The thermal efficiency of coal fired stations in the United Kingdom presented an overall trend of decline throughout the period of consideration. In 2022, coal fired stations recorded a thermal efficiency of 34.2 percent, meaning that 34.2 percent of the heat energy contained in coal was converted in electricity.
Thermal efficiency of coal fired stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022
(in percentage)
Thermal efficiency is the efficiency with which heat energy contained in fuel is converted into electrical energy. The values displayed were calculated on the gross calorific value basis, also known as higher heating values (HHV).
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GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 27, 2023). Thermal efficiency of coal fired stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022 (in percentage) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/548964/thermal-efficiency-coal-fired-stations-uk/
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