The decision comes two months after the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) left the organisation, according to EREC.

Founded in 2000, EREC originally housed six renewables trade groups – including EWEA, the European Photovoltaic Industry Association, and the European Biomass Industry Association.

Over the years it added five additional members, including the European Solar Thermal Electricity Association.

Eight years ago EREC and its member organisations moved into what is now known as the Renewable Energy House in Brussels, and transformed the 140-year-old building into a “living renewable-energy and energy-efficiency showcase”, with all of the heating, lighting and ventilation needs met through renewables.

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