EU records record summer solar power generation

• 1 year, 7 months ago (2022-09-08)
• David Flin

Europe 1061 Solar 243

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The think tank Ember Climate has produced a study showing that EU countries have generated record levels of solar power during the summer months. It found that 12 per cent of electricity generated by member states came from solar power. The EU-27 produced 99.4 TWh of solar energy between May and August, an increase of 22 TWh over the same period last year.

In total, 12 per cent of electricity produced in the EU between May and August was from solar power, compared to 9 per cent for the same period last year.

The Netherlands produced 23 per cent of its electricity through solar power, Germany 19 per cent, and Spain 17 per cent. Ten countries in the EU generated more than 10 per cent of their electricity from solar power over this period.