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Renewable energy in the European Union

January 09, 2023

Renewable energy plays an important and growing role in the energy system of the European Union. The Europe 2020 strategy included a target of reaching 20% of gross final energy consumption from renewable sources by 2020, and at least 32% by 2030.[1] The EU27 reached 22% in 2020, up from 9.6% in 2004. These figures are based on energy use in all its forms across all three main sectors, the heating and cooling sector, the electricity sector, and the transport sector.

Share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption in selected European countries (2020)
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The main source of renewable energy in 2019 was biomass (57.4% of gross energy consumption).[2] In particular, wood is the leading source of renewable energy in Europe, far ahead of solar and wind.[3] In 2020, renewables provided 23.1% of gross energy consumption in heating and cooling. In electricity, renewables accounted for 37.5% of gross energy consumption, led by wind (36%) and hydro-power (33%), followed by solar (14%), solid biofuels (8%) and other renewable sources (8%). In transport, the share of renewable energy used reached 10.2%.[4]

The share of renewable energy has grown in all member states since 2004. The leading state was Sweden, with 60% of its energy provided by renewable sources in 2020, followed by Finland (43.8%), Latvia (42.1%), and Austria (36.5%). The lowest proportion was recorded in Malta (10.7%), followed by Luxembourg (11.7%), Belgium (13.0%), and Hungary (13.85%).

The renewable energy directive enacted in 2009 lays out a framework for individual member states to share the overall EU-wide 20% renewable energy target for 2020.[5] Promoting the use of renewable energy sources is important both to the reduction of the EU's energy dependence and in meeting targets to combat global warming. The directive sets targets for each individual member state taking into account the different starting points and potentials.[5] Targets for renewable energy use by 2020 among different member states varies from 10% to 49%.[5] 26 EU member states met their national 2020 targets. The sole exception was France, which had aimed for 23% but only reached 19.1%.

History of the percentage-share of renewables on the gross final energy consumption in the European Union since 2004[6]

Policy

See also: Energy policy of the European Union and EU Renewable Energy Directive 2009/28/EC
Share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption in EU27 countries in 2020[7]
 
The trends of various sources used for gross electricity production in Europe between 1990 and 2013. Measured in GWh.
Gross electricity production in the EU27 in GWh:[8]
  Combustible fuels   Nuclear   Solar   Wind   Hydro   Other

The Maastricht Treaty signed in 1992 set an objective of promoting stable growth while protecting the environment. The Amsterdam Treaty of 1997 added the principle of sustainable development to the objectives of the EU. Since 1997, the EU has been working towards a renewable energy supply equivalent to 12% of the total EU's energy consumption by 2010.

The Johannesburg Summit in 2002 failed to introduce the radical changes targeted for ten years after the Rio Summit. No specific goals were set for the energy sector, which disappointed many countries. While the EU had proposed an annual increase in the use of renewable energy at a rate of 1.5% worldwide until 2010, Johannesburg's action plan did not recommend such a "substantial" increase, with no concrete goals nor dates being set. The EU was unwilling to accept this result and with other nations formed a group of "pioneer countries" that promised to establish ambitious national or even regional goals to achieve global targets. The Johannesburg Renewable Energy Coalition (JREC) has a total of more than 80 member countries; the EU members, Brazil, South Africa and New Zealand amongst them.

In the European Conference for Renewable Energy in Berlin in 2004, the EU defined ambitious goals of its own. The conclusion was that by 2020, the EU would seek to obtain 20% of its total energy consumption requirements with renewable energy sources. Up until that point, the EU had only set targets up to 2010, and this proposal was the first to represent the EU's commitment up to 2020.

Renewable energy directives and targets

In 2009, the Renewables Directive set binding targets for all EU Member States, such that the EU will reach a 20% share of energy from renewable sources by 2020 and a 10% share of renewable energy specifically in the transport sector. By 2014, the EU realized a 16% share of energy from renewable sources with nine member states already achieving their 2020 goals. By 2018, this had risen to 18% with twelve member states meeting their 2020 targets early.

Article 4 of the Renewables Directive required Member States to submit National Renewable Energy Action Plans by 30 June 2010. These plans, to be prepared in accordance with the template published by the commission, provide detailed roadmaps of how each Member State expects to reach its legally binding 2020 target for the share of renewable energy in their final energy consumption. Member States must set out the sectoral targets, the technology mix they expect to use, the trajectory they will follow and the measures and reforms they will undertake to overcome the barriers to developing renewable energy. The plans are published by the EC upon receipt in the original language, allowing public scrutiny. The commission will evaluate them, assessing their completeness and credibility. In parallel, the plans will be translated into English. In addition, the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands was contracted by the European Environment Agency to create an external database and quantitative report of the reports received so far.

In 2014, negotiations about EU energy and climate targets until 2030 were initiated. Whilst seven Central and Eastern European member states had already met their 2020 targets by 2016 (amongst the eleven EU wide), a small number of others are likely to attempt to slow down the transformation process.[9][10] The key parts of the European renewable energy targets agreement set in 2014 are as proposed by a Shell lobbyist in October 2011. Shell is the sixth biggest lobbyist in Brussels, spending between €4.25-4.5m a year lobbying the EU institutions. Agreement has no binding targets for member states on energy efficiency or renewable energy.[11]

On 30 November 2016, the Commission presented a proposal for a revised Renewable Energy Directive to ensure that the target of at least 27% renewables in the final energy consumption in the EU by 2030 is met and to ensure that the EU is a global leader in renewable energy.[12]

Links to climate policy

Underlying many of the EU's energy policy proposals is the goal to limit global temperature changes to no more than 2 °C above pre-industrial levels,[13] of which 0.8 °C has already taken place and another 0.5–0.7 °C (for total warming of 1.3-1.5 °C) is already committed.[14] 2 °C is usually seen as the upper temperature limit to avoid 'dangerous global warming'.[15] However some scientists, such as Kevin Anderson,[16] professor of energy and climate change in the School of Mechanical, Aeronautical and Civil Engineering at the University of Manchester and former director of the Tyndall Centre, the UK's leading academic climate change research organisation, have argued that to be consistent with the science, 1 °C is a more accurate threshold for "dangerous" climate change.[17][18]

Initiatives

Specific EU renewable energy and energy efficiency initiatives includes:

Member states

 
Wind power stations in Cerová, Slovakia.
Main page: Category:Renewable energy in the European Union

Croatia

One of the earliest Hydro-electric projects in the world and Europe's first Hydro electric power plant was built in Croatia near town of Sibenik in 1895,[19] some 127 years ago, ever since Croatian energy strategy was based on Hydroelectric power generation, which today accounts for more than half of Croatia's power generation.[20] Other sources of renewable energy in Croatia are Solar with 109Mw of installed power in use and with further 350MW of solar generating power to be added to the grid in 2022 and 2023 with rurther 330MW to be added in 2024 and 2025. Croatia hopes to meet its 2030 renewable energy targets well ahead of schedule in 2025.[21] with 109MW of Solar, 1400MW of Hydroelectric and 671MW[22] Wind energy already commissioned, Croatia hopes to add further 1500MW of renewable energy to the power grid by or in 2025, increasing its Solar generation to 770MW, Hydroelectric to 1700MW and Wind to 1270Mw. Croatia meets EU renewable energy targets, currently Croatia is in top 5 nations in the EU in terms of renewable energy target with renewable energy accounting for majority of energy power generation in Croatia. By 2023 Croatia hopes to install further 1500Mw of Solar and Wind capacity increasing renewable energy share in Croatia energy mix to over 80% of energy produced in Croatia through renewable energy sources, reaching its 2050 renewable energy strategy 20 years ahead of schedule.[22]

France

Main article: Renewable energy in France

In July 2015, the French parliament passed a comprehensive energy and climate law that includes a mandatory renewable energy target requiring 40% of national electricity production to come from renewable sources by 2030.[23][24]

In 2016, renewable electricity accounted for 19.6% of France's total domestic power consumption, of which 12.2% was provided by hydroelectricity, 4.3% by wind power, 1.7% by solar power and 1.4% by bio energy.[25]

Germany

 
Windmills and solar panels at Lisberg Castle in Germany
Electricity by source in 2021 in Germany
NuclearBrown CoalHard CoalNatural GasWindSolarBiogasHydro 
  •   Nuclear: 28.62 TWh (6.9%)
  •   Brown Coal: 92.39 TWh (22.2%)
  •   Hard Coal: 45.14 TWh (10.8%)
  •   Natural Gas: 37.28 TWh (8.9%)
  •   Wind: 106.12 TWh (25.5%)
  •   Solar: 56.28 TWh (13.5%)
  •   Biomass: 36.74 TWh (8.8%)
  •   Hydro: 14.31 TWh (3.4%)
About 51% of net generated electricity came from renewables in 2021[26]
Main article: Renewable energy in Germany

In 2014, Germany's share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption increased by 1.4% to 13.8%. In 2004, renewables accounted for only 5.8% or about the same share as for the Netherlands in 2014 (5.5%).[27]

