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Despite growth, deployment of wind power now has to double in the coming years if the bloc is to meet its 2030 goals (Photo: World Bank)

Solar power surges past coal, and gas faces ‘terminal decline’, analysis finds

For the first time, solar power overtook coal in the EU’s energy mix last year, according to energy think-tank Ember's annual power review published on Thursday (23 January). 

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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

Despite growth, deployment of wind power now has to double in the coming years if the bloc is to meet its 2030 goals (Photo: World Bank)

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Author Bio

Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

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