Europe's renewable energy capacity almost doubles in a decade
Renewables rise from 5.4 per cent to nine per cent of total capacity, while oil and nuclear's share of energy mix falls
The share of renewable energy across the EU's generation mix has almost doubled over the past decade, from 5.4 per cent to nine per cent between 1999 and 2009, according to new EU statistics released today....
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