In 2016, net generated electricity from renewable sources accounted for about 33.9%. Compared to the previous year, biomass, solar and wind changed their production by +4.8%, -3.1% and -1.7%, respectively, while weather permitting hydro power decreased by 10.3%. Wind and solar combined generated more energy than nuclear in 2016 (see pie-chart). Nuclear decreased production by 7.7%, while electricity generation from natural gas, brown and hard coal changed by +50.2%, -3.3% and -5.8%, respectively.[28]

Italy

Main article: Renewable energy in Italy

In 2014, 38.2% of Italian electric energy consumption came from renewable sources (in 2005 this value was 15.4%), covering 16.2% of the total energy consumption of the country (5.3% in 2005).[29]

Solar energy production accounted for almost 9% of the total electric consumption in the country in 2014, making Italy the country with the highest contribution from solar energy in the world.[29]

Lithuania

Main article: Renewable energy in Lithuania

In 2016 Renewable energy in Lithuania constituted 28% of the country's overall electricity generation. The majority of renewable energy in Lithuania is from biofuel. The principal source of electricity from renewable resources is from hydropower.[30]

Lithuania has many yet undeveloped renewable energy sources, such as wind, solar, geothermal energy, municipal waste, and biomass. The amount of biomass per capita in Lithuania is one of the highest in the European Union and it is estimated that in 2020 Lithuania will be the first in the EU according to the quantity of available biomass for biofuel production. The projected production of biofuels by 2020 is 0.25 tons per capita.[31]

Portugal

Main article: Renewable energy in Portugal

In 2010, more than 50% of all yearly electricity consumption in Portugal was generated from renewable energy sources.[32] The most important generation sources were hydroelectric (30%) and wind power (18%), with bioenergy (5%) and photovoltaic solar power (0.5%) accounting for the rest. In 2001, the Portuguese government launched a new energy policy instrument – the E4 Programme (Energy Efficiency and Endogenous Energies), consisting of a set of multiple, diversified measures aimed at promoting a consistent, integrated approach to energy supply and demand. By promoting energy efficiency and the use of endogenous (renewable) energy sources, the programme seeks to upgrade the competitiveness of the Portuguese economy and to modernize the country's social fabric, while simultaneously preserving the environment by reducing gas emissions, especially the CO2 responsible for climatic change. As a result, in the five years between 2005 and 2010, energy production from renewable sources increased 28%.[33]

In January 2014, 91% of the monthly needed Portuguese electricity consumption was generated by renewable sources,[34][35] although the real figure stands at 78%, as 14% was exported.

The renewable energy produced in Portugal fell from 55.5% of the total energy produced in 2016 to 41.8% in 2017, due to the drought of 2017, which severely affected the production of hydro electricity.[36] The sources of the renewable energy that was produced in Portugal in 2017 were Wind power with 21.6% of the total (up from 20.7% in 2016), Hydro power with 13.3% (down from 28.1% in 2016), Bioenergy with 5.1% (same as in 2016), Solar power with 1.6% (up from 1.4% in 2016), Geothermal energy with 0.4% (up from 0.3% in 2016) and a small amount of Wave power in the Azores. 24% of the energy produced in the Azores is geothermal.[37][38][39][40][41]

Portugal had the second largest photovoltaic power station in the world,[42] which was completed in December 2008. The complex, called Amareleja photovoltaic power station, covers an area of 250-hectare. The 46-megawatt solar power plant produces enough electricity for 30,000 homes and saves more than 89,400 tons a year in greenhouse gas emissions. Also in production since January 2007, the Serpa solar power plant with an installed capacity 11MW, covers an area of 60-hectare, produces enough energy for 8,000 homes and saves more than 30,000 tons a year in greenhouse gas emissions. These solar parks are approximately 30 km apart.

In 1999, Central de Ondas do Pico, one of the first Wave power centers in the world, started to work in the Pico Island, in the Azores. It has a capacity of 400 KW.[43]

Spain

Main article: Renewable energy in Spain

Spain as a whole has the target of generating 30% of its electricity needs from renewable energy sources by 2010, with half of that amount coming from wind power. In 2006, 20% of the total electricity demand was already produced with renewable energy sources, and in January 2009 the total electricity demand produced with renewable energy sources reached 34.8%.[44]

Some regions of Spain lead Europe in the use of renewable energy technology and plan to reach 100% renewable energy generation in few years. Castilla y León and Galicia, in particular, are near this goal. In 2006 they fulfilled about 70% of their total electricity demand from renewable energy sources.

Through the use of nuclear power, two autonomous communities in Spain managed to fulfill their total 2006 electricity demand free of CO2 emissions: Extremadura and Castilla-La Mancha.[45]

In 2005, Spain became the first country in the world to require the installation of photovoltaic electricity generation in new buildings, and the second in the world (after Israel) to require the installation of solar hot water systems.[46]

 
Respondents to a survey on climate say countries should back renewable energy to fight climate change.

Energy Community countries

Also the Contracting Parties of the Energy Community, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, North Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and Ukraine implement the Directive 2009/28/EC since September 2012. The shares for the Contracting Parties were calculated based on the EU methodology and reflect an equal level of ambition as the targets fixed for EU Member States. The targets for the share of renewable energy in Contracting Parties in 2020 are the following: Albania 38%, Bosnia and Herzegovina 40%, Kosovo* 25%, North Macedonia 28%, Moldova 17%, Montenegro 33%, Serbia 27% and Ukraine 11%. The deadline for transposing the Directive 2009/28/EC and the adoption of the National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) was set for 1 January 2014.

With the and the acceptance of binding targets Contracting Parties can participate in all cooperation mechanisms. This means in particular that statistical transfers of renewable energy for the purposes of target achievement will be possible independently from physical flow of electricity. In addition, the decision lays down a number of adaptations to the rules for statistical transfers and joint support schemes between the Contracting Parties and EU Member States to ensure the original objectives of the RES Directive are preserved.

Renewable energy sources

Bioenergy

Biomass

Further information: Biomass
 
There is a divide between people's responses to putting limits to energy use.

Biomass is material from plants or animals such as wheat stalks, yard waste, corn cobs, manure, wood or sewage. In 2017, solid biomass was the main type of bioenergy in the EU, accounting for 70% of bioenergy production.[47] In 2016, bioenergy was the leading source of renewable energy in the European Union, at 59.2% of gross energy consumption, most of which was used for heating and cooling (74.6%), followed by electricity generation (13.4%) and biofuels (12.0%).[48] Biomass is burned both for heating and electrical generation, often in the form of pellet fuel. In many member States, wood was the single most important source of renewable energy, such as in Latvia (29%), Finland (24%), Sweden (20%), Lithuania (17%) and Denmark (15%). The European Union has established sustainability criteria for biomass to be counted towards renewable energy targets.[49] The EU subsidises wood energy to incentivise its use over oil and natural gas,[3] and consumes more wood pellets than any other world region.[50]

Biofuel

Further information: Biofuel in the European Union

Biofuels offer an alternative plant-based solution to rising problems regarding geological fuel sources. Chemically, biofuels are alcohols produced by fermenting raw materials from starch and sugars. While complete substitution is not yet common in Europe, countries like Germany have been using E10 fuel consisting of 10% ethanol since 2011. E10 fuels have replaced the previous E5 fuel, containing 5% ethanol.

Although this may seem like a slight increase in ethanol use, this progression reflects a more progressive Europe as improvements are being made based primarily upon environmentally conscious efforts, rather than geopolitical or economic pressures.[citation needed]

Geothermal

Further information: Geothermal energy

The earliest industrial exploitation began in 1827 with the use of geyser steam to extract boric acid from volcanic mud in Larderello, Italy.

European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC) promotes geothermal energy in the European Union.

Wind power

 
Share of wind power in total electricity demand in Europe in 2017
  > 40%
  20-30%
  10-20%
  < 10%
Main article: Wind power in the European Union

Research from a wide variety of sources in various European countries shows that support for wind power is consistently about 80% among the general public.[51]

Installed Wind power capacity in the European Union totalled 93,957 megawatts (MW) in 2011, enough to supply 6.3% of the EU's electricity. 9,616 MW of wind power was installed in 2011 alone, representing 21.4% of new power capacity. The EU wind industry has had an average annual growth of 15.6% over the last 17 years (1995-2011).[52]

A 2009 European Environment Agency report, entitled Europe's onshore and offshore wind energy potential confirms wind energy could power Europe many times over.[53] The report highlights wind power's potential in 2020 as three times greater than Europe's expected electricity demand, rising to a factor of seven by 2030.[54] An EWEA report overviewing 2009 data estimated that 230 gigawatts (GW) of wind capacity will be installed in Europe by 2020, consisting of 190 GW onshore and 40 GW offshore. This would produce 14-17% of the EU's electricity, avoiding 333 million tonnes of CO2 per year and saving Europe €28 billion a year in avoided fuel costs.[55]

In 2018 wind energy generated enough electricity to meet 14% of the EU's electricity demand. Denmark had the highest share of wind (41%) in Europe, followed by Ireland (28%) and Portugal (24%). Germany, Spain and the UK follow with 21%, 19% and 18% respectively. Out of the EU's total electricity consumption of 2,645 TWh in 2018, onshore wind contributed 309 TWh (12%) and offshore wind contributed 53 TWh (2%), bringing the total contribution of wind energy to 362 TWh (14%). The energy comes from a total onshore wind capacity of 160 GW and a total offshore wind capacity of 18.5 GW, with an average capacity factor of 24%.[56]

Solar energy

Main article: Solar power in the European Union

Photovoltaic solar power

Description: PV solar power are solar modules that are used to generate electricity.

