EU: SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECTS 78 R<strong>en</strong>ewable Energy Sources in Figures Socio-economic aspects of r<strong>en</strong>ewable <strong>en</strong>ergies in the EU, 2009 Turnover from r<strong>en</strong>ewable <strong>en</strong>ergies in 2009 Wind <strong>en</strong>ergy Solid biomass Photo- voltaics Biofuels Geoth. <strong>en</strong>ergy [mill. EUR] Biogas Solar thermal <strong>en</strong>ergy Small Hydropower 2) Total countries Germany 1) 6,050 9,450 12,000 3,150 2,000 2,300 1,350 350 36,650 D<strong>en</strong>mark 12,260 400 60 220 < 5 35 45 5 13,030 France 3,000 2,775 1,660 1,950 2,280 210 615 360 12,850 Swed<strong>en</strong> 1,250 5,350 550 1,800 810 N/A 40 280 10,080 Italy 2,500 900 3,500 1,500 N/A 500 360 440 9,700 Spain 3,800 1,300 3,000 750 N/A 45 320 400 9,615 United Kingdom 3,500 300 750 170 N/A 1,000 75 N/A 5,795 Austria 350 2,140 550 400 215 50 500 500 4,705 Finland 1,500 1,260 10 210 135 10 < 5 25 3,155 Czech. Republic 70 < 5 1,500 220 N/A 110 70 50 2,025 Rest of EU 3,943 3,085 2,326 1,570 460 160 825 211 12,580 Total sectors 38,223 26,965 25,906 11,940 5,905 4,420 4,250 2,621 120,185 The figures take account of production, distribution and installation of the plants, plus operation and maint<strong>en</strong>ance. Source: Observ’ER [101] 1) For consist<strong>en</strong>cy reasons, the figures for Germany are tak<strong>en</strong> from the stated source; since the figures on pages 34 – 35 were calculated on the basis of a differ<strong>en</strong>t system, comparisons are not possible. 2) < 10 MW installed capacity According to Observ’ER, sales of more than 120 billion EUR were made by the r<strong>en</strong>ewable <strong>en</strong>ergy sector in the EU in 2009. The rankings are headed by Germany, with total sales of nearly 37 billion EUR. It is followed after a considerable gap by D<strong>en</strong>mark, France and Swed<strong>en</strong>, which together made a further 36 billion EUR. Thus a total of 60 % of sales by the <strong>en</strong>tire r<strong>en</strong>ewable <strong>en</strong>ergy sector was due to these four countries [101]. With more than 38 billion EUR – i.e. nearly one third of the total volume – wind <strong>en</strong>ergy is the sector with the biggest sales. Solid biomass and photovoltaic power take second and third place. In 2009 there were already 910,000 jobs in the r<strong>en</strong>ewable <strong>en</strong>ergy sector throughout the EU. With over 333,000 jobs, Germany had the largest share, followed by France with a further 135,000 jobs. As far as the individual sectors are concerned, solid biomass comes first with about 284,000 jobs, followed by wind <strong>en</strong>ergy with about 244,000 jobs. In 2010 more than 3.5 million people were employed in the r<strong>en</strong>ewable <strong>en</strong>ergies sector worldwide [113].
Jobs in the r<strong>en</strong>ewable <strong>en</strong>ergies sector in 2009 Waste 3 % Biogas 4 % Biofuels 9 % Wind <strong>en</strong>ergy 27 % according to sectors Solid biomass 31 % Photovoltaics 13 % Geoth. <strong>en</strong>ergy 6 % Solar therm. <strong>en</strong>. 5 % Total about 912,200 Jobs Small hydropower 1) 2 % DE 2) 333,400 FR 135,270 ES 82,845 according to countries Rest of EU 258,105 EU: SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECTS IT 63,200 1) < 10 MW installed capacity 2) The figures for Germany differ from the data shown on page 36, since Observ’ER determines the number of jobs without taking account of large-scale hydropower. Neither do they include jobs due to publicly assisted research/administration. Source: Observ’ER [101] SE 39,400 R<strong>en</strong>ewable Energy Sources in Figures 79