Renewable electricity; domestic production, imports and exports, 1990-2013

Changed on: 12/06/2014 02:00

Renewable electricity; domestic production, imports and exports, 1990-2013
Energy sources/techniques	Periods	Production of electricity Normalised Gross production Production of electricity (mln kWh)	Production of electricity Normalised Gross production Relative to total use of electricity (%)	Production of electricity Not normalised Gross production Production of electricity (mln kWh)	Production of electricity Not normalised Gross production Relative to total use of electricity (%)	Production of electricity Not normalised Net production Production of electricity (mln kWh)	Production of electricity Not normalised Net production Relative to total use of electricity (%)	Import of certificates Electricity (mln kWh)	Import of certificates Relative to total use of electricity (%)	Export of certificates Electricity (mln kWh)	Export of certificates Relative to total use of electricity (%)
Total energy sources	2013*	11,849	10.06	12,085	10.26	11,329	9.91	39,835	34.84	6,067	5.31
Hydro power	2013*	101	0.09	115	0.10	115	0.10	33,979	29.72	.	.
Wind energy, total	2013*	5,352	4.54	5,574	4.73	5,574	4.87	2,738	2.39	.	.
Wind energy on shore	2013*	4,612	3.92	4,803	4.08	4,803	4.20	.	.	.	.
Wind energy off shore	2013*	740	0.63	771	0.65	771	0.67	.	.	.	.
Solar photovoltaic, total	2013*	.	.	.	.	.	.	-	-	.	.
Solar photovoltaic, autonomous	2013*	.	.	.	.	.	.	-	-	.	.
Solar pv, grid conn., energy companies	2013*	.	.	.	.	.	.	-	-	.	.
Solar pv, grid connected, others	2013*	.	.	.	.	.	.	-	-	.	.
Biomass, total	2013*	5,934	5.04	5,934	5.04	5,178	4.53	2,081	1.82	.	.
Municipal waste; renewable fraction	2013*	2,135	1.81	2,135	1.81	1,692	1.48	.	.	.	.
Co-firing of biomass in electr. plants	2013*	1,780	1.51	1,780	1.51	1,674	1.46	.	.	.	.
Other biomass combustion	2013*	993	0.84	993	0.84	875	0.77	.	.	.	.
Biogas total	2013*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Biogas from landfills	2013*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Biogas from sewage water purification	2013*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Biogas, co-digestion of manure	2013*	512	0.43	512	0.43	469	0.41	.	.	.	.
Biogas, other	2013*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Source: CBS.

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This table contains figures on the domestic production of renewable electricity, as well as imports and exports of certificates for renewable electricity. A distinction is made between gross and net production and normalised and not normalised production. The data is broken down by energy source and technology. There are four main headings: hydro power, wind energy, solar photovoltaics and biomass.

Data available from:
1990 to 2001 annually and from 2002 to 2013 also quarterly.

Changes as of 12 June 2014:
None, this table has been stopped.

When will new figures be published?
No longer applicable.

Description topics

Production of electricity

Domestic production of renewable electricity.

Normalised

To reduce the impact of accidental weather conditions on the production figures of wind and hydro power, these figures are normalised according to the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED). Normalised production in a certain year is calculated by the capacity in the concerning year times the average production by capacity in the preceding five (wind) or fifteen (hydro power) years.
In principle, solar production also depends on weather. However, in the RED it is agreed to refrain from applying normalisation for solar. For solar energy and biomass normalised production is equal to not normalised production. Normalised figures are only available annually.

Gross production

Gross domestic production of renewable electricity. This includes the own use of electricity by the installation that produces electricity.

Production of electricity: Renewable, normalised, gross production of electricity in millions of kilowatt-hour.

Relative to total use of electricity: Renewable, normalised, gross production of electricity, relative to total domestic gross electricity consumption (including transport losses).

Not normalised

Not normalised production of electricity is the real production.

Gross production

Gross domestic production of renewable electricity. This includes the own use of electricity by the installation that produces electricity.

Production of electricity: Renewable, not normalized, gross production of electricity in millions of kilowatt-hour.

Relative to total use of electricity: Renewable, normalized, gross production of electricity, relative to total domestic gross electricity consumption (including transport losses).

Net production

Net domestic production of renewable electricity. This excludes the own use of electricity by the installation that produces electricity.

Production of electricity: Renewable, not normalised, net production of electricity in millions of kilowatt-hour.

Relative to total use of electricity: Renewable, not normalised, net production of electricity, relative to total domestic net electricity consumption (including transport losses).

Import of certificates

A certificate for renewable electricity proves that a certain amount of electricity is produced from renewable sources. Officially, these certificates are called Guarantees of Origin. Such a certificate is a prerequisite for obtaining subsidy on domestically produced renewable electricity. Also, the certificate is a prerequisite for selling green electricity on the European market. Import of certificates contains: (1) imported Guarantees of Origin (from 2004 onwards) and (2) Dutch green certificates issued for imported electricity from renewable sources (2002-2004).
Both types are administered by CertiQ. Imports of certificates does not count for the target for the share of renewable energy in the EU renewable energy directive.
From 2013 onwards the sum of imports of certificates of electricity from hydro power, wind energy, solar power and biomass is not equal any more to the total import of certificates, because since 2013 also certificates with geothermal electricity are imported. This energy source is not included in this table. In 2013 imports of certificates with geothermal electricity was 1 037 million kWh.

Electricity: Imports of renewable electricity in millions of kilowatt-hour.

Relative to total use of electricity: Imports of renewable electricity as percentage of the total domestic net electricity consumption (including transport losses).

Export of certificates

Electricity: Exports of renewable electricity in millions of kilowatt-hour.

Relative to total use of electricity: Exports of renewable electricity as percentage of the total domestic net electricity consumption (including transport losses).