The five main barriers facing renewable energy resources in Greece

Written by Harris Flodopoulos

The barriers that exist in our country that do not allow a greater development of RES in Greece are mentioned during to talk To the shareholders of TERNA Energy, the company’s president G. Peristeris. According to Mr. Perestris, the recent energy crisis revealed in the clearest way what energy dependence means in third countries, as well as how important the role energy plays at the geopolitical, economic, political and social level.

He pointed to the paradoxes prevailing in our country, as a result of which the development of renewable energy sources is limited and the failure to take full advantage of the huge potential that exists in the green energy sector in Greece.

But what are the five obstacles mentioned by the President of TERNA Energy regarding the development of renewable energy sources in our country?

The first hurdle is the continued dependence of the energy balance on energy imports from polluting traditional fuels such as oil and natural gas.

The second obstacle is the delay in developing investments in energy storage from renewable energy sources in order to take advantage of excess energy when needed. As a result, network administrators worry about network stability every day.

The third hurdle is the trench warfare against the RES with wind turbine sabotage, with initiatives seeking a blanket ban on wind farm sites in various regions, even as investors and projects are demonized and conspiracy theories are developed.

The fourth hurdle: concerns expressed about wind turbines, which at last when they have fulfilled their purpose, simply drive away without effect while beaches are occupied by numerous random constructions and mountains and streams are subjected to irreversible and destructive intrusions, often resulting in the loss of human life.

The fifth obstacle is the prevailing ignorance of the contribution of renewable energy resources, which return 3% of their total annual revenues to the municipalities and communities in which they are located. Nor do consumers realize that RES is the largest financier of subsidizing electricity bills through the Energy Transfer Fund. Consumers and taxpayers – if there were no wind farms – would have paid more than 4 billion in the last 18 months. More euros for electricity.