Share of renewables in new power capacity
RecordSTO-7423ESADCV-91CX2N6TA4-QP931N
European Union · 2017–2040
IEA projects share of renewables in new power capacity in the European Union at 80% in 2017–2040.
- 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
- See source
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