Data
Approximated estimates for the share of gross final consumption of renewable energy sources in 2021 (EEA 2021 RES share proxies)
Metadata
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Reporting obligations (ROD)
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- EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright).
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Methodology:
The general methodology applied for approximating RES values in the year t-1 is described in the Renewable energy in Europe – Approximated recent growth and knock-on effects 2015 EEA report. The cut-off date for most data sources incorporated in the calculation of the approximated t-1 RES shares was 31 July of the year of publication. Confidence in the estimated RES share proxy values is greatest in the electricity sector. The dynamics in the renewable heating and cooling market sector may be underestimated, because the available data are more limited in this sector. Finally, the specific accounting rules in Directive 2009/28/EC (until 2020) and Directive (EU) 2018/2001 (from 2021 onwards) concerning renewables consumed in transport are difficult to replicate. Despite these challenges, the estimation of RES share proxies yields plausible results in most cases and should be further improved, especially if more timely information and data that are relevant for the estimations become available.
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Units:
Percentages (%) where not specified otherwise.
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Adatforrások
Dataset based on EEA estimates and Member States consultation.
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Additional information
This current data set concerns the EEA 2021 RES share proxies. The RES share proxy data are presented per Member State and for the European Union as a whole, as total RES share (Total RES share proxy), share of renewable sources in gross final electricity consumption (RES-E proxy), share of renewable sources in gross final heating and cooling energy consumption (RES-H/C proxy) and share of renewable sources consumed in transport (RES-T proxy). The shares are calculated in accordance with the methodology under Directive 2009/28/EC. From 2022, the recast Renewable Energy Directive (EU) 2018/2001 modifies the methodology to account for the renewable energy share, especially the statistical multipliers available to Member States to promote certain forms of renewable energy use in transport. The current EEA estimates still use the old approach and multipliers - the new approach will be incorporated starting with 2023. The EEA 2021 RES share proxies formed the basis of a specific EEA country consultation. Where reported by countries during consultation, national data were used. Nevertheless, the proxy data do not substitute or data that countries officially report to Eurostat and to the European Commission in the context of their legal obligations.
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