Wind and solar power generation surpassed fossil fuels for the first time in the EU during the first half of 2024, highlighting a significant shift towards clean energy.
Wind and solar power generation overtook fossil fuel electricity in the EU in the first half of 2024, for the first time, clean energy think tank said in a new report. Between January and June, the share of wind and solar in the EU’s power mix was 30%, compared to 27% for fossil-powered electricity. Power demand in the EU rose by 0.
As a result, fossil fuels accounted for just 27% of total EU electricity generation in the first half of 2024, compared to 33% over the same period in 2023. Both coal and natural gas power generation dropped, with coal plunging by 24% and gas declining by 14%, Ember said. Surging solar and wind electricity output displaced one-fifth of the European Union’s fossil-fuel power generation between 2019 and 2023, Ember said in a report last month.
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