The German Federal Government agreed on a “National Hydrogen Strategy” on 10 June 2020.

I.D.E.A. is an advisory service that provides innovative ideas and a unique space for interdisciplinary research and collaboration on core Commission priorities. It accelerates ideas for concrete action and reports directly to the Commission President.

The mandate of I.D.E.A. is to:

Source: Transport & Environment

1. A decade after their initial adoption, the EU’s 2020/21 CO2 standards are finally starting to drive investment in electric vehicles in Europe. While not definitive, production forecasts available today show that carmakers are planning to produce over 4 million plug-in cars in 2025, of which around 60% are expected to be battery electric vehicles (BEV) and the rest plug-in hybrids (PHEVs);

Major stakeholder associations

1. Airports Council International (ACI) Europe
2. Airport Services Association (ASA)
3. Airlines for Europe (4AE)
4. European Regions Airline Association (ERA)
5. Airline Catering Association (ACA)
6. European Travel Agents’ and Tour Operators’ Associations (ECTAA)
7. European Travel Retail Confederation (ETRC)
8. EU Travel Tech (EUTT).

European Union

The Frugal Four are Austrian Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden

Debt to GDP Ratio (2019)

1. Sweden: 35.1%
2. Denmark: 33.2%
3. Netherlands: 48.6%
4. Austria 70.4%

Net Contribution to the EU Budget (2018 in million euros)

1. Netherlands: +4,877
2. Sweden: + 1,983
3. Austria + 1,534
4. Denmark: + 1,468

As a group their combined net contribution of 8,862 comes after Germany and ahead of France

1. Coal: 35.18%
2. Natural Gas: 23.52%
3. Hydro: 16.54%
4. Nuclear: 10.52%
5. Wind: 5.44%
6. Other Fossil Fuels: 3.47%
7. Solar: 2.71%
8. Biomass and Waste: 2.24%
9. Other Renewables: 0.4%

% of Gross Final Energy Consumption

Ranking (2020 Target)

1. Austria: Federal Association of Photovoltaic
2. Bulgaria: Bulgarian Photovoltaic Association; BSA-Bulgarian Solar Association
3. Czech Republic : CZePHO-Czech Solar Association; Solarniasociace-Solar Association
4. Denmark : Solcelleforening
5. Finland : Finnish Solar Energy Society
6. France : SER-Syndicat des Energies Renouvelables ; Enerplan-Syndicat des professionnels de l’énergie solaire

Members

In Bold Associations

1. Austria: IG Interessengemeinschaft Windkraft Österreich,
2. Belgium: EDORA-Fédération des énergies renouvelables ; Belgian Offshore Cluster; Belgian Offshore Platform ; VWEA- Vlaamse Windenergie Associatie
3. Bulgaria: BGWEA- Bulgarian Wind Energy Association
4. Croatia: Renewable Energy Sources of Croatia
5. Czech Republic: CzWEA/CSVE-The Czech Wind Energy Association