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More and more renewable energy from biomass

In 2020, the consumption of energy from biomass resources such as biogas, biopetrol, the green part of household waste or wood products rose by 10 percent on the previous year, reaching a total of 119...

How much of Dutch energy consumption is renewable energy?

Parking policy

Residents who have received a parking fine often respond to the municipality saying they, for example, forgot their parking card or forgot to extend their parking subscription.

Nuclear energy

Energy released when splitting atoms.

Geothermal energy

Energy that comes from below the solid surface of the earth.

Energy source

Raw material that functions as source of energy (e.g. petroleum, natural gas, coal), electricity, steam and forms of renewable energy.

Geothermal energy, deep

Geothermal energy from below 500 m.

Avoided use of fossil energy and emission of CO2

Renewable energy; avoided use of fossil energy energy sources/techniques, energy application

Wind energy

Energy generated by a wind turbine.

Tidal energy

Energy generated by tides and waves at sea and in the ocean.

CBS provides data on the use of pipelines for transport

Pipelines are becoming a key form of transport.

Energy use

The sum of imports, extractions and stock reductions minus the supplies of energy sources.

Geothermal energy, shallow

Geothermal energy from above 500 m below the surface.

Dutch energy balance sheet

World Data Forum: from data to policy

The first World Data Forum was held in Cape Town, South Africa from 15 to 18 January this year.

Energy company

Company that extracts, converts or produces energy for third parties.

Energy consumption in industry

Providing figures on energy consumption in the Netherlands, excluding the construction sector.

Renewable energy

Average energy tariffs for consumers

Physical energy units

Cubic metres, litres, kilograms, kilowatt hours for measuring quantities of energy.

Electricity balance sheet; supply and consumption

Electricity, production by energy source, import, export and consumption

Indigenous production, transformation and consumption of energy

Calorific value

Factor to convert an energy commodity of the physical unit into the unit of energy joule. .

Joule

The quantity of energy released in the combustion of energy sources is expressed in joule (J).