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Energy in Europe includes
Oil is one of the largest primary energy sources in Europe. It is mostly used for transportation and heating.
Oil production is relatively low in Europe, with significant production only in the North Sea. Most of Europe's oil comes from imports (about 90% for the EU28).
EU met its 2010 Renewable electricity target – ambitious 2030 target needed
EWEA 12 January 2012 In March 2022, the European Commission released its comprehensive "REPowerEU" plan to promote renewable energy in Europe. Three annexes also available. Three annexes also available.
energy
In physics, energy (from Ancient Greek: ἐνέργεια, ''enérgeia'', “activity”) is the quantitative property that is transferred to a body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of work and in the form of hea ...
and electricity
Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter that has a property of electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as describ ...
production, consumption and import in Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located entirel ...
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Primary energy consumption by country
Primary energy consumption for selected European and Eurasian countries in million tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe) from 2010 to 2015, according to BP, is listed below.Primary energy consumption per capita (2008)
The European primary energy use per capita (TWh per million people) in 2008 is listed below. Mtoe = 11.63 TWh primary energy, includes energy lossesOil
Oil is one of the largest primary energy sources in Europe. It is mostly used for transportation and heating.
Oil production is relatively low in Europe, with significant production only in the North Sea. Most of Europe's oil comes from imports (about 90% for the EU28).
Electricity
Renewable energy
The twelve newer EU Member States in Central and Eastern Europe plan to increasewind power
Wind power or wind energy is mostly the use of wind turbines to generate electricity. Wind power is a popular, sustainable, renewable energy source that has a much smaller impact on the environment than burning fossil fuels. Historically ...
capacity from the 6.4 gigawatts installed at the end of 2012 to 16 gigawatts by 2020.
If renewable electricity production in the EU continued to grow at the same rate as it did from 2005 to 2010, it would account for 36.4% of electricity in 2020 and 51.6% in 2030, following:EWEA 12 January 2012 In March 2022, the European Commission released its comprehensive "REPowerEU" plan to promote renewable energy in Europe. Three annexes also available. Three annexes also available.
Generation and consumption
See also
* Electricity in Europe * Energy policy of the European Union *Energy efficiency in Europe (study)
The Energy efficiency in Europe study is part of the Odyssee project. It aims to monitor energy efficiency progress and -reduction for the EU-28 countries and Norway, understand the energy demand trends for European countries, compare the count ...
* European countries by fossil fuel use (% of total energy)
* European countries by electricity consumption per person
References
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