The Solar Thermal Action Plan for Europe Gerhard Rabensteiner - ESTIF President European Solar Thermal Industry Federation ropean Solar Thermal Industry Federation
Dec 23, 2015
The Solar Thermal Action Planfor Europe
Gerhard Rabensteiner - ESTIF President
European Solar Thermal Industry Federation
European Solar Thermal Industry Federation
A.T. Kearney study 2007
• EU gas consumption until 2020: +30%
• EU gas production until 2020: -43%
• EU gas imports until 2020: +90%
• Investments in infrastructure: 25 bln €
Solar Thermal is far from its potential
And yet today, Solar Thermal generates less than
1%
of Europe´s heating & cooling demand
Legal action to
• reduce greenhouse gases• reduce dependency of supply• secure National/European interests
is adequate, legitimateand understood by people
Solar Thermal Action Plan: Does policy matter?