EU industry energy use falls as renewables gain ground

The European Union’s industry sector consumed 8,835 petajoules (PJ) of energy in 2024, marking an 8.1 per cent decline compared with 2014, according to newly released data from Eurostat. The figures also showed that final energy consumption in industry has been steadily decreasing since 1990, reflecting a long-term trend towards lower energy use across the […]