GERMANY ANNOUNCES UNPRECEDENTED ENERGY BENCHMARK
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This helps Europe’s largest economy move one step closer to its goal of 80% green energy by 2030, Reuters reports.
By Tina Deines
February 9, 2024
Germany made major strides in clean power in 2023, with renewables accounting for 55% of the energy on its power grids.
This helps Europe’s largest economy move one step closer to its goal of 80% green energy by 2030, Reuters reports.
Offshore wind accounted for 31.1% of Germany’s renewables, with solar at 12.1% and biomass at 8.4%. The remaining shares came from hydropower and other sources.
Germany’s renewables accounted for 46% of grid space in 2022 — the 2023 gains were made possible by a decrease in overall electricity consumption and an increase in renewables production, according to Clean Energy Wire.
A recent report shows that dirty energy sources like coal and gas have peaked in popularity while clean power is on the rise. As evidence of that, wind-generated electricity is on course to surpass coal generation in the U.S., potentially by 2026, per Reuters.
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