+ 2.0 % The increase of renewable energy consumption for transport in the EU27 between 2021 and 2022 (in energy content)
The preliminary data gathered by EurObserv’ER suggests that renewable energy consumption in European Union transport, be it road, rail, maritime or air transport, driven by combustion or electric engines, increased by about 2.0 % between 2021 and 2022, to almost 19.4 Mtoe. As lockdown measures were gradually lifted in 2021, transport needs returned to normal. The renewable energy share of European Union transport, as defined by the Renewable Energy Directive (known as RED II), should inch forwards towards the 10% threshold through the application of the incentives arising from greater use of advanced biofuels and the development of electrification in road transport.

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+ 2,0 % Augmentation de la consommation d’énergies renouvelables dans les transports de l’UE à 27 entre 2021 et 2022 (en contenu énergétique)
Selon les données préliminaires recueillies par EurObserv’ER, la consommation d’énergies renouvelables dans les transports de l’Union européenne, qu’ils soient routiers, ferroviaires, maritimes ou aériens, fonctionnant avec des motorisations thermiques ou électriques, a augmenté de l’ordre de 2,0 % entre 2021 et 2022, à près de 19,4 Mtep. Cette hausse s’est effectuée dans un contexte de retour à la normale des besoins de transport, après une année 2021 encore marquée par la levée progressive des mesures de confinement. Du fait du jeu des bonifications liées à une plus grande utilisation des biocarburants avancés et au développement de l’électrification du transport routier, la part des énergies renouvelables dans les transports de l’Union européenne, telle que définie par la directive énergies renouvelables (dite RED 2), devrait augmenter pour se rapprocher du seuil des 10 %.

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+ 4.3 % The increase of biofuels consumption for transport in the EU27 between 2020 and 2021 (in energy content)
The gradual lifting of lockdown restrictions during 2021 naturally led to increases in energy consumption in transport and with it the corresponding renewable biofuel or electricity shares. Preliminary estimates suggest that EU-27 biofuel consumption rose by about 4.3% between 2020 and 2021 at over 17 Mtoe (million tonnes equivalent of oil). The bioethanol share of this growth (11.0%) was stronger than that of biodiesel (2.2%). Biofuel consumption was boosted by the new Renewable Energies Directive (RED II), which devised a new computing method for measuring renewable electricity consumption in transport. This new methodology establishes this consumption at 21.9 TWh in 2021, equivalent to 1.9 Mtoe.

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– 1.5 % The decrease of biofuels consumption for transport in the EU27 between 2019 and 2020 (in energy content)
The EU27 Member States’ 2020 deadline for meeting their renewable energy targets for the transport sector passed in an exceptional context overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic which dramatically reduced mobility requirements. Nonetheless, the initial available estimates point to the fact that biofuel consumption in the EU of 27 contracted only slightly in 2020 (by 1.5% year-on-year) because its use was supported by the increase in incorporation rates required to achieve the year’s 10% target for renewable energy in transport. The drop in renewable electricity consumption by railway transport was partly offset by the sharp rise in the number of electric vehicles on the road.

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