Characteristics of the evolution of renewable energy production in European Union

Starting from the evolution of the primary energy production from renewable energy sources, in the EU-28, from 1990 to 2015, the paper emphasizes both the changes in the primary production volumes and the mutations in the share of their production in the total primary renewable energy production recorded, especially, in the second part of the analysed period. Based on them, models are identified and primary renewable energy productions for 2020 are estimated from renewable energy sources like: solid biofuels, hydropower, wind power, biogas, biodiesels and solar photovoltaic. Excepting the production of energy based on hydropower, significant increases are recorded for the other five renewable energy sources.