Development of renewables in the Apulia region (Italy) and similarities with Polish case

In the Apulia Region, Italy, there has been an impressive development of renewables, in particular wind and photovoltaic, driven by the regional and national energy policy. In the Apulia region most of the primary energy come from fossil fuels, in particular coal, a situation quite similar to that of Poland, but a regional energy policy is driving the decarbonisation of the energy industry and is stimulating the use of sun and wind in wind farms and thermal and photovoltaic installations. In this paper, which is part of studies extracted from an ongoing research project fi nanced by the Apulia region, the development of renewable energy in the region, due to the implementation of a series of incentives, is illustrated and compared with the Polish situation to point out some possible ways to overcome the environmental concerns related to fossils and to guarantee, on the other side, the transition to a “fossil-free” economic system.