Fellows

In Europa ist im vergangenen Jahr laut einer Studie erstmals mehr Strom aus erneuerbarer Energien als aus fossilen Brennstoffen erzeugt worden: deutschlandfunk.de/studie-in-euro… #Energiewende #Klimaschutz #Klimakrise #Klimawandel

9. The rise in renewables was robust despite the pandemic. Wind and solar increased by 51 terawatt-hours in 2020. However, Europe needs to add 100 TWh *every year* this decade to meet 2030 emissions targets. EU Power Sector in 2020: ember-climate.org/project/eu-pow… pic.twitter.com/aqCFyl2kGq

8. Nuclear generation fell a record 10% in 2020, as problems in France and Belgium combined with permanent closures in Sweden and Germany. This was the biggest fall since at least 1990, and possibly ever. EU Power Sector in 2020: ember-climate.org/project/eu-pow… pic.twitter.com/FOmGVHwZOl

7. Europe’s electricity demand was down 4% in 2020, reaching lows in April at the peak of Covid-19 lockdowns. This mostly impacted coal - though it was limited by a bounce-back in demand and below-average nuclear generation. EU Power Sector in 2020: ember-climate.org/project/eu-pow… pic.twitter.com/JqIrjtmmVk

6. Fossil gas generation only fell 4% in 2020, supplying 20% of Europe’s electricity. This is more than in 2015. Although wind and solar are replacing coal, no country has started to see them significantly replacing gas. EU Power Sector in 2020: ember-climate.org/project/eu-pow… pic.twitter.com/r9y5jrzCrm

5. Coal power has halved since 2015, driven by structural growth in wind and solar. In 2020 coal generation fell by 20% to deliver just 13% of Europe’s electricity. EU Power Sector in 2020: ember-climate.org/project/eu-pow… pic.twitter.com/S8st0YSbyp

4. The highest shares of #wind and #solar in 2020 were seen in Denmark (61%), Ireland (35%), Germany (33%) and Spain (29%). EU Power Sector in 2020: ember-climate.org/project/eu-pow… pic.twitter.com/2glRspQ20G

3. This transformation has been driven by rapid growth in #wind and #solar power generation, which have almost doubled since 2015 to deliver 1/5 of EU electricity in 2020. EU Power Sector in 2020: ember-climate.org/project/eu-pow… pic.twitter.com/pn67XdI620

2. Renewables generated 38% of Europe’s electricity in 2020, overtaking fossil fuels (37%). Nuclear power generated 25% of EU-27 electricity. This green milestone was also reached in Spain and Germany in 2020. EU Power Sector in 2020: ember-climate.org/project/eu-pow… pic.twitter.com/xXNpJtSB87

🇪🇺 10 Tweet Thread of the EU Power Sector in 2020 Key findings of our fifth annual report with @AgoraEW 1. Renewables overtook fossil fuels as the EU’s main source of electricity in 2020. ember-climate.org/project/eu-pow… pic.twitter.com/SFWvdlZMrH