Renewable energy; final use and avoided use of fossil energy, 1990-2013

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Energy sources/techniques Gross final consumption renewable energy Final consumption in terajoule Gross final consumption renewable energy In % total energetic final consumption
Total energy sources 43,191 1.98
Hydro power 362 0.02
Wind energy, total 19,324 0.88
Wind energy on shore 16,676 0.76
Wind energy off shore 2,648 0.12
Solar energy, total 1,857 0.09
Solar photovoltaic, total 1,857 0.09
Solar photovoltaic, autonomous . .
Solar pv, grid conn., energy companies . .
Solar pv, grid connected, others . .
Solar thermal, total
Solar thermal, covered systems <= 6 m2
Solar thermal, covered systems > 6 m2
Solar thermal, uncovered systems
Geothermal, total
Geothermal, deep
Geothermal, shallow
Geoth., shallow, heat, total
Geoth., shallow, heat pumps, houses
Geoth., shallow, heat pumps, comm.build.
Geoth., shallow, heat without heat pumps
Geoth., shallow, cold
Aerothermal heat, total
Aerothermal heat, with heat pump, houses
Aeroth., with heat pumps, comm. build.
Heat from just milked milk
Biomass, total 21,648 0.99
Municipal waste; renewable fraction 7,473 0.34
Co-firing of biomass in electr. plants 6,531 0.30
Wood boilers for heat in companies
Wood stoves in houses, total
Wood stoves, houses, open fireplaces
Wood stoves, households, put in
Wood stoves, houses, free standing
Charcoal use, households - -
Other biomass combustion, total 3,904 0.18
Other biomass comb., with electr. prod. 3,904 0.18
Other biomass comb., without elec. prod.
Biogas total 3,739 0.17
Biogas from landfills 222 0.01
Biogas from sewage water purification 698 0.03
Biogas, co-digestion of manure 1,891 0.09
Biogas, other 928 0.04
Biofuels for road transport, total
Biogasoline
Biodiesel
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


Renewable energy is energy from wind, hydro power, the sun, the earth, biomass and heat from outdoor air and just milked milk. This table expresses the use of renewable energy in two ways:
1. Gross final consumption
2. Avoided use of fossil primary energy
In addition the table presents the avoided emissions of carbon dioxide by the use of renewable energy. Figures are broken down into energy source/technique and into application (electricity, heat and transport).

Data available from 1990 until 2013

Status of the figures:
This table contains definite figures, based on the national Protocol Monitoring Renewable Energy(2010, AgentschapNL).

Changes as of 29 June 2015:
None, this table has been stopped, because the method is changed.
The successor of this table is "Renewable energy; final use and avoided use of fossil energy ". See section 3.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable.

Description topics

Gross final consumption renewable energy
Gross final consumption of renewable energy follows the definition from the EU directive for renewable energy from 2009. It is calculated as the sum of three parts:
1. Gross production of electricity from renewable sources
2. Gross production of sold heat from renewable sources
3. Final consumption of energy from the earth, outdoor air, the sun and biomass.
Unsold heat from renewable sources (for example wood stoves in households) is included in final consumption of renewable energy.
Imports and exports of green electricity is not included.
Final consumption in terajoule
In this table, the unit TeraJoule (TJ) is used. This equals 1,000,000,000,000 joules (10 to the power of 12). A joule is a unit of energy equivalent to 0.24 calories. A TJ is equivalent to 31 600 cubic meters of natural gas or 278 000 kilowatt-hours of electricity.
In % total energetic final consumption
Gross final consumption of renewable energy as percentage of total gross final energetic energy consumption, calculated according the definitions from the EU directive on renewable energy from 2009. Total gross final energetic energy consumption is the sum of three parts:
1. Energetic final use of the end use sectors manufacturing industry (excluding refineries), households, services, agriculture, fishing and transport.
2. Distribution losses of electricity and heat
3. Own use of electricity and heat by the producers of electricity and sold heat.