Brussels, 25/06/2012 (Agence Europe) - According to figures published by Eurostat, in 2010, energy from renewable sources was estimated to have contributed 12.4% of gross final energy consumption in the EU27, compared with 11.7% in 2009 and 10.5% in 2008.
The highest proportions of renewable energy in total consumption in 2010 were found in Sweden (47.9% of total consumption), Latvia (32.6%), Finland (32.2%), Austria (30.1%) and Portugal (24.6%), and the lowest in Malta (0.4%), Luxembourg...