Section: Timeline for renewable energy in the EU | Module 2: Policy and Regulatory Framework

Section outline

2023	Revised Directive EU/2023/2413 entered into force
2022	REPowerEU Plan: new EC proposal to further raise the renewable energy target
2021	Fit for 55: EC proposal to revise the directive and raise the target for 2030 to 40%
2019	EU power production from wind and solar surpass coal for the first time
2018	Revised Renewable Energy Directive: 32% renewables target for 2030
2014	Onshore wind is cheaper than coal, gas and nuclear energy
2009	Renewable Energy Directive: EU target of 20% renewables by 2020 and national binding targets
2008	Olmedilla Photovoltaic park (Spain) - largest power plant (60MW) in the world - generates enough to power 40 000 homes/year
2003	Directive on biofuels and renewable fuels for transport: national targets for biofuels
2001	Directive on electricity production from renewables: national indicative targets
2000	First large-scale offshore wind farm (Denmark)
1997	Energy for the future: renewable sources of energy: indicative EU target of 12% renewables by 2010
1991	Germany introduces first feed-in-tarif for renewables