Share of renewables in new power capacity

RecordSTO-7423ESADCV-91CX2N6TA4-QP931N

80%
forecast

European Union · 2017–2040

IEA projects share of renewables in new power capacity in the European Union at 80% in 2017–2040.

Original source
Publisher
IEA
Authority tier
T1 Official
Locator
Bright future for renewables
Retrieved
16 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

In the European Union, renewables account for 80% of new capacity and wind power becomes the leading source of electricity soon after 2030, due to strong growth both onshore and offshore.

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APA

International Energy Agency. (2040). World Energy Outlook 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2017. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_7423ESADCV91CX2N6TA4QP931N

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MLA
International Energy Agency. "World Energy Outlook 2017." 2040, https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2017. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_7423ESADCV91CX2N6TA4QP931N.
Chicago
International Energy Agency. "World Energy Outlook 2017." 2040. https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2017. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_7423ESADCV91CX2N6TA4QP931N.
BibTeX
@misc{iea2040shareqp931n, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {World Energy Outlook 2017}, year = {2040}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_7423ESADCV91CX2N6TA4QP931N}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2017. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }

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Primary source

Publisher
International Energy Agency · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
Report
World Energy Outlook 2017
Type
Press release
Published
—
Locator
Bright future for renewables
Retrieved
16 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
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Verification

Status
Verified
Review protocol
editorial:judge-fix-v1:2026-09-27
Checked on
27 September 2026
Last revision
27 September 2026
Permanent URL
/stat/stat_7423ESADCV91CX2N6TA4QP931N