Renewable heating and cooling; consumption by energy source and technology

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Source/Technique Final consumption (TJ) Final consumption relative (% total energy cons.)
Total renewable heating and cooling 119,027 13.66
Total heating & cooling, incl. non-renew 871,169
Solar heat 1,132 0.13
Deep geothermal heat 7,737 0.89
Shallow geothermal energy 7,667 0.88
Aerothermal heat 26,530 3.05
Renewable cooling 7,065 0.81
Total biomass 57,149 6.56
Municipal waste; renewable fraction 10,822 1.24
Co-firing of biomass in electr. plants 1,716 0.20
Total biomass households 16,150 1.85
Biomass boilers companies, total 17,892 2.05
Biomass boilers companies, CHP 8,024 0.92
Biomass boilers companies, heat only 9,868 1.13
Total biogas 6,085 0.70
Biogas from landfills 83 0.01
Biogas from sewage water purification 1,456 0.17
Biogas, co-digestion of manure 2,119 0.24
Other biogas 2,426 0.28
Biodiesel 4,484 0.51
Ren. electricity for heating & cooling 11,748 .
Waste heat & cold . .
Contribution elec. and waste heat & cold 11,748 1.35
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table expresses the use of renewable energy for heating and cooling as gross final consumption of energy. Renewable energy is energy from natural sources such as the sun, the earth, heat from outdoor air and biomass, that is replenished constantly. Figures are presented in an absolute way, as well as related to the total energy use for heating and cooling in the Netherlands and are broken down by energy source and technique.
This table focuses on the share of renewable energy according to the revised EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED III), article 23. The figures for the period 1990-2024 (calculated according to RED I & II) can be found in the dataset ’Renewable energy; consumption by energy source, technology and application (1990-2024)’. A link to this table can be found in section 3 of this table explanation.

The total gross final energy consumption for heating and cooling in the Netherlands (the denominator used to calculate the percentage of renewable heating and cooling per 'Energy sources and techniques') can be found in the table as 'Total renewable heating and cooling, including non-renewables'.


Data available from:
2025

Status of the figures:
Figures for 2025 are revised provisional.

Changes as of June 2026:
None. New table.

When will new figures be published?
Provisional figures in broad outlines for the previous year are published each year in June.

In November all figures for the previous year will be published. These figures remain revised provisional, definite figures appear in November two years after the reporting year.

Description topics

Final consumption
Gross final consumption is the consumption of energy for energetic purposes by end-users without producing another usable energy commodity.
Final consumption relative
Gross final consumption of renewable energy as a percentage of total gross final energetic energy consumption for heating and cooling. This is calculated according to the definitions from the revised EU directive on renewable energy from 2023 (RED III), Article 23.