Employment in the EU's renewable energy sector has added 25% since 2010, breaking through the one million mark for the first time, a European Commission report revealed Tuesday. The latest figures from the European Commission said that over 1.14 million people were currently employed in green energy ventures, while revenue for the sector soared by 15% year-on-year to €127bn. With separate reports suggesting the sector continues during 2011, the renewable energy sector is now considerably larger by now. According to the European Commission's report, the solid biomass power sector was the largest employer, accounting for 273,000 jobs, followed by solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind power, which supported 268,110 and 253,145 jobs respectively. "The UK had the ninth biggest renewable energy sector in terms of employment in 2010, boasting 31,700 jobs. Wind accounted for 9,200 of these, followed by biogas at 6,000, biofuels at 5,300, solar PV at 5,000, and biomass with 2,000 employees," the report said. Trade associations further reported that over 10,000 people now work in the European wind energy industry, while the surge in demand for solar panels last year is thought to have supported between 20,000 and 30,000 jobs. I Germany topped the employment league table with 361,360 jobs, based on strong growth in the PV sector. France came in second place with 174,735 jobs, with Italy, Spain and Sweden making up the top five. The UK industry was the seventh largest in Europe with a turnover of just under €7.5 billion, around €500m behind fifth-placed Denmark. However, the UK lagged well behind other leading renewable energy markets, such as Italy, which recorded €16bn in revenue, France which posted €12.5 billion and Sweden's €10bn market. "2010 was momentous in the evolution of the renewable energy market in Europe measures were adopted by member states to implement the Renewable Energy Directive and the first results can now be seen," William Gillett, head of the renewable energy unit of the European Commission's Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation, wrote in a foreword to the report. "Renewable energy in the EU has shown a growth of 11.3 per cent between 2009 and 2010. Even though factors such as a cold winter and a high level of rainfall have surely helped, this figure highlights the positive impacts of support policies and additional investments by market players." AFP contributed to this report Follow Ynetnews on Facebook and Twitter