BAKU, Azerbaijan, Oct.18
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
European renewables generation is expected to exceed 6,000 TWh by 2050, Trend reports referring to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
The table below shows the expected renewables generation in Europe in 2030 and 2050 in three different scenarios (TWh):
Stated Policies |
Announced Pledges |
Sustainable Development |
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2030 |
2050 |
2030 |
2050 |
2030 |
2050 |
|
Solar PV generation |
504 |
714 |
583 |
903 |
601 |
1017 |
Wind generation |
1148 |
1945 |
1401 |
3317 |
1475 |
3659 |
Renewable generation |
2743 |
4068 |
3130 |
5737 |
3260 |
6247 |
In 2020, even while economies bent under the weight of Covid-19 lockdowns, renewable sources of energy such as wind and solar PV continued to grow rapidly, and electric vehicles set new sales records. The new energy economy will be more electrified, efficient, interconnected and clean. Its emergence is the product of a virtuous circle of policy action and technology innovation, and its momentum is now sustained by lower costs. In most markets, solar PV or wind now represents the cheapest available source of new electricity generation. Clean energy technology is becoming a major new area for investment and employment – and a dynamic arena for international collaboration and competition.
At the moment, however, every data point showing the speed of change in energy can be countered by another showing the stubbornness of the status quo. The rapid but uneven economic recovery from last year’s Covid-induced recession is putting major strains on parts of today’s energy system, sparking sharp price rises in natural gas, coal and electricity markets. For all the advances being made by renewables and electric mobility, 2021 is seeing a large rebound in coal and oil use.
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