The EurObserv’ER ‘The State of Renewable Energies in Europe’ features renewable energy technology in all 27 European Union Member States, the European Union renewable energy shares in 2010, including employment, turnover and highlights of seven EU regions successfully attracting investments in renewable energy.
The bi-lingual report ‘The State of Renewable Energies in Europe’ is available for free download at:
www.eurobserv-er.org/pdf/bilan11.asp
(PDF, English/French, 248 pages, 12.7 MB)
Key data for the European Union (EU-27):
- Renewable energy share of gross final energy consumption: 12.4% in 2010 (11.5% in 2009)
- Renewable energy share in total electricity consumption: 19.8% in 2010 (18.2% in 2009)
- Renewable energy share of gross inland energy consumption: 9.9% in 2010 (9.1% in 2009)
- Renewable energy based employment: 1.11 million people in 2010 (0.91 million in 2009)
- Renewable energy based economic activity: 127 billion euro (120 billion euro in 2009)
Source: Eurobserver-er mailing