The past year has been a successful one in the energy sector as all EU countries made their own efforts to promote renewable energy sources and reduce fossil fuel production.
A prime example is Britain, which said goodbye to 2022 with a record wind generation of 20,918 GWh on Friday 30 December. This record is the third in a row for 2022. However, another success was the generation of electricity from more environmentally friendly energy sources on the same day, with a share of 87.2%
Germany is also a notable example as the share of renewables in the electricity generation mix was almost 50% for 2022. According to the Fraunhofer ISE Institute between April and August, photovoltaic plants in Germany produced more electricity than coal plants. However, the biggest success was that by the end of November the country’s installed capacity in onshore wind capacity stood at 58.2 GW and offshore at 8.1 GW, making it the country’s largest source of electricity.
It is worth remembering, of course, the records that Greece has set in the energy sector. In the first 8 months of the year, Renewable Energy Sources (RES), excluding large hydroelectric plants, exceeded all other sources of electricity production with 13,238 GWh. In the summer of 2022 Greece exported more electricity than it imported.
Overall in Europe, wind power reached 454 terawatt hours in 2022 as it grew by 9% per year. The EU is actively promoting Europe’s transition to a low-carbon society by setting rules for Member States, but also by subsidies to energy projects.
The energy transition is just around the corner!
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