 2001-08 129
Table 42: Austria, Wind Power Tariffs, 2003-08 133
Table 43: Netherlands, SDE, 2008 139
Table 44: Netherlands, Details Of The SDE, 2009 140
Table 45: SDE, Total Realized Power And Target For This Cabinet Period, 2009 142
Table 46: Netherlands, ROB, Maximum Grants Available, 2009 155
Table 47: Poland Quota System, Percentage of Quota Set, 2008-2017 172
Table 48: Poland, New Biofuels Tax Exemptions, 2007 181
Table 49: Poland, Mandatory Biofuel Targets 2008-13 181
Table 50: Sweden Electricity Certificate Scheme, Quota Obligation 184
Table 51: Eco Car Subsidy, Eligibility Requirements 195
1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: Germany and Spain, Historical and Future Development of the Wind Power Industry, 2000-15 19
Figure 2: Germany and Spain, Historical and Future Development of the Solar PV Industry, 2000-15 20
Figure 3: Germany, EEG 2009, Comparison of Feed in Tariffs for Different Technologies 27
Figure 4: Germany, Comparison of Solar Tariffs 32
Figure 5: Germany, Wind Feed in Tariffs, Comparison with Historical Tariffs 38
Figure 6: Germany, Geothermal Energy, Comparison of Feed in Tariffs 39
Figure 7: Germany, Hydro Energy, Comparison of Feed in Tariffs 41
Figure 8: Germany, Biomass Energy, Comparison of Feed in Tariffs 43
Figure 9: Germany, Different Gas Facilities, Comparison of Feed in Tariffs 45
Figure 10: Germany, Comparison Of Old And New Tax Rates For Biodiesel 47
Figure 11: Germany, Biofuel Mandates, 2007-15 49
Figure 12: Spain, Targets Increase in Different Renewable Energy Technologies Under PER (2005-10) 54
Figure 13: Spain, Available Solar Feed-in Tariffs, 2007-08 58
Figure 14: France, Comparison of Feed in Tariffs for Different Technologies 68
Figure 15: France, Comparison of Solar Feed in tariffs 76
Figure 16: France, Increase in Biofuels Quota, 2008-15 82
Figure 17: France, Historical Reduction Of Tax Rebate On Biofuels, 2003-08 83
Figure 18: Italy, RPS, Minimum Obligation Quota per Fiscal year (2007-11) 87
Figure 19: Italy, Comparison of Feed in tariffs for Different Technologies 92
Figure 20: Italy, Comparison of Solar Tariffs Available for Different Types of Systems for Different Capacities 95
Figure 21: England, Wales and Scotland, Renewables Obligation, 2006-15 103
Figure 22: Northern Ireland, Renewables Obligation, 2006-15 104
Figure 23: Austria, Comparison of Feed in tariffs for different Technologies, 2008 123
Figure 24: Austria, Comparison of Feed in Tariffs for Small Hydro Facilities 124
Figure 25: Austria, Support Fee To be paid by the Consumers. 2007-09 125
Figure 26: Austria, Changes in Wind Tariffs, 2003-08 133
Figure 27: Netherlands, Targets For Capacity Addition for Major Renewable Energy Technologies 144
Figure 28: Poland, Renewable Electricity Required under the RPS 173
Figure 29: Poland, Mandatory Biofuel Targets 2008-13 182
Figure 30: Sweden, Electricity Certificate Scheme, Quota Obligation 185
Figure 31: GlobalData Methodology 203