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Renewable energy in Lithuania

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Renewable energy in Lithuania

In 2010 Renewable energy in Lithuania constituted 19.7% of the country's overall electricity generation. The Lithuanian government aims to generate 23% of total power from renewable resources by 2020.

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Statistics

Renewable energy in Lithuania by type:

Biomass

Biomass represents the most common source of renewable energy in Lithuania, with most of the biomass is use being firewood. The amount of energy generated from biomass in Lithuania is the second highest in the EU per capita. It is estimated that in 2020 the country will lead the EU in the quantity of biomass available for biofuel production.

Hydroelectricity

  • Kruonis Pumped Storage Plant, its main purpose is to provide a spinning reserve of the power system, to regulate the load curve of the power system 24 hours a day. Installed capacity of the pumped storage plant: 900 MW (4 units, 225 MW each).
  • Kaunas Hydroelectric Power Plant, it supplies about 3% of the electrical demand in Lithuania.

    • Geothermal energy

  • Klaipėda Geothermal Demonstration Plant, the first geothermal heating plant in the Baltic Sea region.

    • Solar power

    Solar power in Lithuania created 2.4 MWh power in 2010. At the start of 2014 Lithuania had capacity of 61 MW of solar power.

    Wind power

    Installed wind power capacity in Lithuania and generation in recent years is shown in the table below:

    References

    Renewable energy in Lithuania Wikipedia
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