 
European PV deployment in 'watts per capita' from 1992 to 2014.
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  450–600

2012 17.2 GW of PV capacity were connected to the grid in Europe, compared to 22.4 GW in 2011; Europe still accounted for the predominant share of the global PV market, with 55% of all new capacity in 2012.[57]

2004 79% of all European capacity was in Germany, where 794 MWp had been installed. The European Commission anticipated that Germany may have installed around 4,500 MWp by 2010.[58]

2002, The world production of photovoltaic modules surpassed 550 MW, of which more than the 50% was produced in the EU. Within 15 years even a small country in Europe might expect to exceed this amount in domestic installations.

Concentrated solar power

 
Gemasolar Thermosolar Plant, in Spain, was the first concentrated solar power plant to provide 24‑hour power.

Description: CSV power can generate either heat or electricity according to the type used. One advantage of concentrated solar power (CSP) is the ability to include thermal energy storage to provide power up to 24 hours a day.[59]

2015 The first commercial application of a new form of CSP called STEM will take place in Sicily .[60] This has generated considerable academic and commercial interest internationally for off-grid applications to produce 24 hour industrial scale power for mining sites and remote communities in Italy, other parts of Europe, Australia, Asia, North Africa and Latin America. STEM uses fluidized silica sand as a thermal storage and heat transfer medium for CSP systems. It has been developed by Salerno-based Magaldi Industries.

2012 By year end in the European Union, 2,114 MWp had been installed, mainly in Spain. Gemasolar, in Spain, was the first to provide 24‑hour power.[61]

Solar heating and cooling

Main article: Solar heating and cooling

Description: Solar heating is the usage of solar energy to provide space or water heating.

2016 At present the EU is second after China in the installations.

2010 If all EU countries used solar thermal as enthusiastically as the Austrians, the EU's installed capacity would already be 91 GWth (130 million m2 today, far beyond the target of 100 million m2 by 2010, set by the White Paper in 1997).

2008 The research efforts and infrastructure needed to supply 50% of the energy for space and water heating and cooling across Europe using solar thermal energy was set out under the aegis of the European Solar Thermal Technology Platform (ESTTP).[62] Published in late December 2008, more than 100 experts developed the strategic research agenda (SRA),[63] which includes a deployment roadmap showing the non-technological framework conditions that will enable this ambitious goal to be reached by 2050.[64]

2007 ESTIF's minimum target is to produce solar heating equivalent to 5.600.000 tons of oil (by 2020). A more ambitious, but feasible, target is 73 million tons of oil per year (by 2020)[65]

2005 Worldwide usage was 88 GWthermal . Growth potential is enormous. Solar heating in the EU was equivalent to more than 686.000 tons of oil.

Wave power

Description:Wave power is used to generate electricity.

 
Pelamis wave energy converter

2008 The world's first commercial wave farm is located at the Aguçadoura Wave Farm near Póvoa de Varzim in Portugal. The farm which uses three Pelamis P-750 machines was officially opened[66] in by the Portuguese minister for the economy.[67]

2007 Funding for a wave farm in Scotland using four Pelamis machines was announced on 20 February by the Scottish Executive. The funding of just over £4 million is part of a £13 million funding package for marine power in Scotland. The farm, is to be located at the European Marine Test Centre (EMEC) off the coast of Orkney and will have an installed capacity of 3MW.[68]

Hydrogen fuel

Main article: Green hydrogen § Economy

The Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking, FCH JU, is a public private partnership supporting research, technological development and demonstration activities in fuel cell and hydrogen energy technologies in Europe. Its aim is to accelerate the market introduction of these technologies. The HyFLEET:CUTE is a project bringing together many partners from industry, government, academic and consulting organisations. It is intended that 47 hydrogen powered buses will operate in regular public transport service in 10 cities on three continents. Many of the HyFLEET:CUTE project partners have been involved in previous hydrogen transport projects, most notably the CUTE, ECTOS and STEP projects.

Economics

 
6 advantages of an energy transition in Europe - Energy Atlas 2018

Jobs

The renewable energy industry have offered new work opportunities in the EU during 2005–2009.

Jobs by the renewable
energy industry in the EU[69]
Year Employees
2005 230,000
2006 300,000
2007 360,000
2008 400,000
2009 550,000

Employment in the renewable energy industry has however fallen every year since 2011, reaching 34,300 jobs in 2016, according to annual data from the International Renewable Energy Agency.[70] IRENA says economic crises and adverse policy conditions led to reduced investments in renewable energy in the EU.[71]

In 2012, the use of intermittent renewable energy caused, according to the German newspaper Der Spiegel, increasing electricity prices and grid instability induced power outages,[72] created by renewable energy usage. It is also claimed by German heavy industry spokesmen that this has forced their industries to close, move overseas, and resulted in the loss of German heavy industry jobs.[73]

Fuel costs

In 2010 renewables avoided €30bn in imported fuel costs. In 2010 EU supported renewable energy with €26bn.[74]

Statistics

Installed wind power capacity

EU wind energy capacity (MW)[75]
No Country 2021[76] 2020[77] 2019[78] 2018[79] 2017[80] 2016[81] 2015[82] 2014[83] 2013[84] 2012[85] 2011[86] 2010[87] 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
- EU-27 177,892
- EU-28 203,260 192,231 178,826 168,729 153,731 141,579 128,751 117,289 105,696 93,957 84,074 74,767 64,712 56,517 48,069 40,511 34,383 28,599 23,159 17,315 12,887 9,678 6,453
1 Germany 63,843 62,627 61,357 59,311 56,132 50,019 44,946 39,165 33,730 31,332 29,060 27,214 25,777 23,897 22,247 20,622 18,415 16,629 14,609 11,994 8,754 6,113 4,442 2,875
2 Spain 28,196 27,264 25,808 23,494 23,170 23,075 23,025 22,986 22,959 22,796 21,674 20,676 19,149 16,689 15,131 11,623 10,028 8,264 6,203 4,825 3,337 2,235 1,812 834
4 France 19,081 17,949 16,646 15,309 13,759 12,065 10,358 9,285 8,254 7,196 6,800 5,660 4,492 3,404 2,454 1,567 757 390 257 148 93 66 25 19
6 Sweden 12,097 9,992 8,985 7,407 6,691 6,519 6,025 5,425 4,470 3,745 2,907 2,163 1,560 1,048 788 571 509 442 399 345 293 231 220 174
5 Italy 11,108 10,852 10,512 9,958 9,479 9,257 8,958 8,663 8,551 8,144 6,747 5,797 4,850 3,736 2,726 2,123 1,718 1,266 905 788 682 427 277 180
7 Netherlands 8,165 6,784 4,600 4,471 4,341 4,328 3,431 2,805 2,693 2,391 2,328 2,245 2,229 2,225 1,747 1,558 1,219 1,079 910 693 486 446 433 361
8 Poland 7,306 6,614 5,917 5,864 5,848 5,782 5,100 3,834 3,390 2,497 1,616 1,107 725 544 276 153 83 63 63 27 0 0 0 0
9 Denmark 7,178 6,180 6,128 5,758 5,476 5,227 5,064 4,845 4,772 4,162 3,871 3,752 3,465 3,163 3,125 3,136 3,128 3,118 3,116 2,889 2,489 2,417 1,771 1,443
10 Portugal 5,612 5,486 5,437 5,380 5,316 5,316 5,079 4,914 4,724 4,525 4,083 3,898 3,535 2,862 2,150 1,716 1,022 522 296 195 131 100 61 60
11 Belgium 5,002 4,719 3,879 3,360 2,843 2,386 2,229 1,959 1,651 1,375 1,078 911 563 415 287 194 167 96 68 35 32 13 6 6
13 Greece 4,452 4,113 3,576 2,844 2,651 2,374 2,152 1,980 1,865 1,749 1,629 1,208 1,087 985 871 746 573 473 383 297 272 189 112 39
12 Ireland 4,405 4,351 4,155 3,564 3,127 2,830 2,486 2,272 2,037 1,738 1,631 1,428 1,260 1,027 795 746 496 339 190 137 124 118 74 73
16 Finland 3,328 2,586 2,284 2,041 2,071 1,539 1,001 627 448 288 197 197 146 143 110 86 82 82 52 43 39 39 39 17
14 Austria 3,300 3,120 3,159 3,045 2,828 2,632 2,412 2,095 1,684 1,378 1,084 1,011 995 995 982 965 819 606 415 140 94 77 34 30
15 Romania 3,029 3,029 3,029 3,029 3,029 3,028 2,976 2,954 2,599 1,905 982 462 14 11 8 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
18 Croatia 990 803 652 583 613 422 387 347 302 180 131 89 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Bulgaria 707 691 691 691 691 691 691 691 681 674 612 375 177 120 57 36 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Lithuania 668 548 548 439 493 493 424 279 279 225 179 163 91 54 54 51 48 6 6 0 0 0 0 0
20 Czechia 337 337 337 317 308 281 282 282 269 260 217 215 192 150 116 54 28 17 9 3 0 0 0 0
21 Hungary 329 329 329 329 329 329 329 329 329 329 329 295 201 127 65 61 17 3 3 3 0 0 0 0
22 Estonia 320 320 320 310 310 310 303 302 280 269 184 149 142 78 59 32 32 6 2 2 0 0 0 0
23 Luxembourg 168 166 136 120 120 120 58 58 58 58 44 44 35 35 35 35 35 35 22 17 15 10 10 9
24 Cyprus 158 158 158 158 158 158 158 147 147 147 134 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Latvia 66 66 66 66 66 70 62 62 62 60 31 30 28 27 27 27 27 27 27 24 0 0 0 0
26 Slovakia 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Slovenia 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Malta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
- EU-27 Offshore 15,588 14,611
- EU-28 Offshore 22,087 18,460 15,799 12,645 11,078 8,043 6,560 4,993 3,810 2,944 2,064 1,471 1,088
- UK 26,812 24,167 23,515 20,970 18,872 14,572 13,603 12,440 10,531 8,445 6,540 5,204 4,051 2,974 2,406 1,962 1,332 904 667 552 474 406 362 333
- Turkey 10,750 9,305 8,056 7,369 6,912 6,081 4,694 3,763 2,956 2,312 1,691 1,329 801 458
- Norway 4,655 3,980 2,444 1,675 1,162 838 838 819 768 703 520 441 431 429 333 314 267 160 101
- Russia 2,043 905 191 139 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
- Ukraine 1,673 1,314 1,170 533 593 526 514 498 371 278 151 87 94 90 89 86 77
- Serbia 374 374 374 374 18 10 9.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
- Montenegro 118 118 118 118
- Switzerland 87 87 75 75 70 70 60 60 60 50 46 42 18 14 12 12 12
- North Macedonia 37 37 37 37 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
- Faroe Islands 18 18 18 18 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
- Belarus 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
- Iceland 3 3 3 3 1.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
- Europe (MW) 219,546 204,814 189,229 177,506 161,330 147,772 133,968 121,474 109,238 96,607 86,075 76,152 65,741 57,136 48,563 40,898

