Brussels, 10/02/2015 (Agence Europe) - In 2013, energy consumption returned to the level of the early 1990s, a fall of 9.1% from its 2006 peak, Eurostat, the EU's statistical office, announced on Monday 9 February.
Gross energy consumption in the EU was 1,666 million tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe), against 1,832 Mtoe in 2006. 46.8% of demand was met by domestic production, amounting to 790 Mtoe of energy. Nuclear energy (29%) provided the largest share, ahead of renewable (24%), solid...