Renewable Energy Management in European Union Member States

Abstract

This article presents information on energy carriers from renewable sources and their share in the energy balance of the European Union Member States. The subject is extremely dynamic, and this field is still developing. The European Union is constantly implementing new programs to help Europe go green. Based on the analysis of statistical data, the scale and manner of using energy from renewable sources in each of the EU Member States have been presented and compared. The article also presents indicators of the share of total and sectoral energy from renewable sources in gross final energy consumption, monitoring the implementation of EU commitments.

Keywords

• renewable energy sources
• EU energy policy
• European Union