This statistic displays the bioenergy content from the generation of heat and electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2018, in thousand metric tons of oil equivalent. It shows that the amount of bioenergy used increased over this period, from approximately 5.8 million metric tons of oil equivalent in 2010 to 13.4 million metric tons of oil equivalent in 2018.
Bioenergy used for the generation of electricity and heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2018
(in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent)
Characteristic
Energy used in thousand metric tons of oil equivalent
This includes energy from landfill gas, sewage sludge digestion, wood combustion, animal and plant biomass, anaerobic digestion, as well as biodegradable energy from waste.
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 25, 2019). Bioenergy used for the generation of electricity and heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2018 (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/556251/bioenergy-used-for-electricity-heat-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Bioenergy used for the generation of electricity and heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2018 (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent)." Chart. July 25, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/556251/bioenergy-used-for-electricity-heat-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2019). Bioenergy used for the generation of electricity and heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2018 (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/556251/bioenergy-used-for-electricity-heat-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Bioenergy Used for The Generation of Electricity and Heat in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2010 to 2018 (in 1,000 Metric Tons of Oil Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/556251/bioenergy-used-for-electricity-heat-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Bioenergy used for the generation of electricity and heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2018 (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/556251/bioenergy-used-for-electricity-heat-uk/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Bioenergy used for the generation of electricity and heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2018 (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 25, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/556251/bioenergy-used-for-electricity-heat-uk/
