Energy

Imports of energy products to the EU down in 2024

Imports of energy products to the EU down in 2024

In 2024, the EU imported €375.9 billion worth of energy products, amounting to a total of 720.4 million tonnes. Compared with 2023, imports decreased both in value (-16.2%) and in net mass (-7.1%). For petroleum, a decline was reported ...

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Electricity from renewable sources reaches 47% in 2024

Electricity from renewable sources reaches 47% in 2024

In 2024, 47.4% of net electricity generated in the EU came from renewable energy sources, up by 2.6 percentage points (pp) compared with 2023. Among EU countries, Denmark had the highest share of renewables in its net electricity ...

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Energy use down in all sectors but transport in 2022

Energy use down in all sectors but transport in 2022

In 2022, the EU’s net domestic energy use was 58.8 million terajoules, representing a 4.2% decrease compared with 2021. This figure includes energy used directly by households and energy used by production activities of businesses and ...

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EU renewable energy for heating and cooling reaches 26%

EU renewable energy for heating and cooling reaches 26%

The use of renewable energy sources in heating and cooling continues to increase in the EU, with the share of energy from renewables in those areas reaching 26.2% in 2023, the highest value since the time series started in 2004 (11.7%). ...

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Slight increase in nuclear power production in 2023

Slight increase in nuclear power production in 2023

In 2023, 13 EU countries with nuclear electricity production generated 619 601 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity, an increase of 1.7% compared with 2022, largely due to France completing maintenance of its nuclear reactors. Nuclear ...

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2023: record-breaking increase in renewable electricity

2023: record-breaking increase in renewable electricity

In 2023, renewable energy sources accounted for 45.3% of gross electricity consumption in the EU, a significant 4.1 percentage points (pp) increase from 2022. This marks the largest annual increase in the share of renewable energy in ...

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