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Briefing
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- Highest Renewable Share – New report from WindEurope showed almost 90% of new generating capacity added to Europe’s electricity grids in 2016 came from renewables, exceeding 2014’s 79%
- Record Wind Installations – Wind farms made up more than half of new capacity installed for first time, with investments hitting record €27.5 billion ($28.9 billion)
- Leading EU Countries – Germany topped other countries in new wind capacity installed with 5.44 GW, while France (1.56 GW), Netherlands (0.89 GW), Finland (0.57 GW), Ireland (0.38 GW), and Lithuania (0.18) had record wind installations
- Long-Term Sustainability Goals – Only seven EU nations have renewable targets and policies beyond 2020, raising concern among industry leaders over EU’s long term commitment to renewables
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Accelerator
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Sector
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Energy, Government (excluding military)
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Organization
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WindEurope asbl/vzw
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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February 9, 2017
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