European Renewable Energy Council
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The European Renewable Energy Council (EREC) was founded in 2000 by the European renewable energy
industry, trade and research associations. EREC is located in the Renewable Energy House in Brussels
, a monument protected building with 100% renewable energy supply for heating and cooling.
EREC acts as a representative in Brussels of the European Renewable industry and research community and acts as a forum for exchange of information and discussion on issues related to renewables. EREC provides information and consultancy on renewable energies for the political decision makers on local, regional, national and international levels.
and EREC's Energy (R)evolution scenario, the world could eliminate fossil fuel use by 2090.
On the other hand, according to EREC RE-thinking 2050, Europe can be a renewable-energy economy (using only renewable energy
) by 2050.
Renewable energy
Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable . About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewables, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from...
industry, trade and research associations. EREC is located in the Renewable Energy House in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, a monument protected building with 100% renewable energy supply for heating and cooling.
EREC acts as a representative in Brussels of the European Renewable industry and research community and acts as a forum for exchange of information and discussion on issues related to renewables. EREC provides information and consultancy on renewable energies for the political decision makers on local, regional, national and international levels.
Members
EREC is composed of the following non-profit associations and federations:- AEBIOM (European Biomass AssociationEuropean Biomass AssociationThe European Biomass Association is a group of national biomass associations with membership open to representatives of the European Union and Central and Eastern Europe...
) - EGEC (European Geothermal Energy Council )
- EPIA (European Photovoltaic Industry AssociationEuropean Photovoltaic Industry AssociationThe European Photovoltaic Industry Association is the world’s largest solar photovoltaic industry association, representing around 95 percent of the European photovoltaic industry and 80 percent of the worldwide PV industry...
) - EREF (European Renewable Energies Federation).
- ESHA (European Small Hydropower Association )
- ESTIF (European Solar Thermal Industry Federation )
- EUBIA (European Biomass Industry Association)
- EUREC Agency (European Renewable Energy Research Centres Agency)
- EWEA (European Wind Energy AssociationEuropean Wind Energy AssociationThe European Wind Energy Association is an association based in Brussels, promoting the use of wind power in Europe. It has over 600 members from nearly 60 countries including manufacturers with a 90% share of the world wind power market, component suppliers, research institutes, national wind and...
)
Renewable-energy economy
In the GreenpeaceGreenpeace
Greenpeace is a non-governmental environmental organization with offices in over forty countries and with an international coordinating body in Amsterdam, The Netherlands...
and EREC's Energy (R)evolution scenario, the world could eliminate fossil fuel use by 2090.
On the other hand, according to EREC RE-thinking 2050, Europe can be a renewable-energy economy (using only renewable energy
Renewable energy
Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable . About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewables, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from...
) by 2050.
See also
- European Biomass AssociationEuropean Biomass AssociationThe European Biomass Association is a group of national biomass associations with membership open to representatives of the European Union and Central and Eastern Europe...
- European Wind Energy AssociationEuropean Wind Energy AssociationThe European Wind Energy Association is an association based in Brussels, promoting the use of wind power in Europe. It has over 600 members from nearly 60 countries including manufacturers with a 90% share of the world wind power market, component suppliers, research institutes, national wind and...
- List of renewable energy organizations