Eurosolar - European Association for Renewable Energies (Own spelling: EUROSOLAR) is a German association with headquarters in
Bonn
The federal city of Bonn ( lat, Bonna) is a city on the banks of the Rhine in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with a population of over 300,000. About south-southeast of Cologne, Bonn is in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr ...
. The association has sections in 13 countries (Germany, Bulgaria, Denmark, Georgia, Italy, Luxembourg, Austria, Russia, Spain, Czech Republic, Turkey, Ukraine and Hungary).
Eurosolar is the non-profit European Association for Renewable Energy (german: Europäische Vereinigung für Erneuerbare Energien) that conducts its work independently of
political parties
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,
institution
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s,
commercial enterprises, and
interest group
Advocacy groups, also known as interest groups, special interest groups, lobbying groups or pressure groups use various forms of advocacy in order to influence public opinion and ultimately policy. They play an important role in the developm ...
s. Eurosolar develops and encourages political and economic
action plan
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* Action (narrative), a literary mode
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Film
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s and concepts for the introduction of
renewable energy
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. Eurosolar has approximately 2,500 members, close to 400 legal groups, and owns the ''Solar Age'' magazine, published quarterly. A history of the association is available.
Formed on 2 August 1988 in
Bonn
The federal city of Bonn ( lat, Bonna) is a city on the banks of the Rhine in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with a population of over 300,000. About south-southeast of Cologne, Bonn is in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr ...
,
West Germany
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,
Eurosolar runs an annual event called the Solar Prize awards, rewarding progress in renewable energy.
See also
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Hermann Scheer
Hermann Scheer (29 April 1944 – 14 October 2010) was a Social Democrat member of the German Bundestag (parliament), President of Eurosolar (European Association for Renewable Energy) and General Chairman of the World Council for Renewable ...
, former president
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German Renewable Energy Sources Act, Eurosolar was active during its inception in 1991 and subsequent development
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International Solar Alliance
Image:Logo Renewable Energy by Melanie Maecker-Tursun V1 4c.svg, Renewable Energies Logo by Melanie Maecker-Tursun
Image:20180825 xl P1030648-Sitz-von-EUROSOLAR-e.V.-in-Bonn-Kaiser-Friedrich-Straße-11.jpg, Eurosolar office in Bonn (2018)
Image:20151017 xl P1000526 Deutscher Solarpreis 2015 IBACH-Haus Schwelm.JPG, German Solar Prize 2015
References
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Environmental organisations based in Germany
International organisations based in Bonn
Solar energy in the European Union
Solar energy organizations