The European Commission is planning a large-scale development of solar energy and the restructuring of the European solar industry as part of its efforts to rid the country of Russian fossil fuels, according to a Reuters report. to be published next week as part of a package of proposals to end the European Union’s dependence on Russian oil and gas.
The cost of solar photovoltaics has dropped by more than 80% in the last decade, but technology generates only 5% of the EU ‘s electricity by 2020. The share of solar energy in heat production was even lower, at 1.5%.
Brussels will launch a “European Solar Roofs Initiative” to help reduce electricity and gas heating in homes, offices, shops and factories, the plan said.
The system would require the EU and national governments to take action this year to reduce licensing times to three months for rooftop installations. It will push countries to use EU funding and launch support programs for roof panels and install solar energy in all suitable public buildings by 2025.
Europe has planned about 14 solar components projects, but some need billions of euros in funding to get started.
China supplies 75% of EU solar panel imports by 2020. Europe has struggled to compete with its own large-scale factories, despite the EU imposing anti-dumping and anti-subsidy controls on solar panels from China between 2013 and 2018. .
