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Renewable electricity generation by fuel - United Kingdom 2000-2017
Renewable electricity generation from 2000 to 2017 in the United Kingdom (UK), by fuel (in gigawatt hours)
by Ian Tiseo,
last edited
Aug 3, 2018
This statistic represents renewable electricity generation in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2000 and 2017, by fuel. In 2000, the UK generated approximately 945 gigawatt hours of electricity derived from onshore wind facilities, compared with 29,088gigawatt hours in 2017.
Renewable electricity generation from 2000 to 2017 in the United Kingdom (UK), by fuel (in gigawatt hours)
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by Ian Tiseo,
last edited
Aug 3, 2018
This statistic represents renewable electricity generation in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2000 and 2017, by fuel. In 2000, the UK generated approximately 945 gigawatt hours of electricity derived from onshore wind facilities, compared with 29,088gigawatt hours in 2017.
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- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2000 to 2017
- 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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- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2000 to 2017
- 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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