A recent analysis by the European Wind Energy Association has found that the EU is on track to exceed its target of 20% of energy coming from renewable sources by 2020.
Bulgaria, Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Luxembourg and Malta are reportedly not on track to meet their targets, but none are expected to be more than 1%below.
Larger countries such as Spain and Germany currently lead the way, with Spain expected to be producing 22.7% of its energy from renewables by 2020.
Estonia, Greece, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia and Sweden are also expected to exceed their targets.
EU member states are required to submit a national action plan to the European Commission by June 2010, detailing how they are going to meet the target of 20% of energy from renewables by 2020, as part of the 2009 Renewable Energy Directive.
In a stark change of opinion from 2008 when many EU member states commented that the targets were unrealistic and would be difficult to meet, most EU countries are now on target to exceed or meet the 20% target. Christine Lins, secretary general of the European Renewable Energy Council commented "The clear majority of EU member states recognise the economic, social and environmental benefits of promoting a broad range of renewable energy technologies nationally, as reflected in their forecast documents".