Ember, a European clean energy group, says renewables displaced fossil generation in the EU in the first half of 2024.
is a nonprofit based in Europe with a mission to promote a safe climate powered by clean electricity. In a, it celebrates a milestone for the European Union electrical grid. In the introduction to the report, Ember said, “Fossil generation continues to fall in the EU, even as demand rebounds. Wind and solar rise to new highs, reaching a share of 30% of EU electricity generation and overtaking fossil fuels for the first time.
Ember predicts solar and wind will continue their momentum in the coming months. Nearly 62 gigawatts of solar capacity and 16 gigawatts of wind capacity are expected to be installed in the EU this year, according to forecasts from, setting the two power sources up to continue to exceed fossil fuel generation through at least the first half of 2025. In other words, “It’s very likely that that is a kind of permanent shift in the EU’s electricity mix,” Graham said.
Across the EU, solar generation increased by 21% compared to the first six months of 2023, while wind generation rose by 9% . Almost half of the growth in wind generation came from just two countries –Germany and the Netherlands . The growth in solar is more widespread, with strong capacity additions leading to large generation increases across the EU, including in Germany , Spain , Italy and Poland .
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