ESTIMATES OF THE RENEWABLE ENERGY SHARE OF GROSS FINAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION FOR EACH OF THE EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES IN 2010

EurObserv’ER is the first to publish estimates of the renewable energy share of gross final energy consumption for the European Union (EU) Member States (MS) in 2010. 

In 2010 the renewable energy share accounts for 12.4% of overall gross final energy consumption, as against 11.5% in 2009, which amounts to a 0.9-point year-on-year increase compared to 2009.

The 2009-2010 growth of the renewable energy share of overall gross final energy consumption is related to a bigger gross consumption of final energy from renewable sources: 145 Mtoe (against 131,6 Mtoe in 2009) for a gross final energy consumption of  1 170.7 Mtoe (against 1146.3 Mtoe  in  2009). From 2009 to 2010, gross consumption of final energy from renewable sources increased by  10.2% (+ 13.4 Mtoe), as against to a 2.1% increase (+ 24.4 Mtoe) of the overall gross final energy consumption. 

EU members should produce  an extra hundred Mtoe of final energy from renewable sources to achieve the 2020 target of 20% of renewable energies  in  the EU-27 final energy gross consumption (2009/28/CE directive). It equates to  an extra annual average of 10 Mtoe of final energy from renewable sources.

Share of energy from renewable sources in gross final consumption of energy in 2010 and national overall targets in 2020