Greece Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Energy === {{Main|Energy in Greece}} [[File:SolarGIS-Solar-map-Greece-en.png|thumb|Solar-power generation potential in Greece]] Electricity production in Greece is dominated by the state-owned [[Public Power Corporation of Greece|Public Power Corporation]] (known mostly by its acronym ΔΕΗ, transliterated as DEI). In 2009 DEI supplied for 85.6% of all electric energy demand in Greece,<ref name="DEI 2010">{{cite web |url=http://www.dei.gr/Images/ENG%20REPORT%202010%20FINAL.pdf |title=Public Power Corporation S.A. Financial Report (January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010) |year=2010 |publisher=[[Public Power Corporation of Greece]] |access-date=24 October 2011 |archive-date=27 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927180029/http://www.dei.gr/Images/ENG%20REPORT%202010%20FINAL.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> while the number fell to 77.3% in 2010.<ref name="DEI 2010" /> Almost half (48%) of DEI's power output is generated using [[lignite]], a drop from the 51.6% in 2009.<ref name="DEI 2010" /> Twelve percent of Greece's electricity comes from hydroelectric power plants<ref name="Invest in Greece energy">{{cite web |url=http://www.investingreece.gov.gr/default.asp?pid=36§orID=38&la=1 |title=Energy |publisher=Invest in Greece Agency |access-date=26 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820004239/http://www.investingreece.gov.gr/default.asp?pid=36§orID=38&la=1 |archive-date=20 August 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and another 20% from natural gas.<ref name="Invest in Greece energy" /> Between 2009 and 2010, independent companies' energy production increased by 56%,<ref name="DEI 2010" /> from 2,709 [[Kilowatt hour|gigawatt hour]] in 2009 to 4,232 GWh in 2010.<ref name="DEI 2010" /> In 2012, renewable energy accounted for 13.8% of the country's total energy consumption,<ref name="Eurostat renewable energy">{{cite web |url=http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/tgm/table.do?tab=table&init=1&language=en&pcode=tsdcc110&plugin=0 |title=Share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption % |year=2008 |publisher=[[Eurostat]] |access-date=24 October 2011}}</ref> a rise from the 10.6% it accounted for in 2011,<ref name="Eurostat renewable energy" /> a figure almost equal to the EU average of 14.1% in 2012.<ref name="Eurostat renewable energy" /> 10% of the country's renewable energy comes from [[solar power]],<ref name="Eurostat Sustainable">{{cite web|url=http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-78-09-865/EN/KS-78-09-865-EN.PDF |title=Sustainable development in the European Union |year=2009 |publisher=[[Eurostat]] |access-date=24 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110826033757/http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-78-09-865/EN/KS-78-09-865-EN.PDF |archive-date=26 August 2011 }}</ref> while most comes from [[biomass]] and waste recycling.<ref name="Eurostat Sustainable" /> In line with the [[European Commission]]'s Directive on Renewable Energy, Greece aims to get 18% of its energy from renewable sources by 2020.<ref name="Directive">{{cite web |url=http://ec.europa.eu/energy/en/topics/renewable-energy/renewable-energy-directive/cooperation-mechanisms |title=Renewable energy – Targets by 2020 |publisher=[[Eurostat]] |access-date=24 October 2011}}</ref> In 2013, according to the independent power transmission operator in Greece (ΑΔΜΗΕ) more than 20% of the electricity in Greece has been produced from renewable energy sources and hydroelectric powerplants. This percentage in April reached 42%. Greece currently does not have any [[nuclear power plant]]s in operation; however, in 2009 the [[Academy of Athens (modern)|Academy of Athens]] suggested that research in the possibility of Greek nuclear power plants begin.<ref name="Academy of Athens nuclear power">{{cite web|url=http://www.academyofathens.gr/Documents/christoforou_porismata.pdf |title=Πορίσματα της Ομάδας Εργασίας της Επιτροπής Ενέργειας της Ακαδημίας Αθηνών επί του θέματος "Πυρηνική Ενέργεια και Ενεργειακές Ανάγκες της Ελλάδος" |publisher=[[Academy of Athens (modern)|Academy of Athens]] |access-date=24 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122125502/http://www.academyofathens.gr/Documents/christoforou_porismata.pdf |archive-date=22 November 2011 }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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