Using the potential of renewable energy sources in Romania to reduce environmental pollution

The objective of this paper is to analyze the evolution of the use of renewable energy sources from 1990 to 2020 and forecast their use by 2030. The study presents what was improved since then and what more can be improved in terms of energy production and energy consumption. An overview of energy production sources and the difficulties that have arisen over the years so far has been achieved, resulting in a significant increase in production from renewable sources compared to fossil fuels.It can be concluded that the production of energy from renewable sources has increased significantly, in 2020 renewable produced 38% of electricity in the EU, and in Romania wind farms and hydro units covered 44.9% of energy consumption in 2018.