Abstract: Using renewable energy is a major problem of modern energy.The study is based on analysis of the development and systematization of international experience proposals for economic measures to stimulate renewable energy in Ukraine, as well as evaluation of their role in shaping the conditions of international energy markets.According to the goal were formulated and solved the following tasks: defines the possibilities of using renewable energy and especially the implementation of renewable energy projects in developed foreign countries; identify the main trends of international markets RES, the main factors underlying their formation and possible prospects for development; identified promising areas of renewable energy.The development of renewable energy segment abroad accompanied by the organization of special campaigns to promote the new technology, administrative support, advocacy, and financial and legal regulation.You can make the following recommendations for effective in terms of economy using the potential of renewable energy: forecasts of world and European energy show that in the short and long term the share of renewables in primary energy production in the world will continue to grow; now the most profitable areas of the development of renewable energy is water, biomass and wind energy; in the medium term in industrialized countries increased use of renewables, regional and national policy in this area, the law regulated energy efficiency and reducing energy costs inevitably lead to a decline in demand for various types of hydrocarbon energy; foreign countries are actively developing field of renewable energy, have significant government support of the sector.