Abstract
Abstract: Since 2000 the EU Commission has proposed a considerable number of new legal instruments to promote renewable energy and energy efficiency. The European Parliament and Council have adopted the followings which are in implementation in the member countries, including Romania: - Directive 2001/77/EC on the promotion of electricity produced from renewable energy sources (OJ L283/33, 27.10.2001); - Directive 2003/30/EC on the promotion of biofuels (OJ L123/42, 17.5.2003). Following this documents, the contribution of renewable sources (solar energy, biomass, biogas, biofuel, wind energy) must be increased from 14% to 22%. This paper is focalized over the economic and technological trends in biofuel production, distribution and utilization in Romania like new EU member country.
Keywords: EU directive, Romania, energy sources, renewable energy source, biofuels.