primary energy sources in the UK, at 63 and 62 million metric tons of oil equivalent, respectively. By comparison, renewables and waste sources primary energy demand is expected to amount to 26 million metric tons of oil equivalent.
Nuclear energy as a primary energy demand is forecasted to increase in the United Kingdom, peaking at 21 million metric tons of oil equivalent in 2040. At that time, fossil fuels such as natural gas and oil are forecasted to be the main Projected demand for nuclear energy as a primary energy source in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015 to 2040* (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (October 19, 2021). Projected demand for nuclear energy as a primary energy source in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015 to 2040* (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/508414/projected-primary-energy-demand-nuclear-energy/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Projected demand for nuclear energy as a primary energy source in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015 to 2040* (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)." Chart. October 19, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/508414/projected-primary-energy-demand-nuclear-energy/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2021). Projected demand for nuclear energy as a primary energy source in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015 to 2040* (in million metric tons of oil equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/508414/projected-primary-energy-demand-nuclear-energy/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Projected Demand for Nuclear Energy as a Primary Energy Source in The United Kingdom (Uk) 2015 to 2040* (in Million Metric Tons of Oil Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/508414/projected-primary-energy-demand-nuclear-energy/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Projected demand for nuclear energy as a primary energy source in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015 to 2040* (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/508414/projected-primary-energy-demand-nuclear-energy/ (last visited February 08, 2023)
Projected demand for nuclear energy as a primary energy source in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015 to 2040* (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, October 19, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/508414/projected-primary-energy-demand-nuclear-energy/