Press Releases 2005

07 December 2005: EREC welcomes Commission's communication on support for electricity from renewables, but a 2007 review is unnecessary.

 Support for electricity from renewable energy sources (22 kB)

08 November 2005: Declaration of BIREC 2005 - less promising than was initially thought...

 BIREC declaration still weak (34 kB)

29 September 2005: EREC Press Release on European Parliament's vote on RES in the EU and call for mandatory 20% targets by 2020

 European Parliament's vote on RES (24 kB)

07 April 2005: Joint Declaration for a European Directive to Promote Renewable Heating & Cooling supported by over 40 organisations, and the launch surveyed by the European Press.

 Joint declaration on promotion of renewable Heating & Cooling (30 kB)

25 March 2005: Joint Press Release "Despite rhetoric, Commission spends less on RE research than 4 years ago"

 Commission spends less on RE development than 4 years ago (62 kB)

21 March 2005: Open letter to Jean-Claude Juncker, PM of Luxembourg, concerning the European Spring Council - Tackling Climate Change and fulfilling the Lisbon Strategy: a 'win-win' opportunity.

 Spring Council Open Letter (1.1 MB)

01 March 2005: Call for increase in R&D funding for renewables

 Call for increase in R&D funding for renewables  (77 kB)

25 January 2005: Arthouros Zervos, EREC President, delivers keynote speech on support mechanisms for RES-E

 Support mechanisms for RES-E (17.4 kB)