Renewable energy in Greece

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Renewable energy in Greece accounted for 8% of the country's total energy consumption in 2008.[1] 12% of Greece's electricity comes from hydroelectric power plants.[2]

In August 2016, a new renewable energy law was approved that aims to further stimulate renewable energy investments by introducing feed-in premiums, competitive tenders, and virtual net metering.[3] Under the new law, the compensation for renewable energy producers will consist of what they receive in the electricity market plus a variable feed-in premium. The latter is the difference between a price depending on market variables (e.g., the system’s marginal price) and a set price decided via a competitive tender.[3] Furthermore, from the beginning of 2017, the new scheme to approve new renewable energy capacity is based on competitive tenders, where the Energy Minister is able to call on a tender for specific capacities and technologies.[3]

Wind power[]

View of a wind farm, Panachaiko mountain.

Wind power was due to expand[when?] by 352% by 2010 to meet the European target of 20% coverage of energy needs from renewable sources. Previously,[when?] there were 1,028 wind turbines installed throughout Greece and the number was set to reach 2,587 wind turbines before the end of 2010.[4]

According to the Ministry of Environment and Public Works, the system would have a nameplate capacity of 3,372 MW of power from wind alone[when?] compared to 746 MW at the end of 2006.[5] Greece chose to invest primarily to wind power by 77%, while the rest of renewable sources altogether comprise the remaining 23% of production with hydroelectric power being second with 11%.[6][7]

The Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving (CRES) is the Greek national entity for the promotion of renewable energy sources, rational use of energy and energy conservation.[8]

Timeline[]

Greece's wind energy capacity in Megawatt per year. x-axis is the year and y-axis are the MW. We see an increase in Wind energy capacity (in Megawatt) from 1998 to 2019. Especially after 2010.
Greece's wind energy capacity in MW per year. x-axis is the year and y-axis is the capacity in Megawatt.
year MW change change %
1987 0.8 0.0 0.0%
1988 0.8 0.0 0.0%
1989 1.1 0.3 27.3%
1990 1.5 0.4 26.7%
1991 3.9 2.4 61.5%
1992 19.4 15.5 79.9%
1993 26.0 6.6 25.4%
1994 26.6 0.6 2.3%
1995 27.3 0.7 2.6%
1996 27.3 0.0 0.0%
1997 27.3 0.0 0.0%
1998 38.8 11.5 29.6%
1999 107.0 68.2 63.7%
2000 237.0 130.0 54.9%
2001 277.0 40.0 14.4%
2002 293.0 16.0 5.5%
2003 409.0 116.0 28.4%
2004 481.0 72.0 15.0%
2005 603.0 122.0 20.2%
2006 750.0 147.0 19.6%
2007 850.0 100.0 11.8%
2008 997.0 147.0 14.7%
2009 1,155.0 158.0 13.7%
2010 1,324.0 169.0 12.8%
2011 1,637.0 313.0 19.1%
2012 1,751.0 114.0 6.5%
2013 1,866.0 115.0 6.2%
2014 1,978.0 112.0 5.7%
2015 2,136.0 158.0 7.4%
2016 2,371.0 235.0 9.9%
2017 2,652.0 281.0 10.6%
2018 2,828.0 176.0 6.2%
2019 3,576.0 748.0 26.4%

Solar power[]

Main article: Solar power in Greece
Photovoltaic solar tracker in Lixouri
Solar insolation in Greece

The solar energy development in Greece started in 2006 and increased substantially from 2009 because of the high feed-in tariffs introduced and the corresponding regulations for domestic applications of PVs on rooftops.[citation needed] However this mechanism overheated the market creating a big deficit of more than 500 million euros in the Greek "Operator of Electricity Market".[citation needed]

From August 2012 new regulations have been introduced including a temporary tax imposed to all operating PV plants (excluding residential applications), licensing of new PV projects have been put on halt and the feed-in tariffs were drastically reduced.[9]

As of December 2013, the total installed photovoltaic capacity in Greece reached 2,419.2 MWp [10] of which 987.2 MWp were installed in the period between January–September 2013 despite the financial crisis.[11] Greece ranks 5th worldwide with regard to per capita installed PV capacity. It is expected that PV produced energy will cover up to 7% of the country's electricity demand in 2014.[12]

PV in Greece
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Total capacity (MWpeak)[13][14][15] 5 7 9 19 55 205 631 1,543 2,585 2,603 2,613
Watt/capita[15] 55.8 136.7 233.7 236.8 241.7

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption %". Eurostat. 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Energy". Invest in Greece Agency. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  3. ^ a b c Ilias Tsagas (2016-08-17). "Greece Approves New Renewable Energy Law". Renewable Energy World. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
  4. ^ "Greece commits for 2,587 wind turbines". Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  5. ^ Rising to the Challenge:the growth of wind power generation in Greece
  6. ^ Greek Ministry of Environment Archived 2014-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Greece Renewable Energy - Europa Fact Sheet Archived 2012-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Center For Renewable Energy Sources (CRES)". www.cres.gr. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  9. ^ HELAPCO: The Greek PV Market
  10. ^ LAGIE: DAS Monthly Reports
  11. ^ HELAPCO: Total installed capacity January-September 2013
  12. ^ HELAPCO: The Greek PV market
  13. ^ Photovoltaic energy barometer 2007 – EurObserv’ER[permanent dead link] Systèmes solaires Le journal des énergies renouvelables n° 178, p. 49-70, 4/2007
  14. ^ Photovoltaic energy barometer 2009 – EurObserv’ER[permanent dead link] Systèmes solaires Le journal des énergies renouvelables n° 190, p. 72-102, 3/2009
  15. ^ a b Photovoltaic energy barometer 2010-2016 – EurObserv’ER

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