Renewable energies accounted for 19.5% of the total energy used in 2017 for heating and cooling in the European Union, according to data published on Monday 4 March by the European Commission. This is a significant increase from the 10.4% share of renewable energy in 2004.
“The growth of these energies in the industrial, service and household sectors has contributed to this increase”, the Commission explains.
The thermal energy captured by the heat pumps was also taken into account...