The
Renewable Energy for Europe - Campaign for Take-Off (2000-2003)
Given the ambitious EU targets and goals set for 2010, a Campaign
for Take-Off was launched in 2000 to accelerate and substantially
improve market penetration and investment in renewable energy
technologies. The initiative sought to stimulate an increase
in public spending and highlight private investment opportunities
for several near-market technologies – solar, wind and
biomass.
During the period 2000-2003, 125 renewable
energy programmes and projects involving more than 700 partner
organisations in the European Union – including
municipalities, agencies, technological institutes, universities
and enterprises – joined the Campaign as
Renewable Energy Partners and expressed their willingness
to contribute to these objectives.
'Amongst the Campaign for Take-Off’s major initiatives
was the annual round of awards to partners, intended to provide
a showcase of the best examples of renewables in use, and
the best efforts to promote their wider use. These awards
were intended to recognise specific partners’ achievements,
but also had a major role in promoting the Campaign and the
EU’s renewable energy goals.
Campaign
for Take-Off Catalogue and Award Winners
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