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Παρασκευή 16 Ιουλίου 2010

EU anouncement: Renewables - the current status

Background

Renewable energy contributed 10.3% of energy consumption in the EU27 in 2008

In 2008, energy from renewable sources was estimated to have contributed 10.3% of gross final energy consumption in the EU27, compared with 9.7% in 2007 and 8.8% in 2006. The 2009 Directive on renewable energy set individual targets for all Member States, such that the EU will reach a 20% share of total energy consumption from renewable sources by 2020. These targets take into account the Member States' different starting points, renewable energy potential and economic performance.

These figures are taken from a report issued by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

Highest share of renewables in Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Austria and Portugal
The highest share of renewable energy in total consumption in 2008 was found in Sweden (44.4% of renewable energy sources in total consumption), Finland (30.5%), Latvia (29.9%), Austria (28.5%) and Portugal (23.2%), and the lowest in Malta (0.2%), Luxembourg (2.1%), the United Kingdom (2.2%), the Netherlands (3.2%) and Belgium (3.3%).
Between 2006 and 2008, nearly all Member States increased their share of renewable energy in total consumption. The largest increases were recorded in Austria (from 24.8% in 2006 to 28.5% in 2008), Estonia (from 16.1% to 19.1%), Romania (from 17.5% to 20.4%), Portugal (from 20.5% to 23.2%) and Slovakia (from 6.2% to 8.4%).

 
Share of renewable energy
(in % of gross final energy consumption)
2006
2007
2008
2020 target
EU27
8.8
9.7
10.3
20
Belgium
2.7
3.0
3.3
13
Bulgaria
9.3
9.1
9.4
16
Czech Republic
6.4
7.3
7.2
13
Denmark
16.8
18.1
18.8
30
Germany
6.9
9.0
8.9
18
Estonia
16.1
17.1
19.1
25
Ireland
3.0
3.4
3.8
16
Greece
7.2
8.1
8.0
18
Spain
9.1
9.6
10.7
20
France*
9.6
10.2
11.0
23
Italy
5.3
5.2
6.8
17
Cyprus
2.5
3.1
4.1
13
Latvia
31.3
29.7
29.9
40
Lithuania
14.7
14.2
15.3
23
Luxembourg
0.9
2.0
2.1
11
Hungary
5.1
6.0
6.6
13
Malta
0.1
0.2
0.2
10
Netherlands
2.5
3.0
3.2
14
Austria
24.8
26.6
28.5
34
Poland
7.4
7.4
7.9
15
Portugal
20.5
22.2
23.2
31
Romania
17.5
18.7
20.4
24
Slovenia
15.5
15.6
15.1
25
Slovakia
6.2
7.4
8.4
14
Finland
29.2
28.9
30.5
38
Sweden
42.7
44.2
44.4
49
United Kingdom
1.5
1.7
2.2
15
* "France métropolitaine", excluding the four overseas departments (French Guyana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion)

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