Renewables account for 62% of the new electricity generation capacity installed in the EU in 2009
The ‘Renewable Energy Snapshots’ report, published in July 2010 by the Joint Research Centre (JRC), shows that renewable energy sources accounted for 62%, or 17GW, of the new electricity generation capacity installed in the EU27 in 2009. This is up from 57% in 2008.
For the second consecutive year, wind energy accounted for the
largest share of the new installed capacity, or 10.2 GW out of the 27.5
GW built, representing 38% of the total.
In absolute terms, renewables produced 19.9% of Europe's electricity
consumption last year.
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