Photovoltaics

Total installed capacity

See also: Solar power in the European Union and Growth of photovoltaics

As of the end of 2013, cumulative capacity of solar PV accounted for almost 79 gigawatts and generated more than 80 terawatt-hours in the European Union. Including non-EU countries, a total of 81.5 GW had been installed. Although Europe has lost its leadership in solar deployment, the continent still accounts for about 59 percent of global installed photovoltaics. Solar PV covered 3 percent of the electricity demand and 6 percent of the peak electricity demand in 2013. Grid-connected photovoltaic power systems account for more than 99 percent of the overall capacity, while stand-alone photovoltaic power system have become insignificant.[88]

2013 - photovoltaic Barometer Report - PV Capacity in the European Union
Country Added 2014 (MW) Total 2014 (MW) Generation 2014
off-
grid 		on-
grid 		Capacity off-
grid 		on-
grid 		Capacity Watt per
capita 		in
GWh 		in
%
  Austria – 140.0 140.0 4.5 766.0 770.5 90.6 766.0 –
  Belgium – 65.2 65.2 0.1 3,105.2 3,105.3 277.2 2,768.0 –
  Bulgaria – 1.3 1.3 0.7 1,019.7 1,019.8 140.8 1,244.5 –
  Croatia 0.2 14.0 14.2 0.7 33.5 34.2 8.1 35.3 –
  Cyprus 0.2 29.7 30.0 1.1 63.6 44.8 75.5 104.0 –
  Czech Republic – – – 0.4 2,060.6 2,061.0 196.1 2,121.7 –
  Denmark 0.1 29.0 29.1 1.5 600.0 601.5 106.9 557.0 –
  Estonia – – – 0.1 – 0.2 0.1 0.6 –
  Finland – – – 10.0 0.2 10.2 1.9 5.9 –
  France 0.1 974.9 975.0 10.8 5,589.2 5,600.0 87.6 5,500.0 –
  Germany – 1,899.0 1,899.0 65.0 38,236.0 38,301.0 474.1 34,930.0 –
  Greece – 16.9 16.9 7.0 2,595.8 2,602.8 236.8 3,856.0 –
  Hungary 0.1 3.2 3.3 0.7 37.5 38.2 3.9 26.8 –
  Ireland – – 0.1 0.9 0.2 1.1 0.2 0.7 –
  Italy 1.0 384.0 385.0 13.0 18,437.0 18,450.0 303.5 23,299.0 –
  Latvia – – – – 1.5 1.5 0.8 n.a. –
  Lithuania – – – 0.1 68.0 68.1 23.1 73.0 –
  Luxembourg – 15.0 15.0 – 110.0 110.0 200.1 120.0 –
  Malta – 26.0 26.0 – 54.2 54.2 127.5 57.8 –
  Netherlands – 361.0 361.0 5.0 1,095.0 1,100.0 65.4 800.0 –
  Poland 0.5 19.7 20.2 2.9 21.5 24.4 0.6 19.2 –
  Portugal 1.2 115.0 116.2 5.0 414.0 419.0 40.2 631.0 –
  Romania – 270.5 270.5 – 1,292.6 1,292.6 64.8 1,355.2 –
  Slovakia – 2.0 2.0 0.1 590.0 590.1 109.0 590.0 –
  Slovenia – 7.7 7.7 0.1 255.9 256.0 124.2 244.6 –
  Spain 0.3 21.0 21.3 25. 4,761.8 4,787.3 102.9 8,211.0 –
  Sweden 1.1 35.1 36.2 9.5 69.9 79.4 8.2 71.5 –
  United Kingdom – 2,448.0 2,448.0 2.3 5,228.0 5,230.3 81.3 3,931.0 –
  European Union 4.9 6,878.4 6,883.3 167.1 86,506.8 86,673.9 171.5 91,319.8 –
Country off-
grid 		on-
grid 		Capacity off-
grid 		on-
grid 		Capacity Watt per
capita 		in
GWh 		in
%
Added 2014 (MW) Total 2014 (MW) Generation 2014

Source: EUROBSER'VER (Observatoire des énergies renouvelables) Photovoltaic Barometer - installations 2014[89]

Solar heating

Main article: Solar energy in the European Union § Solar thermal
Solar heating in the European Union (MWthermal)
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
  EU total 19.08 21.60 23.49 25.55 29.66 31.39
Sources:[90][91][92][93][94][95]

Biofuels

Biofuels[96]
Consumption 2005 (GWh) Consumption 2006 (GWh) Consumption 2007 (GWh)
No Country Total Total Biodiesel Bioethanol Total Biodiesel Bioethanol
1   Germany* 21,703 40,417 29,447 3,544 46,552 34,395 3,408
2   France 4,874 8,574 6,855 1,719 16,680 13,506 3,174
3   Austria 920 3,878 3,878 0 4,524 4,270 254
4   Spain 1,583 1,961 629 1,332 4,341 3,031 1,310
5   United Kingdom 793 2,097 1,533 563 4,055 3,148 907
6   Sweden* 1,938 2,587 523 1,894 3,271 1,158 2,113
7   Portugal 2 818 818 0 1,847 1,847 0
8   Italy 2 059 1,732 1,732 0 1,621 1 621 0
9   Bulgaria 96 96 0 1,308 539 769
10   Poland 481 1 102 491 611 1,171 180 991
11   Belgium 0 10 10 0 1,061 1,061 0
12   Greece 32 540 540 0 940 940 0
13   Lithuania 97 226 162 64 612 477 135
14   Luxembourg 7 6 6 0 407 397 10
15   Czech Republic 33 226 213 13 382 380 2
16   Slovenia 58 50 48 2 160 151 9
17   Slovakia 110 153 149 4 154 n.a. 154
18   Hungary 28 139 4 136 107 0 107
19   Netherlands 0 371 172 179 101 n.a. 101
20   Ireland 9 36 8 13 97 27 54
21   Denmark 0 42 0 42 70 0 70
22   Latvia 34 29 17 12 20 0 20
23   Finland 0 0 10 0 10 n.a. n.a.
24   Romania – 32 32 0 n.a. n.a. n.a.
25   Malta 8 10 10 0 n.a. n.a. n.a.
26   Estonia 0 7 0 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
27   Cyprus 0 0 0 0 n.a. n.a. n.a.
27 EU 34,796 65,148 47,380 10,138 89,482 67,154 13,563
*Total includes vegetable oils in Germany: 7309 GWh (2006) and 2018 GWh (2005) and biogas in Sweden: 225 GWh (2006) and 160 GWh (2005), n.a. = not available

See also

Further reading

  • Joanna Krzeminska, Are Support Schemes for Renewable Energies Compatible with Competition Objectives? An Assessment of National and Community Rules, Yearbook of European Environmental Law (Oxford University Press), Volume VII, Nov. 2007, p. 125

In the media

  • 11 September 1999, The Guardian: Renewable energy across Europe
  • 23 March 2007, The BBC: EU environmental achievements by Commissioner Dimas.

