This statistic displays the fuel use for electricity generation from Combined Heat and Power (CHP) schemes in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2018, by fuel type, in gigawatt hours. It shows that the amount of renewable fuels used in CHP schemes increased over this period, from 3,418 gigawatt hours in 2010 to 9,854 gigawatt hours in 2018. The use of natural gas on the other hand has decreased notably.
Fuel used to generate electricity in CHP* installations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2018, by fuel type
(in gigawatt hours)
*Combined Heat and Power, also known as cogeneration.
**Coal includes coke.
***Renewable fuels include: Biomass; sewage gas; other biogases; municipal waste and refuse derived fuels.
****Other fuels include: process by-products, coke oven gas, blast furnace gas, gas oil and refinery gas.
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 26, 2019). Fuel used to generate electricity in CHP* installations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2018, by fuel type (in gigawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/562067/fuel-used-electricity-generation-chp-schemes-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Fuel used to generate electricity in CHP* installations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2018, by fuel type (in gigawatt hours)." Chart. July 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/562067/fuel-used-electricity-generation-chp-schemes-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2019). Fuel used to generate electricity in CHP* installations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2018, by fuel type (in gigawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/562067/fuel-used-electricity-generation-chp-schemes-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Fuel Used to Generate Electricity in Chp* Installations in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2010 to 2018, by Fuel Type (in Gigawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/562067/fuel-used-electricity-generation-chp-schemes-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Fuel used to generate electricity in CHP* installations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2018, by fuel type (in gigawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/562067/fuel-used-electricity-generation-chp-schemes-uk/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Fuel used to generate electricity in CHP* installations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2018, by fuel type (in gigawatt hours) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 26, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/562067/fuel-used-electricity-generation-chp-schemes-uk/
