Brussels, 08/09/2022 (Agence Europe) – A report published by the think tank Ember on Thursday, 8 September, indicates that electricity production from solar energy in the European Union from May to August 2022 reached a record 12% (99.4 TWh), compared to 9% (77.7 TWh) during the same period last year—which made it possible to avoid importing 20 billion cubic metres (bcm) of fossil gas for the potential sum of €29 billion. The share of solar energy in the EU’s electricity mix has thus slightly surpassed that of wind (12%) and that of hydro (11%) and has come closer to that of coal (16%). Regarding the distribution among Member States, 18 of the 27 EU countries set new records for solar production this summer. The highest share was recorded in the Netherlands (23% of the electricity mix), followed by Germany (19%) and Spain (17%). See the report: https://aeur.eu/f/2zq (DG)