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What is green energy?
Green energy is a general term for renewable energy that private persons and companies buy from their energy supplier. At the moment, green energy refers to electricity from renewable energy sources. However, in the future it may be possible to buy 'green gas' or 'green heat'.
Renewable energy sources like wind energy, solar energy, biomass (wood, straw) and hydropower will not become depleted. Using them does not harm the environment, in contrast with the generation of energy from coal, gas or oil.
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Targets for renewable energy in Belgium
In Belgium, the energy competence is divided between the regional and federal level. Renewable energy is essentially a competence of the Regions. The Flemish, Walloon and Brussels Region prepare decrees which will gradually liberalise the electricity market. The federal law which provides the framework for the regional decrees was approved by the Federal parliament on April 29th 1999.
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