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External links

 
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Organizations

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Renewable energy plays an important and growing role in the energy system of the European Union The Europe 2020 strategy included a target of reaching 20 of gross final energy consumption from renewable sources by 2020 and at least 32 by 2030 1 The EU27 reached 22 in 2020 up from 9 6 in 2004 These figures are based on energy use in all its forms across all three main sectors the heating and cooling sector the electricity sector and the transport sector Share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption in selected European countries 2020 n a 10 20 20 30 30 40 40 50 gt 50 The main source of renewable energy in 2019 was biomass 57 4 of gross energy consumption 2 In particular wood is the leading source of renewable energy in Europe far ahead of solar and wind 3 In 2020 renewables provided 23 1 of gross energy consumption in heating and cooling In electricity renewables accounted for 37 5 of gross energy consumption led by wind 36 and hydro power 33 followed by solar 14 solid biofuels 8 and other renewable sources 8 In transport the share of renewable energy used reached 10 2 4 The share of renewable energy has grown in all member states since 2004 The leading state was Sweden with 60 of its energy provided by renewable sources in 2020 followed by Finland 43 8 Latvia 42 1 and Austria 36 5 The lowest proportion was recorded in Malta 10 7 followed by Luxembourg 11 7 Belgium 13 0 and Hungary 13 85 The renewable energy directive enacted in 2009 lays out a framework for individual member states to share the overall EU wide 20 renewable energy target for 2020 5 Promoting the use of renewable energy sources is important both to the reduction of the EU s energy dependence and in meeting targets to combat global warming The directive sets targets for each individual member state taking into account the different starting points and potentials 5 Targets for renewable energy use by 2020 among different member states varies from 10 to 49 5 26 EU member states met their national 2020 targets The sole exception was France which had aimed for 23 but only reached 19 1 History of the percentage share of renewables on the gross final energy consumption in the European Union since 2004 6 Contents 1 Policy 1 1 Renewable energy directives and targets 1 2 Links to climate policy 1 3 Initiatives 2 Member states 2 1 Croatia 2 2 France 2 3 Germany 2 4 Italy 2 5 Lithuania 2 6 Portugal 2 7 Spain 3 Energy Community countries 4 Renewable energy sources 4 1 Bioenergy 4 1 1 Biomass 4 1 2 Biofuel 4 2 Geothermal 4 3 Wind power 4 4 Solar energy 4 4 1 Photovoltaic solar power 4 4 2 Concentrated solar power 4 4 3 Solar heating and cooling 4 5 Wave power 4 6 Hydrogen fuel 5 Economics 5 1 Jobs 5 2 Fuel costs 6 Statistics 6 1 Installed wind power capacity 6 2 Photovoltaics 6 2 1 Total installed capacity 6 3 Solar heating 6 4 Biofuels 7 See also 7 1 Further reading 7 2 In the media 8 References 9 External links 9 1 OrganizationsPolicy EditSee also Energy policy of the European Union and EU Renewable Energy Directive 2009 28 EC Share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption in EU27 countries in 2020 7 The trends of various sources used for gross electricity production in Europe between 1990 and 2013 Measured in GWh Gross electricity production in the EU27 in GWh 8 Combustible fuels Nuclear Solar Wind Hydro Other The Maastricht Treaty signed in 1992 set an objective of promoting stable growth while protecting the environment The Amsterdam Treaty of 1997 added the principle of sustainable development to the objectives of the EU Since 1997 the EU has been working towards a renewable energy supply equivalent to 12 of the total EU s energy consumption by 2010 The Johannesburg Summit in 2002 failed to introduce the radical changes targeted for ten years after the Rio Summit No specific goals were set for the energy sector which disappointed many countries While the EU had proposed an annual increase in the use of renewable energy at a rate of 1 5 worldwide until 2010 Johannesburg s action plan did not recommend such a substantial increase with no concrete goals nor dates being set The EU was unwilling to accept this result and with other nations formed a group of pioneer countries that promised to establish ambitious national or even regional goals to achieve global targets The Johannesburg Renewable Energy Coalition JREC has a total of more than 80 member countries the EU members Brazil South Africa and New Zealand amongst them In the European Conference for Renewable Energy in Berlin in 2004 the EU defined ambitious goals of its own The conclusion was that by 2020 the EU would seek to obtain 20 of its total energy consumption requirements with renewable energy sources Up until that point the EU had only set targets up to 2010 and this proposal was the first to represent the EU s commitment up to 2020 Renewable energy directives and targets Edit In 2009 the Renewables Directive set binding targets for all EU Member States such that the EU will reach a 20 share of energy from renewable sources by 2020 and a 10 share of renewable energy specifically in the transport sector By 2014 the EU realized a 16 share of energy from renewable sources with nine member states already achieving their 2020 goals By 2018 this had risen to 18 with twelve member states meeting their 2020 targets early Article 4 of the Renewables Directive required Member States to submit National Renewable Energy Action Plans by 30 June 2010 These plans to be prepared in accordance with the template published by the commission provide detailed roadmaps of how each Member State expects to reach its legally binding 2020 target for the share of renewable energy in their final energy consumption Member States must set out the sectoral targets the technology mix they expect to use the trajectory they will follow and the measures and reforms they will undertake to overcome the barriers to developing renewable energy The plans are published by the EC upon receipt in the original language allowing public scrutiny The commission will evaluate them assessing their completeness and credibility In parallel the plans will be translated into English In addition the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands was contracted by the European Environment Agency to create an external database and quantitative report of the reports received so far In 2014 negotiations about EU energy and climate targets until 2030 were initiated Whilst seven Central and Eastern European member states had already met their 2020 targets by 2016 amongst the eleven EU wide a small number of others are likely to attempt to slow down the transformation process 9 10 The key parts of the European renewable energy targets agreement set in 2014 are as proposed by a Shell lobbyist in October 2011 Shell is the sixth biggest lobbyist in Brussels spending between 4 25 4 5m a year lobbying the EU institutions Agreement has no binding targets for member states on energy efficiency or renewable energy 11 On 30 November 2016 the Commission presented a proposal for a revised Renewable Energy Directive to ensure that the target of at least 27 renewables in the final energy consumption in the EU by 2030 is met and to ensure that the EU is a global leader in renewable energy 12 Links to climate policy Edit Underlying many of the EU s energy policy proposals is the goal to limit global temperature changes to no more than 2 C above pre industrial levels 13 of which 0 8 C has already taken place and another 0 5 0 7 C for total warming of 1 3 1 5 C is already committed 14 2 C is usually seen as the upper temperature limit to avoid dangerous global warming 15 However some scientists such as Kevin Anderson 16 professor of energy and climate change in the School of Mechanical Aeronautical and Civil Engineering at the University of Manchester and former director of the Tyndall Centre the UK s leading academic climate change research organisation have argued that to be consistent with the science 1 C is a more accurate threshold for dangerous climate change 17 18 Initiatives Edit Specific EU renewable energy and energy efficiency initiatives includes BUILD UP The Covenant of Mayors is a cooperative network of mayors and local authorities working to implement energy initiatives Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign CONCERTO ManagEnergy Intelligent Energy Europe IEE U4energy is an initiative funded under the IEE programme to improve energy consumption in schools and their local communities Eco innovationMember states Edit Wind power stations in Cerova Slovakia Main page Category Renewable energy in the European Union Croatia Edit One of the earliest Hydro electric projects in the world and Europe s first Hydro electric power plant was built in Croatia near town of Sibenik in 1895 19 some 127 years ago ever since Croatian energy strategy was based on Hydroelectric power generation which today accounts for more than half of Croatia s power generation 20 Other sources of renewable energy in Croatia are Solar with 109Mw of installed power in use and with further 350MW of solar generating power to be added to the grid in 2022 and 