Renewable energy in Lithuania#Wind power
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Renewable energy in Lithuania constitutes a growing source of energy in the country.
In 2023, renewable energy sources accounted for 76.4% of electricity generation in the country, up from 18.2% in 2010 and 1.4% in 1990.{{cite web|url=https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-electricity-renewables?tab=chart&country=~LTU|title=Share of electricity production from renewables - Lithuania|author=|publisher=Our World in Data|date=2024-06-20|access-date=2024-12-27}}
Statistics
Renewable energy in Lithuania by type (as of 2022):{{cite web|title=Environment, Agriculture and Energy in Lithuania (edition 2023)|url=https://osp.stat.gov.lt/en/lietuvos-aplinka-zemes-ukis-ir-energetika-2023/energetika/atsinaujinantys-energijos-istekliai|lang=en|access-date=10 September 2023|website=Statistics Lithuania|archive-url=}}
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{{bar percent|Solid biofuel|red|70.7}}
{{bar percent|Wind energy|green|7.3}}
{{bar percent|Biofuel|orange|6.7}}
{{bar percent|Ambient heat|grey|4.7}}
{{bar percent|Municipal and industrial waste|brown|4.5}}
{{bar percent|Biogas|purple|2.3}}
{{bar percent|Hydropower|blue|2.2}}
{{bar percent|Solar energy|yellow|1.6}}
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Biomass
Biofuel
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! colspan="9" | Biofuels[http://www.energies-renouvelables.org/observ-er/stat_baro/erec/baro179_b.asp Biofuels barometer 2007 – EurObserv’ER] Systèmes solaires Le journal des énergies renouvelables n° 179, s. 63–75, 5/2007 | ||||||
| style="background:#dcf0ff; text-align:left;"| Consumption 2005 (GWh)
! colspan="3" style="background:#ddf; text-align:left;"| Consumption 2006 (GWh) ! colspan="3" style="background:#bfd7ff; text-align:left;"| Consumption 2007 (GWh) | ||||||
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| style="background:#dcf0ff;"| Total
! style="background:#ddf;"| Total ! style="background:#ddf;"| Biodiesel ! style="background:#ddf;"| Bioethanol ! style="background:#bfd7ff;"| Total ! style="background:#bfd7ff;"| Biodiesel ! style="background:#bfd7ff;"| Bioethanol | ||||||
| 97 | 226 | 162 | 64 | 612 | 477 | 135 |
= Biogas =
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| Year
! 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (million m3)
| 9.8 || 20.9 || 23.2 |
Hydroelectricity
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- 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, has a capacity of 100.8 MW.{{cite web|title=Kauno Algirdo Brazausko hidroelektrinė|url=https://www.15min.lt/media-pasakojimai/kauno-algirdo-brazausko-hidroelektrine-674|access-date=9 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324185054/https://www.15min.lt/media-pasakojimai/kauno-algirdo-brazausko-hidroelektrine-674|archive-date=24 March 2023|url-status=live|website=15min}}
Geothermal energy
- Klaipėda Geothermal Demonstration Plant, the first geothermal heating plant in the Baltic Sea region.{{cite web |title=Implementation Completion Report|url=http://www-wds.worldbank.org/servlet/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2003/06/25/000012009_20030625143058/Rendered/INDEX/26174.txt |publisher=The World Bank |year=2005 |page=4 |access-date=2008-05-04}}
Solar power
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In 2024, Lithuania had capacity of 2,567 MW of solar power (compared to only 2.4 MWh power in 2010).{{Cite web| title=Renewable capacity statistics 2025 | url=https://www.irena.org/-/media/Files/IRENA/Agency/Publication/2025/Mar/IRENA_DAT_RE_Capacity_Statistics_2025.pdf | archive-url= | archive-date=}}{{cite web |title= Energetikos statistika 2010 m. keitėsi šalies kuro ir energijos sąnaudų struktūra |url= http://www.stat.gov.lt/lt/news/view/?id=9044 |publisher= stat.gov.lt |date= 2011-06-05 |access-date= 2012-06-10 |language= lt |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120407061941/http://www.stat.gov.lt/lt/news/view/?id=9044 |archive-date= 2012-04-07 }}
