The state of renewable energies in Europe - Edition 2018. 18. EurObserv'ER Report

EurObserv'ER has been collecting data on the European Union's renewable energy sources for twenty years to describe the state and thrust of the various sectors in theme-based barometers. The first part of this assessment is a summary of the barometers published in 2018 for the wind energy, photovoltaic, solar thermal, concentrated solar power, biogas, biofuel, solid biomass and heat pumps sectors. The data drawn from these barometers has been consolidated with the official data available at the very end of the year. The sectors that were not covered by individual barometers have also been analysed in detail and statistically monitored using data published in 2018. They cover small hydropower, heat pumps, geothermal energy, biogas, the incineration of renewable municipal waste and ocean energies. This work offers a full synopsis of the energy dimension of the twelve renewable sectors now developed at an industrial scale within the European Union.