Overview of the wind energy market and renewable energy policy in Romania

International Conference on Applied Sciences 2016

Chioncel, C.P.^1 ; Tirian, G.O.^2 ; Gillich, N.^1 ; Hatiegan, C.^1 ; Spunei, E.^1

Eftimie Murgu University of Resita, Electrical Engineering and Informatics Department, P-ta Tr. Vuia, no. 1-4, Resita

320085, Romania^1

Politehnica University of Timisoara, Department of Electrical Engineering and Industrial Informatics, 5 Revolution Street, Hunedoara

331128, Romania^2

关键词: Economic profitability;    Economical benefits;    Planned investments;    Project development;    Renewable energy markets;    Renewable energy policy;    Renewable energy sector;    Renewable energy source;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/163/1/012009/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/163/1/012009

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

The modern, developed society becomes aware of the necessity to conserve and protect the environment, increasing the gained benefits from a rational use of the natural resources. The pollution and the limitation of the fossil fuels, associated with the political situation worldwide that affects direct the energy strategies, have opened opportunities in the area of operation renewable energy sources. The development of the exploitation of renewable energy sources is directly linked to the energy politic, which, in terms of Romania, has the focus to integrate into the European Union energy strategy. The year 2014 brought in Romania many legislative changes to the renewable support scheme, that proves, once again, the legislative unpredictability and limitations introduced by the legislator "during the game" that overthrew all economic profitability calculation of the existent and planned investments in this sector. The actual stage of the wind energy across Europe and the particular situation in Romania are highlighted; also a 2020 forecast for Romania tries to evaluate the perspective for the wind, and general, renewable energy market. The actual Romanian renewable energy support scheme, mainly regulated by "Law 220/2008" ends December 2016. The so-called "ready to build" projects especially wind- or hydropower, can't be finalized until this deadline, being unable to qualify to the existing, mainly to inoperable, support scheme. Another legislation that has to clarify how investments in renewable energy will be supported is still not in place, blocking any project development, implementation and economical benefit of the producer. The paper presents in this respect an updated overview of the Romanian renewable energy sector and its perspective.