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Solar power increases to over 100 billion kilowatt hours in the EU
Münster (renewablepress) - In 2018 solar plants in Europe are heading towards a record level in the generation of solar power. Yesterday (12.10.2018), solar power exceeded the 100 billion kilowatt hour mark (2017: 21.11.2017), at an earlier point in the year than ever before, according to IWR, a Münster -based renewable energy institute. This emerges from data provided by European transmission system operators and analysed by IWR.
In the ranking of European countries generating solar power in 2018 (as at: 12.10.2018), Germany leads with 38.1 billion kWh, ahead of Italy with 15.6 billion kWh, Spain (10.7 billion kWh) and the UK with 10.2 billion kWh. France comes fifth with 8.6 billion kWh, followed by Belgium (3.2 billion kWh) and Greece (2.9 billion kWh).
An IWR extrapolation indicates that in 2018 power generation from solar power plants in EU member states is likely to rise to approximately 113 billion kilowatt hours (2017: around 104 billion kWh). In purely mathematical terms, that’s already enough to supply Portugal and Greece together with electricity for a whole year.
- Current solar power generation online in Europe and the EU member states
https://www.solarbranche.de/solar/solarstrom/europa
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Münster, 13 October 2018
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In 1996, the International Economic Platform for Renewable Energies (IWR) was established as an independent and private service institution of the renewable energy industry. The IWR focuses on the fields of research, economic and policy consultation as well as media and international networks in the renewable or regenerative energies sector. One main objective of the IWR is to play an instrumental role in introducing and spreading awareness for an industrial, international business profile of the renewable energy industry.
Dr. Norbert Allnoch, Director of the International Economic Platform of Renewable Energies (IWR), 1995, on the definition: "According to our definition, the Renewable Energy Industry is one which takes an interdisciplinary approach to the issue of renewable energy supply (protecting both the climate and resources) and the construction of renewable plants and systems (industry policy for the three areas electricity, heat and fuel."Chronology of the Renewable Energy Industry - Important IWR contributions, including prizes and awards - 2007 Publication of the first structural analysis for a federal state according to the IWR-analysis method for renewable systems engineering and services�(study "Zur Lage der regenerativen Energiewirtschaft in NRW" )2007 International network-contacts:IWR-director Dr. Allnoch speaks with King Harald V. of Norway and �slaug Haga, norwegian minister of energy Presentation of the network / RENIXX in the USA, dialogue with McGinty, environment minister of Pennsylvania2006 IWR starts renewable stock index RENIXX� (