Renewable energy generation in the United Kingdom 2000-2020, by fuel

Published by
Madhumitha Jaganmohan,
Oct 27, 2021
Since 2000, bioenergy is the renewable source with the greater electricity and heat generation in the United Kingdom. As of 2020, bioenergy generated some 39.3 terawatt hours of electricity and heat. By comparison, at that same time, hydro was the least used renewable energy, with a total of 6.8 terawatt hours combining smal and large scale hydropower.

Generation of renewable electricity and heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2020, by fuel (in gigawatt hours)

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Release date

July 2021

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2000 to 2020

Supplementary notes

Bioenergy is energy from landfill gas, sewage sludge digestion, municipal solid waste combustion, animal biomass, plant biomass, anaerobic digestion, co-firing with fossil fuels.

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