General Information

Area (km2): 145,223
Population: 9.7 million
Capital: Freydonia

Europa has access to a variety of indigenous energy sources which include coal and wood, with limited amounts of natural gas. The primary indigenous source has historically been subsidised wood production produced from major state forests, some hydropower, and coal for industry. Nearly 90% of Europa's energy is imported. Of indigenous energy resources, wood accounts for nearly 60% of primary indigenous energy consumption, with coal representing less than 20% and hydropower approximately 20%, with small amounts of waste and pilot biomass CHP.

Renewable energy installed capacities

(Gross MW unless specified)

Of Europa's total primary energy consumption, oil accounts for just under 50%, all of which is imported. Gas accounts for approximately 20%, of which 90% is imported. Coal accounts for slightly more than 25%, of which four fifths are imported. Renewable energy accounts for less than 5% of total primary energy consumption.

Tourism is important to Europa, and therefore, environmental issues are of growing concern to the country's national and rural leaders. Improving the environment, by increasing renewable energy utilisation, and by improving energy efficiency, is of major importance to the country. The rural domestic sector is a major energy consumer of woodfuels. At a national level, as in much of Europe, households are switching from coal to gas as new import agreements, and the distribution pipeline become more extensive. This is driven by consumer preference, and also because of government environmental and economic legislation. A natural gas pipeline has been constructed from Europa's northern neighbour, and the distribution system is adding consumers at a rate of 20% per annum.

Europa is currently privatising its seven regional distribution companies. This market liberalisation will have far reaching effects on the country's renewable energy development. The Europa government has set out its second round of the 'Renewable Energy Electricity Directive' (REED) which will bring on well over 200 MW of new electricity generating capacity from renewables, primarily from the country's extensive wind and small hydro resources, but also, in the future, from the country's extensive biomass resource base. Government is encouraging the use of wastes for electricity generation, and a number of tax and other incentives have been put in place to encourage investments in the renewable energy sector. The potential to increase renewable energy in the nation's overall energy balance is great, and new price supports and environmental legislation is accelerating renewable energy development.

Commercial Country Services

Europa National Renewable Energy Association (ENREA)

Europa Wind Energy Association (EWENA)

Europa Small Hydro Producers Association (ESHPA)

Europa Waste to Energy Industries Association (EWEIA)

Combined Heat and Power Association of Europa (CHPAE)

Europa Biomass Energy Industries Association (EBEIA)

Recent Articles

Freydonia gets two new landfill gas plants (EuorREX Newsletter No 2)

A fair wind blowing through REED II: Government expects over 100 MW in new wind plant (Newsletter No 4)

Pilot biomass CHP provides new opportunities for modern wood industsries (Newsletter No 5)