This paper looks at the possibility of installing a 'renewable power plant' of equal output in place of a planned coal-fired power plant. Plans for both options are compared with regard to the costs involved, and to the effect on jobs, the environment and the final attainable electricity price which the independent power producer can offer the grid operator. The economic and environmental advantages of plants based on renewable energy and energy efficiency are highlighted with proposals for 2 companies that will work closely together. May 1999 - Environmental organisations and renewable energy producers have formed a coalition to campaign for a EU Renewable Energy Directive. Currently, the European electricity market is significantly distorted to the detriment of renewable energy generators.
Regulation limits access to the market for alternative energy sources.
Nearly fifteen billion Euro's in subsidies go to the conventional energy sector. This holds back the harnessing of renewable energy in the European Union. Find out about Greenpeace's renewable energy work in countries around Europe.