| The EU Directive 2001/77/EC on the promotion of electricity produced from renewable energy sources has proven to be a milestone in advertising renewable energy in Europe (i.e. wind, solar, geothermal, wave, tidal, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas and biogases). The next milestone is already on the horizon with the Commission's proposal for a Directive on the promotion of the use of renewable energy. The Directive is designed to help achieving the Commission's target for the production of 20 percent of Europe's energy from renewable sources by 2020.
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