Share of renewables in new power capacity

STO-REC-STAT9AHM7ET1 Official
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_9AHM7EV4MBFSH3KVK2X0H4A36V
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_9AHM7EV4MBFSH3KVK2X0H4A36V.
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_9AHM7EV4MBFSH3KVK2X0H4A36V.
BibTeX
@misc{iea2040shareh4a36v, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {World Energy Outlook 2017}, year = {2040}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_9AHM7EV4MBFSH3KVK2X0H4A36V}, 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 & Integrity

Audit status
Verified
Review protocol
Editorial review
Checked on
17 September 2026
Last revision
17 September 2026
Archival URI
/stat/stat_9AHM7EV4MBFSH3KVK2X0H4A36V