62% of European Union New Electricity Generation Supplied by Renewables

Renewable energy sources grew to 62 per cent (17GW) of new installed electricity generation capacity in 27 member states of the European Union in 2009 up from 57 per cent in 2008, according to Renewable Energy Snapshots, a European Commission report.

Wind energy accounts for the largest share of new capacity representing 38 per cent of the total compared to 21 per cent for photovoltaics (PV), 2.1 per cent for biomass, 1.4 per cent for hydro and 0.4 per cent for concentrated solar power.