'Europe has avoided the worst of the crisis': EU renewables overtake gas power in 2022

Michael Holder
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Ember analysis shows wind and solar together took larger share of Europe's power mix than gas for the first time last year, with gas generation now expected to fall sharply in 2023

Wind and solar together generated more than a fifth of electricity across the European Union last year, overtaking fossil gas for the first time as Russia's war in Ukraine prompted a "huge wave of support...

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