This statistic displays the fuel use 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 significantly over this period, from 6,532 gigawatt hours in 2010 to 16,078 gigawatt hours in 2018. The use of natural gas decreased notably over this period, but is still by far the largest fuel source in CHP installations.
Fuel used in CHP installations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2018, by fuel type
(in gigawatt hours)
*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 in CHP installations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2018, by fuel type (in gigawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/562091/fuel-used-chp-schemes-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Fuel used in CHP installations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2018, by fuel type (in gigawatt hours)." Chart. July 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/562091/fuel-used-chp-schemes-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2019). Fuel used in CHP installations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2018, by fuel type (in gigawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/562091/fuel-used-chp-schemes-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Fuel Used 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/562091/fuel-used-chp-schemes-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Fuel used in CHP installations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2018, by fuel type (in gigawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/562091/fuel-used-chp-schemes-uk/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Fuel used 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/562091/fuel-used-chp-schemes-uk/