European responses to Covid-19 accelerate the electricity system transition by a decade, according to Wärtsilä analysis
Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 17 April 2020 at 10 am EESTCoal based power generation has fallen by over a quarter (25.5%) across the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (UK) in the first three months of 2020, compared to 2019, as a result of the response to Covid-19, with renewable energy reaching a 43% share, according to new analysis by the technology group Wärtsilä. The impact is even more stark in the last month, with coal generation collapsing by almost one third (29%) between 10[ ]March and 10[ ]April compared to the same period in 2019, making up only 12% of total EU and