2023 with rurther 330MW to be added in 2024 and 2025 Croatia hopes to meet its 2030 renewable energy targets well ahead of schedule in 2025 21 with 109MW of Solar 1400MW of Hydroelectric and 671MW 22 Wind energy already commissioned Croatia hopes to add further 1500MW of renewable energy to the power grid by or in 2025 increasing its Solar generation to 770MW Hydroelectric to 1700MW and Wind to 1270Mw Croatia meets EU renewable energy targets currently Croatia is in top 5 nations in the EU in terms of renewable energy target with renewable energy accounting for majority of energy power generation in Croatia By 2023 Croatia hopes to install further 1500Mw of Solar and Wind capacity increasing renewable energy share in Croatia energy mix to over 80 of energy produced in Croatia through renewable energy sources reaching its 2050 renewable energy strategy 20 years ahead of schedule 22 France Edit Main article Renewable energy in France In July 2015 the French parliament passed a comprehensive energy and climate law that includes a mandatory renewable energy target requiring 40 of national electricity production to come from renewable sources by 2030 23 24 In 2016 renewable electricity accounted for 19 6 of France s total domestic power consumption of which 12 2 was provided by hydroelectricity 4 3 by wind power 1 7 by solar power and 1 4 by bio energy 25 Germany Edit Windmills and solar panels at Lisberg Castle in Germany Electricity by source in 2021 in Germany Nuclear 28 62 TWh 6 9 Brown Coal 92 39 TWh 22 2 Hard Coal 45 14 TWh 10 8 Natural Gas 37 28 TWh 8 9 Wind 106 12 TWh 25 5 Solar 56 28 TWh 13 5 Biomass 36 74 TWh 8 8 Hydro 14 31 TWh 3 4 About 51 of net generated electricity came from renewables in 2021 26 Main article Renewable energy in Germany In 2014 Germany s share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption increased by 1 4 to 13 8 In 2004 renewables accounted for only 5 8 or about the same share as for the Netherlands in 2014 5 5 27 In 2016 net generated electricity from renewable sources accounted for about 33 9 Compared to the previous year biomass solar and wind changed their production by 4 8 3 1 and 1 7 respectively while weather permitting hydro power decreased by 10 3 Wind and solar combined generated more energy than nuclear in 2016 see pie chart Nuclear decreased production by 7 7 while electricity generation from natural gas brown and hard coal changed by 50 2 3 3 and 5 8 respectively 28 Italy Edit Main article Renewable energy in Italy In 2014 38 2 of Italian electric energy consumption came from renewable sources in 2005 this value was 15 4 covering 16 2 of the total energy consumption of the country 5 3 in 2005 29 Solar energy production accounted for almost 9 of the total electric consumption in the country in 2014 making Italy the country with the highest contribution from solar energy in the world 29 Lithuania Edit Main article Renewable energy in Lithuania In 2016 Renewable energy in Lithuania constituted 28 of the country s overall electricity generation The majority of renewable energy in Lithuania is from biofuel The principal source of electricity from renewable resources is from hydropower 30 Lithuania has many yet undeveloped renewable energy sources such as wind solar geothermal energy municipal waste and biomass The amount of biomass per capita in Lithuania is one of the highest in the European Union and it is estimated that in 2020 Lithuania will be the first in the EU according to the quantity of available biomass for biofuel production The projected production of biofuels by 2020 is 0 25 tons per capita 31 Portugal Edit Main article Renewable energy in Portugal In 2010 more than 50 of all yearly electricity consumption in Portugal was generated from renewable energy sources 32 The most important generation sources were hydroelectric 30 and wind power 18 with bioenergy 5 and photovoltaic solar power 0 5 accounting for the rest In 2001 the Portuguese government launched a new energy policy instrument the E4 Programme Energy Efficiency and Endogenous Energies consisting of a set of multiple diversified measures aimed at promoting a consistent integrated approach to energy supply and demand By promoting energy efficiency and the use of endogenous renewable energy sources the programme seeks to upgrade the competitiveness of the Portuguese economy and to modernize the country s social fabric while simultaneously preserving the environment by reducing gas emissions especially the CO2 responsible for climatic change As a result in the five years between 2005 and 2010 energy production from renewable sources increased 28 33 In January 2014 91 of the monthly needed Portuguese electricity consumption was generated by renewable sources 34 35 although the real figure stands at 78 as 14 was exported The renewable energy produced in Portugal fell from 55 5 of the total energy produced in 2016 to 41 8 in 2017 due to the drought of 2017 which severely affected the production of hydro electricity 36 The sources of the renewable energy that was produced in Portugal in 2017 were Wind power with 21 6 of the total up from 20 7 in 2016 Hydro power with 13 3 down from 28 1 in 2016 Bioenergy with 5 1 same as in 2016 Solar power with 1 6 up from 1 4 in 2016 Geothermal energy with 0 4 up from 0 3 in 2016 and a small amount of Wave power in the Azores 24 of the energy produced in the Azores is geothermal 37 38 39 40 41 Portugal had the second largest photovoltaic power station in the world 42 which was completed in December 2008 The complex called Amareleja photovoltaic power station covers an area of 250 hectare The 46 megawatt solar power plant produces enough electricity for 30 000 homes and saves more than 89 400 tons a year in greenhouse gas emissions Also in production since January 2007 the Serpa solar power plant with an installed capacity 11MW covers an area of 60 hectare produces enough energy for 8 000 homes and saves more than 30 000 tons a year in greenhouse gas emissions These solar parks are approximately 30 km apart In 1999 Central de Ondas do Pico one of the first Wave power centers in the world started to work in the Pico Island in the Azores It has a capacity of 400 KW 43 Spain Edit Main article Renewable energy in Spain Spain as a whole has the target of generating 30 of its electricity needs from renewable energy sources by 2010 with half of that amount coming from wind power In 2006 20 of the total electricity demand was already produced with renewable energy sources and in January 2009 the total electricity demand produced with renewable energy sources reached 34 8 44 Some regions of Spain lead Europe in the use of renewable energy technology and plan to reach 100 renewable energy generation in few years Castilla y Leon and Galicia in particular are near this goal In 2006 they fulfilled about 70 of their total electricity demand from renewable energy sources Through the use of nuclear power two autonomous communities in Spain managed to fulfill their total 2006 electricity demand free of CO2 emissions Extremadura and Castilla La Mancha 45 In 2005 Spain became the first country in the world to require the installation of photovoltaic electricity generation in new buildings and the second in the world after Israel to require the installation of solar hot water systems 46 Respondents to a survey on climate say countries should back renewable energy to fight climate change Energy Community countries EditAlso the Contracting Parties of the Energy Community Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo North Macedonia Moldova Montenegro Serbia and Ukraine implement the Directive 2009 28 EC since September 2012 The shares for the Contracting Parties were calculated based on the EU methodology and reflect an equal level of ambition as the targets fixed for EU Member States The targets for the share of renewable energy in Contracting Parties in 2020 are the following Albania 38 Bosnia and Herzegovina 40 Kosovo 25 North Macedonia 28 Moldova 17 Montenegro 33 Serbia 27 and Ukraine 11 The deadline for transposing the Directive 2009 28 EC and the adoption of the National Renewable Energy Action Plan NREAP was set for 1 January 2014 With the Decision 2012 03 MC EnC and the acceptance of binding targets Contracting Parties can participate in all cooperation mechanisms This means in particular that statistical transfers of renewable energy for the purposes of target achievement will be possible independently from physical flow of electricity In addition the decision lays down a number of adaptations to the rules for statistical transfers and joint support schemes between the Contracting Parties and EU Member States to ensure the original objectives of the RES Directive are preserved Renewable energy sources EditBioenergy Edit Biomass Edit Further information Biomass There is a divide between people s responses to putting limits to energy use Biomass is material from plants or animals such as wheat stalks yard waste corn cobs manure wood or sewage In 2017 solid biomass was the main type of bioenergy in the EU accounting for 70 of bioenergy production 47 In 2016 bioenergy was the leading source of renewable energy in the European Union at 59 2 of gross energy consumption most of which was used for heating and cooling 74 6 followed by electricity generation 13 4 and biofuels 12 0 48 