Uncertainty over renewables policy, particularly in the EU, is the main barrier to deployment.
Not exact matches
The
Renewable Energy Association (REA), which lobbies for more low - carbon power, said government infighting
over subsidies was causing deep
uncertainty in the industry.
The optimism of green energy companies has dimmed since the carbon tax legislation was passed last year, amid political
uncertainty and growing concern
over the forthcoming review of the 20 per cent by 2020
renewable energy target.
«As with other
renewable energy technologies in the United States, growth in geothermal energy production is affected by the
uncertainty over how long current federal policies will continue to support new development.
Therefore, given
uncertainty over future markets, in the core scenarios, they do not assume a European market for UK
renewable power, and they only have a 3GW supergrid interconnection.
For instance,
uncertainty over the future of the federal production tax credit led to a boom - and - bust cycle in which 13 GW of
renewable capacity was installed in 2012, but only 1 GW was installed in 2013 after the credit expired.