Wind and solar power surpass gas in EU electricity generation in 2022

For the first time, solar and wind have generated more electricity in Europe than gas

Encouraging, the news is part of a virtuous circle: investments in the energy transition are about to exceed those in fossil fuels for the first time.

Wind and solar supplied more electricity than gas in 2022, a first in the EU

Thanks to renewable energies, Europe has been able to avoid turning solely to coal

Wind and solar power surpass gas in EU electricity generation in 2022

Wind and solar sources generated the fifth part (22.28%) of electricity in the European Union in 2022, surpassing natural gas for the first time (19.91%), in a sector that remains dominated by nuclear and hydro energy sources (32.04%).

Wind and solar generated a record 22% of EU electricity in 2022

‘Coal rebound fears are dead’, the new report shows, as the energy crisis continues to catalyse Europe's shift to clean energy.

For the first time, wind and solar power surpassed gas in the EU in 2022

For the first time, wind and solar energy generated more electricity in the European Union than that from gas in 2022, if

For the first time, wind and solar power surpassed gas in the EU in 2022

Nearly a quarter (22%) of all electricity consumed in the European Union was generated by these two clean energy sources