EurObservER - barometers for the development of renewable energy in the EU

In collaboration with several other energy actors, Ea Energy Analyses will develop and publish barometers that measure the progress made by renewable energies in each sector and in each EU member state. The barometers, which are publicly available, contain the most updated data for each RE sector, as well as socioeconomic data and positive case stories from the various member states.

Ea Energy Analyses has entered the project as of January 2011 and will be delivering data for the coming barometers to strengthen the focus on the Nordic countries. Ea Energy Analyses will, among other things, be responsible for the data collection from Denmark, Sweden and Finland.

Status for the progress in all RE sectors
The project aims to take stock of the development within the renewable energy sectors in the individual EU member states at regular intervals so as to highlight the countries' progress towards meeting the EU's RE Directive. In the course of three years, the project will publish 15 thematic barometers, describing the most up-to-date indicators and trends in the development of eight renewable sectors (wind power, photovoltaic, solar, thermal and concentrated solar power, geothermal heat pumps, solid biomass, biogas, municipal solid waste and biofuels), and an annual overview barometer, assessing the development of all renewable energy sectors in each member state. The annual overview barometer 2010 has just been released and is available here.

Meeting the target of the RE Directive
The project will support the fulfilment of EU targets on renewable energy through translation of the RE Directive into the EurObservER objectives and by dissemination of the barometers within the EU. In addition, the project will highlight best practice examples of the relationship between national policies and regional conditions.

The project is supported by "Intelligent Energy - Europe" and conducted in collaboration with French Observ'ER, German RENAC, Dutch ECN (Energy Center Netherlands), Slovenian JSI (Jozef Stefan Institute) and Polish IEO (Institute for Renewable Energies).

Last update 12-Dec-2011