Biomass is burned both for heating and electrical generation often in the form of pellet fuel In many member States wood was the single most important source of renewable energy such as in Latvia 29 Finland 24 Sweden 20 Lithuania 17 and Denmark 15 The European Union has established sustainability criteria for biomass to be counted towards renewable energy targets 49 The EU subsidises wood energy to incentivise its use over oil and natural gas 3 and consumes more wood pellets than any other world region 50 Biofuel Edit Further information Biofuel in the European Union Biofuels offer an alternative plant based solution to rising problems regarding geological fuel sources Chemically biofuels are alcohols produced by fermenting raw materials from starch and sugars While complete substitution is not yet common in Europe countries like Germany have been using E10 fuel consisting of 10 ethanol since 2011 E10 fuels have replaced the previous E5 fuel containing 5 ethanol Although this may seem like a slight increase in ethanol use this progression reflects a more progressive Europe as improvements are being made based primarily upon environmentally conscious efforts rather than geopolitical or economic pressures citation needed Geothermal Edit Further information Geothermal energy This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it March 2009 The earliest industrial exploitation began in 1827 with the use of geyser steam to extract boric acid from volcanic mud in Larderello Italy European Geothermal Energy Council EGEC promotes geothermal energy in the European Union Wind power Edit Share of wind power in total electricity demand in Europe in 2017 gt 40 20 30 10 20 lt 10 Main article Wind power in the European Union This section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information August 2018 This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it August 2018 Research from a wide variety of sources in various European countries shows that support for wind power is consistently about 80 among the general public 51 Installed Wind power capacity in the European Union totalled 93 957 megawatts MW in 2011 enough to supply 6 3 of the EU s electricity 9 616 MW of wind power was installed in 2011 alone representing 21 4 of new power capacity The EU wind industry has had an average annual growth of 15 6 over the last 17 years 1995 2011 52 A 2009 European Environment Agency report entitled Europe s onshore and offshore wind energy potential confirms wind energy could power Europe many times over 53 The report highlights wind power s potential in 2020 as three times greater than Europe s expected electricity demand rising to a factor of seven by 2030 54 An EWEA report overviewing 2009 data estimated that 230 gigawatts GW of wind capacity will be installed in Europe by 2020 consisting of 190 GW onshore and 40 GW offshore This would produce 14 17 of the EU s electricity avoiding 333 million tonnes of CO2 per year and saving Europe 28 billion a year in avoided fuel costs 55 In 2018 wind energy generated enough electricity to meet 14 of the EU s electricity demand Denmark had the highest share of wind 41 in Europe followed by Ireland 28 and Portugal 24 Germany Spain and the UK follow with 21 19 and 18 respectively Out of the EU s total electricity consumption of 2 645 TWh in 2018 onshore wind contributed 309 TWh 12 and offshore wind contributed 53 TWh 2 bringing the total contribution of wind energy to 362 TWh 14 The energy comes from a total onshore wind capacity of 160 GW and a total offshore wind capacity of 18 5 GW with an average capacity factor of 24 56 Solar energy Edit Main article Solar power in the European Union Photovoltaic solar power EditDescription PV solar power are solar modules that are used to generate electricity European PV deployment in watts per capita from 1992 to 2014 lt 0 1 n a 0 1 1 1 10 10 50 50 100 100 150 150 200 200 300 300 450 450 600 2012 17 2 GW of PV capacity were connected to the grid in Europe compared to 22 4 GW in 2011 Europe still accounted for the predominant share of the global PV market with 55 of all new capacity in 2012 57 2004 79 of all European capacity was in Germany where 794 MWp had been installed The European Commission anticipated that Germany may have installed around 4 500 MWp by 2010 58 2002 The world production of photovoltaic modules surpassed 550 MW of which more than the 50 was produced in the EU Within 15 years even a small country in Europe might expect to exceed this amount in domestic installations Concentrated solar power Edit Gemasolar Thermosolar Plant in Spain was the first concentrated solar power plant to provide 24 hour power Description CSV power can generate either heat or electricity according to the type used One advantage of concentrated solar power CSP is the ability to include thermal energy storage to provide power up to 24 hours a day 59 2015 The first commercial application of a new form of CSP called STEM will take place in Sicily 60 This has generated considerable academic and commercial interest internationally for off grid applications to produce 24 hour industrial scale power for mining sites and remote communities in Italy other parts of Europe Australia Asia North Africa and Latin America STEM uses fluidized silica sand as a thermal storage and heat transfer medium for CSP systems It has been developed by Salerno based Magaldi Industries 2012 By year end in the European Union 2 114 MWp had been installed mainly in Spain Gemasolar in Spain was the first to provide 24 hour power 61 Solar heating and cooling Edit Main article Solar heating and cooling Description Solar heating is the usage of solar energy to provide space or water heating 2016 At present the EU is second after China in the installations 2010 If all EU countries used solar thermal as enthusiastically as the Austrians the EU s installed capacity would already be 91 GWth 130 million m2 today far beyond the target of 100 million m2 by 2010 set by the White Paper in 1997 2008 The research efforts and infrastructure needed to supply 50 of the energy for space and water heating and cooling across Europe using solar thermal energy was set out under the aegis of the European Solar Thermal Technology Platform ESTTP 62 Published in late December 2008 more than 100 experts developed the strategic research agenda SRA 63 which includes a deployment roadmap showing the non technological framework conditions that will enable this ambitious goal to be reached by 2050 64 2007 ESTIF s minimum target is to produce solar heating equivalent to 5 600 000 tons of oil by 2020 A more ambitious but feasible target is 73 million tons of oil per year by 2020 65 2005 Worldwide usage was 88 GWthermal Growth potential is enormous Solar heating in the EU was equivalent to more than 686 000 tons of oil Wave power EditDescription Wave power is used to generate electricity Pelamis wave energy converter 2008 The world s first commercial wave farm is located at the Agucadoura Wave Farm near Povoa de Varzim in Portugal The farm which uses three Pelamis P 750 machines was officially opened 66 in by the Portuguese minister for the economy 67 2007 Funding for a wave farm in Scotland using four Pelamis machines was announced on 20 February by the Scottish Executive The funding of just over 4 million is part of a 13 million funding package for marine power in Scotland The farm is to be located at the European Marine Test Centre EMEC off the coast of Orkney and will have an installed capacity of 3MW 68 Hydrogen fuel Edit Main article Green hydrogen Economy The Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking FCH JU is a public private partnership supporting research technological development and demonstration activities in fuel cell and hydrogen energy technologies in Europe Its aim is to accelerate the market introduction of these technologies The HyFLEET CUTE is a project bringing together many partners from industry government academic and consulting organisations It is intended that 47 hydrogen powered buses will operate in regular public transport service in 10 cities on three continents Many of the HyFLEET CUTE project partners have been involved in previous hydrogen transport projects most notably the CUTE ECTOS and STEP projects Economics Edit 6 advantages of an energy transition in Europe Energy Atlas 2018 Jobs Edit The renewable energy industry have offered new work opportunities in the EU during 2005 2009 Jobs by the renewable energy industry in the EU 69 Year Employees2005 230 0002006 300 0002007 360 0002008 400 0002009 550 000Employment in the renewable energy industry has however fallen every year since 2011 reaching 34 300 jobs in 2016 according to annual data from the International Renewable Energy Agency 70 IRENA says economic crises and adverse policy conditions led to reduced investments in renewable energy in the EU 71 In 2012 the use of intermittent renewable energy caused according to the German newspaper Der Spiegel increasing electricity prices and grid instability induced power outages 72 created by renewable energy usage It is also claimed by German heavy industry spokesmen that this has forced their industries to close move overseas and resulted in the loss of German heavy industry jobs 73 Fuel costs Edit In 2010 renewables avoided 30bn in imported fuel costs In 2010 EU supported renewable