The United Kingdom generated approximately 596 gigawatt-hours of electricity derived from bioenergy sources in 1990, with figures climbing to 35.8 gigawatt-hours by 2022. Bioenergy includes landfill gas, sewage sludge digestion, waste combustion, co-firing with fossil fuel, animal biomass, plant biomass, and anaerobic digestion.
Generation of electricity from bioenergy in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022
(in gigawatt-hours)
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Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (July 27, 2023). Generation of electricity from bioenergy in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in gigawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/223335/uk-biomass-energy-generation/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Generation of electricity from bioenergy in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in gigawatt-hours)." Chart. July 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223335/uk-biomass-energy-generation/
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Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Generation of Electricity from Bioenergy in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2022 (in Gigawatt-hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/223335/uk-biomass-energy-generation/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), Generation of electricity from bioenergy in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in gigawatt-hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/223335/uk-biomass-energy-generation/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Generation of electricity from bioenergy in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in gigawatt-hours) [Graph], Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), July 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/223335/uk-biomass-energy-generation/