As of 2012, Lithuania has 1,580 small (from several kilowatts to 2,500 kW) solar power plants with a total installed capacity of 59.4 MW which produce electricity for the country, and has an uncounted number of private power plants which make electricity only for their owners.{{cite web|title= Suvilioti dosnių išmokų puolė statyti saulės jėgaines |url= http://verslas.delfi.lt/archive/article.php?id=58848339 |publisher= delfi.lt |date=2012-06-04 |accessdate=2012-06-10 | language = Lithuanian }}
Wind power
Installed wind power capacity in Lithuania and generation in recent years is shown in the table below:{{cite web|title= Wind in power - 2009 European statistics |url= http://www.ewea.org/fileadmin/ewea_documents/documents/statistics/100401_General_Stats_2009.pdf |publisher= ewea.org |date=February 2010|access-date=2012-06-06 }}{{cite web|title= Wind in power - 2010 European statistics |url= http://ewea.org/fileadmin/ewea_documents/documents/statistics/EWEA_Annual_Statistics_2010.pdf |publisher= ewea.org |date=February 2011|access-date=2012-06-06 }}{{cite web|title= Wind in power - 2011 European statistics |url= http://www.ewea.org/fileadmin/ewea_documents/documents/publications/statistics/Stats_2011.pdf |publisher= ewea.org |date=February 2012|access-date=2012-06-06 }}{{cite web|title= Wind in power in Europe 1998-2009 |url= http://www.ewea.org/fileadmin/ewea_documents/documents/statistics/cumulative_wind_per_ms_1998_2009_ws.xls |publisher= ewea.org | format = XLS|date=February 2009|access-date=2012-06-06 }}{{Cite web| title=Wind in power - 2012 European statistics | url=http://www.ewea.org/fileadmin/files/library/publications/statistics/Wind_in_power_annual_statistics_2012.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130228212011/http://www.ewea.org:80/fileadmin/files/library/publications/statistics/Wind_in_power_annual_statistics_2012.pdf | archive-date=2013-02-28}}{{cite web| url = https://www.delfi.lt/multimedija/vejo-energetika-lietuvoje/| title = Vėjo energetika Lietuvoje}}{{Cite web| title=Renewable capacity statistics 2020 | url=https://www.irena.org/-/media/Files/IRENA/Agency/Publication/2020/Mar/IRENA_RE_Capacity_Statistics_2020.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411201325/https://www.irena.org/-/media/Files/IRENA/Agency/Publication/2020/Mar/IRENA_RE_Capacity_Statistics_2020.pdf | archive-date=2020-04-11}}{{Cite web| title=Renewable capacity statistics 2023 | url=https://www.developmentaid.org/api/frontend/cms/file/2023/03/IRENA_RE_Capacity_Statistics_2023.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403184545/https://www.developmentaid.org/api/frontend/cms/file/2023/03/IRENA_RE_Capacity_Statistics_2023.pdf | archive-date=2023-04-03}}{{Cite web| title=Renewable capacity statistics 2024 | url=https://www.developmentaid.org/api/frontend/cms/file/2024/03/IRENA_RE_Capacity_Statistics_2024.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418154218/https://www.developmentaid.org/api/frontend/cms/file/2024/03/IRENA_RE_Capacity_Statistics_2024.pdf | archive-date=2024-04-18}}{{Cite web| title=Renewable capacity statistics 2025 | url=https://www.irena.org/-/media/Files/IRENA/Agency/Publication/2025/Mar/IRENA_DAT_RE_Capacity_Statistics_2025.pdf | archive-url= | archive-date=}}
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| Year
! 1998–2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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| Capacity (MW)
| 0 || 6 || 6 || 48 || 51 || 54 || 91 || 133 || 202 || 275 || 279 || 288 || 436 || 509 || 518 || 533 || 534 || 540 || 671 || 946 || 1284 || 1828 |
See also
- Energy in Lithuania
- Renewable energy by country
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References
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