energy with 26bn 74 Statistics EditInstalled wind power capacity Edit EU wind energy capacity MW 75 No Country 2021 76 2020 77 2019 78 2018 79 2017 80 2016 81 2015 82 2014 83 2013 84 2012 85 2011 86 2010 87 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 EU 27 177 892 EU 28 203 260 192 231 178 826 168 729 153 731 141 579 128 751 117 289 105 696 93 957 84 074 74 767 64 712 56 517 48 069 40 511 34 383 28 599 23 159 17 315 12 887 9 678 6 4531 Germany 63 843 62 627 61 357 59 311 56 132 50 019 44 946 39 165 33 730 31 332 29 060 27 214 25 777 23 897 22 247 20 622 18 415 16 629 14 609 11 994 8 754 6 113 4 442 2 8752 Spain 28 196 27 264 25 808 23 494 23 170 23 075 23 025 22 986 22 959 22 796 21 674 20 676 19 149 16 689 15 131 11 623 10 028 8 264 6 203 4 825 3 337 2 235 1 812 8344 France 19 081 17 949 16 646 15 309 13 759 12 065 10 358 9 285 8 254 7 196 6 800 5 660 4 492 3 404 2 454 1 567 757 390 257 148 93 66 25 196 Sweden 12 097 9 992 8 985 7 407 6 691 6 519 6 025 5 425 4 470 3 745 2 907 2 163 1 560 1 048 788 571 509 442 399 345 293 231 220 1745 Italy 11 108 10 852 10 512 9 958 9 479 9 257 8 958 8 663 8 551 8 144 6 747 5 797 4 850 3 736 2 726 2 123 1 718 1 266 905 788 682 427 277 1807 Netherlands 8 165 6 784 4 600 4 471 4 341 4 328 3 431 2 805 2 693 2 391 2 328 2 245 2 229 2 225 1 747 1 558 1 219 1 079 910 693 486 446 433 3618 Poland 7 306 6 614 5 917 5 864 5 848 5 782 5 100 3 834 3 390 2 497 1 616 1 107 725 544 276 153 83 63 63 27 0 0 0 09 Denmark 7 178 6 180 6 128 5 758 5 476 5 227 5 064 4 845 4 772 4 162 3 871 3 752 3 465 3 163 3 125 3 136 3 128 3 118 3 116 2 889 2 489 2 417 1 771 1 44310 Portugal 5 612 5 486 5 437 5 380 5 316 5 316 5 079 4 914 4 724 4 525 4 083 3 898 3 535 2 862 2 150 1 716 1 022 522 296 195 131 100 61 6011 Belgium 5 002 4 719 3 879 3 360 2 843 2 386 2 229 1 959 1 651 1 375 1 078 911 563 415 287 194 167 96 68 35 32 13 6 613 Greece 4 452 4 113 3 576 2 844 2 651 2 374 2 152 1 980 1 865 1 749 1 629 1 208 1 087 985 871 746 573 473 383 297 272 189 112 3912 Ireland 4 405 4 351 4 155 3 564 3 127 2 830 2 486 2 272 2 037 1 738 1 631 1 428 1 260 1 027 795 746 496 339 190 137 124 118 74 7316 Finland 3 328 2 586 2 284 2 041 2 071 1 539 1 001 627 448 288 197 197 146 143 110 86 82 82 52 43 39 39 39 1714 Austria 3 300 3 120 3 159 3 045 2 828 2 632 2 412 2 095 1 684 1 378 1 084 1 011 995 995 982 965 819 606 415 140 94 77 34 3015 Romania 3 029 3 029 3 029 3 029 3 029 3 028 2 976 2 954 2 599 1 905 982 462 14 11 8 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 018 Croatia 990 803 652 583 613 422 387 347 302 180 131 89 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 017 Bulgaria 707 691 691 691 691 691 691 691 681 674 612 375 177 120 57 36 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 019 Lithuania 668 548 548 439 493 493 424 279 279 225 179 163 91 54 54 51 48 6 6 0 0 0 0 020 Czechia 337 337 337 317 308 281 282 282 269 260 217 215 192 150 116 54 28 17 9 3 0 0 0 021 Hungary 329 329 329 329 329 329 329 329 329 329 329 295 201 127 65 61 17 3 3 3 0 0 0 022 Estonia 320 320 320 310 310 310 303 302 280 269 184 149 142 78 59 32 32 6 2 2 0 0 0 023 Luxembourg 168 166 136 120 120 120 58 58 58 58 44 44 35 35 35 35 35 35 22 17 15 10 10 924 Cyprus 158 158 158 158 158 158 158 147 147 147 134 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 025 Latvia 66 66 66 66 66 70 62 62 62 60 31 30 28 27 27 27 27 27 27 24 0 0 0 026 Slovakia 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 027 Slovenia 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 028 Malta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 EU 27 Offshore 15 588 14 611 EU 28 Offshore 22 087 18 460 15 799 12 645 11 078 8 043 6 560 4 993 3 810 2 944 2 064 1 471 1 088 UK 26 812 24 167 23 515 20 970 18 872 14 572 13 603 12 440 10 531 8 445 6 540 5 204 4 051 2 974 2 406 1 962 1 332 904 667 552 474 406 362 333 Turkey 10 750 9 305 8 056 7 369 6 912 6 081 4 694 3 763 2 956 2 312 1 691 1 329 801 458 Norway 4 655 3 980 2 444 1 675 1 162 838 838 819 768 703 520 441 431 429 333 314 267 160 101 Russia 2 043 905 191 139 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 1 673 1 314 1 170 533 593 526 514 498 371 278 151 87 94 90 89 86 77 Serbia 374 374 374 374 18 10 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Montenegro 118 118 118 118 Switzerland 87 87 75 75 70 70 60 60 60 50 46 42 18 14 12 12 12 North Macedonia 37 37 37 37 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Faroe Islands 18 18 18 18 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Belarus 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Iceland 3 3 3 3 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Europe MW 219 546 204 814 189 229 177 506 161 330 147 772 133 968 121 474 109 238 96 607 86 075 76 152 65 741 57 136 48 563 40 898Photovoltaics Edit Total installed capacity Edit See also Solar power in the European Union and Growth of photovoltaics As of the end of 2013 cumulative capacity of solar PV accounted for almost 79 gigawatts and generated more than 80 terawatt hours in the European Union Including non EU countries a total of 81 5 GW had been installed Although Europe has lost its leadership in solar deployment the continent still accounts for about 59 percent of global installed photovoltaics Solar PV covered 3 percent of the electricity demand and 6 percent of the peak electricity demand in 2013 Grid connected photovoltaic power systems account for more than 99 percent of the overall capacity while stand alone photovoltaic power system have become insignificant 88 2013 photovoltaic Barometer Report PV Capacity in the European UnionCountry Added 2014 MW Total 2014 MW Generation 2014off grid on grid Capacity off grid on grid Capacity Watt percapita inGWh in Austria 140 0 140 0 4 5 766 0 770 5 90 6 766 0 Belgium 65 2 65 2 0 1 3 105 2 3 105 3 277 2 2 768 0 Bulgaria 1 3 1 3 0 7 1 019 7 1 019 8 140 8 1 244 5 Croatia 0 2 14 0 14 2 0 7 33 5 34 2 8 1 35 3 Cyprus 0 2 29 7 30 0 1 1 63 6 44 8 75 5 104 0 Czech Republic 0 4 2 060 6 2 061 0 196 1 2 121 7 Denmark 0 1 29 0 29 1 1 5 600 0 601 5 106 9 557 0 Estonia 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 6 Finland 10 0 0 2 10 2 1 9 5 9 France 0 1 974 9 975 0 10 8 5 589 2 5 600 0 87 6 5 500 0 Germany 1 899 0 1 899 0 65 0 38 236 0 38 301 0 474 1 34 930 0 Greece 16 9 16 9 7 0 2 595 8 2 602 8 236 8 3 856 0 Hungary 0 1 3 2 3 3 0 7 37 5 38 2 3 9 26 8 Ireland 0 1 0 9 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 7 Italy 1 0 384 0 385 0 13 0 18 437 0 18 450 0 303 5 23 299 0 Latvia 1 5 1 5 0 8 n a Lithuania 0 1 68 0 68 1 23 1 73 0 Luxembourg 15 0 15 0 110 0 110 0 200 1 120 0 Malta 26 0 26 0 54 2 54 2 127 5 57 8 Netherlands 361 0 361 0 5 0 1 095 0 1 100 0 65 4 800 0 Poland 0 5 19 7 20 2 2 9 21 5 24 4 0 6 19 2 Portugal 1 2 115 0 116 2 5 0 414 0 419 0 40 2 631 0 Romania 270 5 270 5 1 292 6 1 292 6 64 8 1 355 2 Slovakia 2 0 2 0 0 1 590 0 590 1 109 0 590 0 Slovenia 7 7 7 7 0 1 255 9 256 0 124 2 244 6 Spain 0 3 21 0 21 3 25 4 761 8 4 787 3 102 9 8 211 0 Sweden 1 1 35 1 36 2 9 5 69 9 79 4 8 2 71 5 United Kingdom 2 448 0 2 448 0 2 3 5 228 0 5 230 3 81 3 3 931 0 European Union 4 9 6 878 4 6 883 3 167 1 86 506 8 86 673 9 171 5 91 319 8 Country off grid on grid Capacity off grid on grid Capacity Watt percapita inGWh in Added 2014 MW Total 2014 MW Generation 2014Source EUROBSER VER Observatoire des energies renouvelables Photovoltaic Barometer installations 2014 89 Solar heating Edit Main article Solar energy in the European Union Solar thermal Solar heating in the European Union MWthermal 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 EU total 19 08 21 60 23 49 25 55 29 66 31 39Sources 90 91 92 93 94 95 Biofuels Edit Biofuels 96 Consumption 2005 GWh Consumption 2006 GWh Consumption 2007 GWh No Country Total Total Biodiesel Bioethanol Total Biodiesel Bioethanol1 Germany 21 703 40 417 29 447 3 544 46 552 34 395 3 4082 France 4 874 8 574 6 855 1 719 16 680 13 506 3 1743 Austria 920 3 878 3 878 0 4 524 4 270 2544 Spain 1 583 1 961 629 1 332 4 341 3 031 1 3105 United Kingdom 793 2 097 1 533 563 4 055 3 148 9076 Sweden 1 938 2 587 523 1 894 3 271 1 158 2 1137 Portugal 2 818 818 0 1 847 1 847 08 Italy 2 059 1 732 1 732 0 1 621 1 621 09 Bulgaria 96 96 0 1 308 539 76910 Poland 481 1 102 491 611 1 171 180 99111 Belgium 0 10 10 0 1 061 1 061 012 Greece 32 540 540 0 940 940 013 Lithuania 97 226 162 64 612 477 13514 Luxembourg 7 6 6 0 407 397 1015 Czech Republic 33 226 213 13 382 380 216 Slovenia 58 50 48 2 160 151 917 Slovakia 110 153 149 4 154 n a 15418 Hungary 28 139 4 136 107 0 10719 Netherlands 0 371 172 179 101 n a 10120 Ireland 9 36 8 13 97 27 5421 Denmark 0 42 0 42 70 0 7022 Latvia 34 29 17 12 20 0 2023 Finland 0 0 10 0 10 n a n a 24 Romania 32 32 0 n a n a n a 25 Malta 8 10 10 0 n a n a n a 26 Estonia 0 7 0 n a n a n a n a 27 Cyprus 0 0 0 0 n a n a n a 27 EU 34 796 65 148 47 380 10 138 89 482 67 154 13 563 Total includes vegetable oils in Germany 7309 GWh 2006 and 2018 GWh 2005 and biogas in Sweden 225 GWh 2006 and 160 GWh 2005 n a not availableSee also Edit Renewable energy portal European Union portalList of energy storage projects List of renewable energy topics by country Climate change in the European Union Desertec Economy of the European Union EKOenergy ecolabel for energy Energie Cites Energy Community Energy efficiency in Europe study Environment in the 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