The overall aim of the RE-SHAPING project is to develop sound policy recommendations and policy implementation strategies for instruments to foster RES market penetration in all EU-27 Member States. In detail, the proposed action pursues the following objectives:

• Development of a comprehensive policy background for RES support instruments.

• Assisting Member State governments in setting up sector-specific RES targets and action plans for 2020 (and 2030) as required by the proposed RES Directive.

• Deriving best practice RES policy options including cooperation measures to meet the national 2020 targets at the lowest cost for European consumers.

• Producing a sound analysis of improved integration of RES policies with emission trading, the internal energy market and innovation policy.

• Providing Member State governments with detailed and scientifically based input on diverse support policy options for RES; in this respect assisting Member State governments in developing sound policies to foster RES market penetration as required by the proposed RES Directive.

• Providing the European Commission and Member States with scientifically based and statistically robust indicators to measure the success of currently implemented policies.

• Proposing innovative financing schemes for lower costs and better capital availability in RES financing.

• Initiation of National Policy Processes which attempt to stimulate debate and offer key stakeholders a meeting place to set and implement RES targets as well as options to improve the national policies fostering RES market penetration.

• Assessing options to coordinate or even gradually harmonize national RES policy approaches.

• Communication and dissemination of the project results to all major stakeholder groups in the EU Member States.