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Austria Among European Renewable Energy Nations

Politics ♦ Published: June 18, 2012; 14:59 ♦ (Vindobona)

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The contribution of renewable energy was up to 12.4% of energy consumption in the EU27 in 2010. The highest share is observed in Sweden, Latvia, Finland, Austria and Portugal.

Austria Among European Renewable Energy Nations / Picture: © Vindobona.org

In 2010, energy from renewable sources was estimated1 to have contributed 12.4% of gross final energy consumption in the EU27, compared with 11.7% in 2009 and 10.5% in 2008. The 2009 Directive on renewable energy set individual targets for all Member States, such that the EU will reach a 20% share of total energy consumption from renewable sources by 2020. These targets take into…