Changes in electricity production from renewable energy sources in the European Union countries in 2005–2019

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The policy related to the use of renewable sources is a key element of the energy policy executed in the European Union (EU). One of the targets set for 2050 is to increase the share of electricity in energy consumption to 50%, and 80% of electricity is to be generated from low-carbon sources. In recent years, the EU economies have significantly modified their electricity production, which raises the question of the scale of these changes. The aim of the presented analysis is to assess changes in the use of renewable sources for electricity production in the EU countries in 2005–2019. Gini coefficient and k-mean are applied in the analysis. The conducted research shows that EU countries, in line with the energy policy assumptions, have both increased the share of renewable sources in energy production, especially in electricity production, as well as increased the diversity of used renewable sources. The results also indicate a vast diversity in terms of the use of such sources for the production of renewable electricity in the EU. This indicates that the energy transition is being implemented by EU countries with individual country-level approaches. Nonetheless, a variety of the EU’s both support and restrictive measures are of considerable importance for the ongoing energy transition. 

Tytuł
Changes in electricity production from renewable energy sources in the European Union countries in 2005–2019
Twórca
Matuszewska-Janica Aleksandra
Słowa kluczowe
electricity production; renewable energy; European Union; produkcja elektryczności; energie odnawialne; Unia Europejska
Współtwórca
Żebrowska-Suchodolska Dorota
Ala-Karvia Urszula
Hozer-Koćmiel Marta ORCID 0000-0003-0443-516X
Data
2021
Typ zasobu
artykuł
Identyfikator zasobu
DOI 10.3390/en14196276
Źródło
Energies, 2021, vol. 14 iss. 19, [br. s.], 6276
Język
angielski
Prawa autorskie
CC BY CC BY
Kategorie
Publikacje pracowników US
Data udostępnienia6 paź 2021, 15:08:21
Data mod.7 mar 2022, 10:41:40
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