The Invasion of Russian Ukraine Its importance continues to underline Energy safetySomething in that Renewable energies They play an important role. It is doubtful that when the allocation of renewables is on the rise throughout Europe, many countries, especially the largest economies, are fulfilled European Union objectives for 2030.
Increase the amount of energy Renewable According to Eurostat, these applications refer to almost half of the total energy consumption of the EU, but what is the rate of heating and cooling energy from renewable sources? Which countries are on the head?
In 2023The percentage of renewable energy reached in heat and coolant 26.2%of the EU The total energy of the volume truly reflects the rate of renewable energies in consumption. But This percentage varies greatly from one European country to another: 8% of Ireland to 84% of Iceland. Among the members of the EU Sweden and Estonia record the highest percentage67%.
Heating: Why do some countries use renewable energies than others?
The data set includes renewable sources The energy of the solar and geometricBio fuels, renewable area of waste and captured ambient heat Heat pump To heating.
Many factors explain the differences in the use of renewable energy for heat and refrigerator, as described to Professor Powell Oklon from the University of Grakovia Technology (Poland). Are in them Climate conditionsThe The availability of the resources And position Energy infrastructure. Countries with fossil fuel systems face the most difficult changes. Political support, investment costs and urban locations are also affecting progress.
Policic Enerjeetica Y Climaticdica (IEECP) IEECP) Evana Rogulge, Jean-Sebastian Prok, Philippos Anagnostopa OU LOS, Tomislav Novosle, Indryani Leonko Yi Stavros Affurman Queen The purpose of urban heat is another major factor. Countries with a high percentage of urban heat usually have an easy path towards the ticheization of their heating systems. They explain, “It is easier to replace a large gas boiler with a large gas boiler, with a bio or the rest of the heat boiler than to replace thousands of individual boilers with heat pumps.”
Nordic and Baltic countries, on renewable topics
Apart from Norwegian countries, Baltic Europe leads to the use of renewable energy for heat and coolant. They all recorded Percentage of or more equal to 54%Twice as much as the EU average (26%).
The network of global governments, departmental experts, volunteers and educators, explains that these countries are common Advanced urban heating systemsMany of them often work with renewable sources, such as geothermal energy, the remaining heat or more controversial, Biomezes.
NorwayOn the contrary, it has a significantly low cost of 34%. However, IEECP experts say the eurostat data on Norway will be misleading.
According to the Eurostat, “The renewable electricity used to implement thermal pumps is not calculated in the heat and cooling percentage to avoid dual accounting.” Experts point out that more than 90% of Norwegian electricity comes from hydropower and wind power. “The heat source that dominates Norway is electricity”They say.
The main economies of Western Europe have been left behind
Many countries in Western Europe show that four major EU economies, including economies, have significantly less incorporating renewable energy in heat and refrigeration. In them, France (30%) is slightly higher than the EU average (26%)When the rest are down. Among them are Italy (22%), Spain (21%), Germany (17%), Belgium (11%) and the Netherlands (10%), and Ireland (8%).
According to Statista, renewable energy only refers to 7.5% heat and refrigeration Royalty And 2018. And IrelandADIB reports that oil is common in rural heating due to weak policies and minimum urban heating. “In Ireland, 54% to 57% of the total heat demand can be satisfied with urban heating networks, however, the implementation is low.”
Las Netland They have long relied on natural gas, and recently started a big effort to eliminate gas boilers, he added. In addition, he says that Belgium It often depends on the gas and “suffers from the slow rhythm of renewing fragmented buildings and regional policies that disrupt an integrated energy activity.”
Trait Low renewable energy allocation In Germany, France, Italy and Spain to do Biased Was generalized Individual gas boilers. IEECP experts also point out that electricity heating in France has been promoted due to the large availability of nuclear power.
Austria (39.4%) a The best example of central European countries In the use of renewable energy for heat and refrigeration. “These good results are a long tradition in the use of biology, in individual heating systems and extensive urban heating networks,” IEECP experts say.
AdvertisementMost of the EU candidates registered a high percentage of the use of renewable energy in heat and refrigeration compared to the EU average, except Albania (23%), which was slightly below. For example, Mandinigro reached 67%.
Are Europe’s improvements in renewable heat?
Over the past two decades, Europe has significantly advanced in increasing renewable energy quota in heat and refrigeration, with about 11.7% to about 26.2% in 2004, about 26.2% in 2004. But is that enough? Believe that there are no experts.
“Although this growth is significant, it is still not enough,” says Oklan. Referring to the EU’s goal of renewing 49% of renewable energies in buildings by 2030, ADIB also states: “This rhythm – an average of one percent of every two years – is very slow to meet the climate and energy purposes of the EU.”
IEECP experts underline important differences in the progress between countries. “Many countries are currently in the process of fulfilling these duties,” they say. The previous chart explains how much Europe’s advances differ.
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Professor Oklan recommends Increase investment in research To improve the efficiency of renewable energy systems including technologies Light panelsHeat solar collectors, thermal pumps and energy storage systems.
From ADIB, Ren21, there are many major obstacles to improvement, including the lack of A Concurity The general use of gas boilers, centered on the sector, the slow growth of infrastructure that is compatible with renewable and inappropriate or inappropriate offers.
To accelerate renewable heat, curator recommends specific measures centered on three major technologies: electric heating pump pipes, urban heating decarbonis and Thermal solar systemAt the roofs and large quantities.
Does the European Union continue to move away from Russian gas?
The EU’s energy strategy is based on three basic pillars: energy storage, clean energy production and diversification. This includes reducing the dependence on Russia. For that purpose, the quota Gas By the gas pipe from Russia Import of EU It was greatly reduced – more than 40% of 2021 was 8% in 2023 – after the invasion of Ukraine at the beginning of 2022.
AdvertisementAttending the gas pipeline and LNG, Russia This is less than 15% of the total EU imports, the European Commission said. However, this percentage increased to 18.9% by 2024.
