Abstract: . . .  the last five years. The annual installation rate passed from half a million square meters installed in 1994 to more than a million in 1998. There is potential for a much larger increase since the present development is taking place mainly in northern European countries (Germany, Austria), with the exception of Greece. The value pre- dicted by Primes for 2000 has already been achieved in 1996. Here again there is a clear underestimation, although to a much smaller extent than biomass or wind energy. . . .
. . .  It is clear that the prices used in the model for the different fuels as well as for the dif- ferent technologies (see comments above for wind and PV) have an effect on the most cost effective actions necessary to achieve CO 2 reduction objectives. Wind energy offers today one of the cheapest options for reducing CO 2 emissions from electricity genera- tion. As was shown above, we believe that the renewable energy potential has been severely underestimated in analysis based on using the Primes model. . . .
. . .  little, so we must look for other energy solutions for the future« is an obvious conclusion that someone might make when reading documents such as those com- mented on in this note. That would be a wrong conclusion to draw. The solution for a sustainable energy future is directly connected with the large-scale deployment of re- newables.  . . .
. . .  past developments but by the options available for the future. Page 3 3 Contribution to the debate on the Green Paper Towards a European strategy for the security of energy supply Name Vicky Pollard and Christian Kjaer Organisation European Wind Energy Association What are your ar- eas of interest? Wind Energy, Renewable Energy Contact person Christian Kjaer E-Mail ewea@ewea.org Telephone +32 2 546 1940 Fax +32 2 546 1944 Address The Renewable Energy House, 26 rue du Trône, B-1000 Brussels, Bel- gium . . .
. . .  wind energy European Wind Energy Association Response to the European Commission’s Green Paper: Page 1 European Wind Energy Association Response to the European Commission’s Green Paper: Towards a European strategy for the security of energy supply November 2001 The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) represents the interests of the wind energy com- munity at an international level. . . .
. . .  solutions for the future« is an obvious conclusion that someone might make when reading documents such as those com- mented on in this note. That would be a wrong conclusion to draw. The solution for a sustainable energy future is directly connected with the large-scale deployment of re- newables.  . . .
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