Renewables muscle fossil fuels out of EU electricity market, says research

Solar and wind power outperformed fossil fuels in the European Union for the first time last year, a new high watermark on Europe’s transition to green and autonomous energy.

The two sources of energy generated 30 percent of EU electricity, compared with 29 percent for coal and gas, Ember, a global energy think tank, said on Thursday in its European Electricity Review.

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