Europe's commitment to renewable energy in 2010

Europe's commitment to renewable energy in 2010



Employment spread across all renewable sectors



Austria

Belgium

Bulgaria

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Netherlands

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

United Kingdom



Turnover generated

shown as % of GDP



Number of people employed

shown as % of population aged 15 to 64



Photovoltaic

Wind power

Solid biomass

Biofuels

Biogas

Solar thermal

Ground source heat pumps

Small hydropower

Geothermal energy



Totals and rank (out of 24countries)

Austria

Belgium

Bulgaria

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

lithuania

Netherlands

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

United Kingdom



Employed in any renewable energy sector,

(% of total population aged 15 to 64)

0.727

#4



0.315

#9



0.108

#22



0.268

#12



0.927

#2



0.343

#8



1.351

#1



0.404

#7



0.656

#5



0.179

#16



0.167

#18



0.112

#21



0.269

#11



0.620

#6



0.265

#13



0.131

#19



0.104

#23



0.242

#14



0.126

#20



0.176

#17



0.232

#15



0.308

#10



0.837

#3



0.073

#24



Turnover from all renewable energy sectors

(% of GDP)

1.984

#5



1.112

#12



1.432

#8



3.194

#3



3.425

#2



3.460

#1



0.719

#16



0.655

#18



1.494

#7



0.508

#21



0.678

#17



0.174

#24



1.048

#13



1.960

#6



1.421

#9



0.409

#23



0.530

#20



0.993

#14



1.367

#10



1.115

#11



0.561

#19



0.743

#15



2.943

#4



0.439

#22 Europe's commitment to renewable energy in 2010 blue&green tomorrow 2.77% 2.94% 2.77% 1.59% 1.73% • 1% 0.9% . • 0,9% 0.8% . • 0.8% 0.7% . • 0.7% 0.6% • • 0,6% 0.5% • • 0.5% 0.4% . • 0.4% 0.3% • 0.3% 0.2% . • 0.2% 0.1% . • 0,1% olo • 0% Employment spread across all renewable sectors 80% - - 80% 40% - 40% L.L. Austria Belgium Bulgaria Czech Republic Denmark Finland Germany Hungary Ireland Italy Lithuania Netherlands Poland Portugal Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden United Kingdom Estonia France Greece Latvia Romania Turnover generated shown as % of GDP Number of people employed shown as % of population aged 15 to 64 Photovoltaic Wind power Solid biomass Biofuels Small Geothermal energy Biogas Solar thermal Ground source heat pumps hydropower Totals and rank (out of 24 countries) Austria Belgium Bulgaria Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden United Kingdom 0.343 Employed in any renewable energy sector, (% of total population aged 15 to 64) 0.131 # 19 0.727 0.179 0.167 0.265 0.242 0.232 0.308 0.315 # 9 0.108 0.268 0.927 1.351 0.404 0.656 0.112 0.269 0.620 0.104 0.126 0.176 0.837 # 3 0.073 #4 # 22 # 12 # 2 # 8 # 1 # 7 # 5 #16 #18 # 21 #11 # 6 # 13 #23 #14 # 20 # 17 #15 #10 #24 Turnover from all renewable energy sectors (% of GDP) 1.984 1.432 3.194 3.425 3.460 0.655 0.678 1.421 0.993 1.367 0.561 0.439 0.719 #16 1.112 1.494 0.508 0.174 1.048 1.960 0.409 0.530 1.115 0.743 2.943 #5 #12 # 8 # 3 # 2 #1 #18 # 7 # 21 #17 # 24 #13 #6 #9 # 23 # 20 #14 #10 #11 #19 #15 # 4 # 22 Source: Observ'ER, The World Bank bit.ly/euro_energy