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netz_pirat t1_jebhnn3 wrote

Reply to comment by Blakut in The European Union to nearly double the share of renewables in the 27-nation bloc's energy consumption by 2030 amid efforts to become carbon neutral and ditch Russian fossil fuels. by chrisdh79

44% renewable electric energy in 2022

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Blakut t1_jec05ho wrote

what's in renewable? Does it include gas? nvm, found:

Overall generation from conventional energy sources totalled 272.9 TWh in 2022 (-5.7% compared to 2021). However, generation from natural gas was 1.7% higher than in 2021, generation from lignite increased by 5.4% and generation from hard coal increased by 21.4%. This is due to the fact that Germany allowed coal-fired power plants to return to the electricity market to be less dependent on natural gas amid strained relations with Russia. Nuclear generation declined by 49.8% in 2022.

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netz_pirat t1_jedhs1q wrote

That... Doesn't say anything about renewables?

So no, neither gas nor coal nor nuclear is renewable.

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Blakut t1_jedl6x3 wrote

I quoted the next paragraph sorry. The previous one showed that the 45 percent figure is solar and wind at 35, biogas at 8 and hydro etc for the rest. So biogas is considered renewable.

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