In 2020, the feedstock subsector of the chemical industry was the leading consumer of natural gas in the European Union, with a consumption of around 215 terawatt hours. Meanwhile, the food sector was found to have the greatest consumption reduction capability. By 2027, this industry sector could see natural gas use decrease more than three-fold when taking into account development potential of current alternative fuel pilot projects.
Natural gas consumption in most energy-intensive industry sectors in the European Union in 2020, with a forecast for 2027, by industry sector
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Mineral (non-metallic)
Food
Chemical (feedstock)
Chemical (processing)
Other (not included in study)
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Climact. (October 10, 2022). Natural gas consumption in most energy-intensive industry sectors in the European Union in 2020, with a forecast for 2027, by industry sector (in terawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344462/natural-gas-demand-industrial-sector-eu/
Climact. "Natural gas consumption in most energy-intensive industry sectors in the European Union in 2020, with a forecast for 2027, by industry sector (in terawatt hours)." Chart. October 10, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344462/natural-gas-demand-industrial-sector-eu/
Climact. (2022). Natural gas consumption in most energy-intensive industry sectors in the European Union in 2020, with a forecast for 2027, by industry sector (in terawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344462/natural-gas-demand-industrial-sector-eu/
Climact. "Natural Gas Consumption in Most Energy-intensive Industry Sectors in The European Union in 2020, with a Forecast for 2027, by Industry Sector (in Terawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344462/natural-gas-demand-industrial-sector-eu/
Climact, Natural gas consumption in most energy-intensive industry sectors in the European Union in 2020, with a forecast for 2027, by industry sector (in terawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344462/natural-gas-demand-industrial-sector-eu/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Natural gas consumption in most energy-intensive industry sectors in the European Union in 2020, with a forecast for 2027, by industry sector (in terawatt hours) [Graph], Climact, October 10, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344462/natural-gas-demand-industrial-sector-eu/
