Eurelectric Power Plant

 81% of EU habitats are severely deteriorated by unsustainable activities. This alarming reality is intrinsically linked to climate change: according to world-leading climate and biodiversity experts, greenhouse emissions will become the leading driver for ecological loss and agricultural disruptions.

The goal of the Power Plant project is to restore nature while ensuring possibilities for a large-scale renewable and clean power deployment, in order to break the degradation cycle and contribute to biodiversity regeneration.

Around 500 GW of new renewable capacity is needed to cut EU emissions by 55% by 2030, which equals to half of the existing European generation capacity.

Power Plant was developed with a path-breaking methodology, to define a new approach that combines renewables with regenerative biodiversity.

Using satellite images and visualizations, Power Plant elaborates cross-cutting recommendations for mitigating climate change, while ensuring biodiversity and energy security.  Examples from the report include:

- Reviving landscapes in degraded areas, like peatlands and coal mines; 

- Revegetating desertified land, through solar panel shading;  

- Allowing sustainable food and energy production, by deploying agri-photovoltaics above crops.   

The project was developed by Eurelectric with EFFEKT as lead consultant, in consultation with academia and civil society,