Wind, Hydro, Biomass May Cover 36% of EU Energy Needs by 2020

Bloomberg
By Kari Lundgren - Feb 10, 2011 6:15 AM CT

Power from wind farms, hydro-power and biomass plants may account for as much as 36 percent of energy consumption in the European Union by 2020, according to a report released by the region’s transmission system operators.

The use of non-fossil fuel generation across the EU could trim carbon dioxide released in 2020 by as much as 57 percent or as little as 26 percent compared with 2009, the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity said today.

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