Renewable energy was the leading source of primary energy production in the European Union, according to a new Eurostat publication released on Monday 3 April. These energies, such as biomass, hydro, wind and solar, accounted for 41% of total energy production in the EU.
As of 2016, renewable energy has overtaken nuclear energy for the first time. In 2021, nuclear energy (31%) was therefore the second most important source, followed by solid fuels (18%), natural gas (6%), crude oil (3%)...