Renewable energy; final use and avoided use of fossil energy, 1990-2013
| Energy sources/techniques | Energy application | Periods | Gross final consumption renewable energy Final consumption in terajoule | Gross final consumption renewable energy In % total energetic final consumption | Avoided use of fossil primary energy Avoided primary energy in TJ (TJ) | Avoided use of fossil primary energy Avoided primary energy in % total use (% total energy cons.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total energy sources | Total energy applications | 2013 | 98,792 | 4.52 | 140,549 | 4.33 |
| Wind energy, total | Total energy applications | 2013 | 19,324 | 0.88 | 43,355 | 1.34 |
| Wind energy on shore | Total energy applications | 2013 | 16,676 | 0.76 | 37,219 | 1.15 |
| Wind energy off shore | Total energy applications | 2013 | 2,648 | 0.12 | 6,136 | 0.19 |
| Solar energy, total | Total energy applications | 2013 | 2,946 | 0.13 | 5,418 | 0.17 |
| Solar pv, grid conn., energy companies | Total energy applications | 2013 | . | . | . | . |
| Source: CBS. | ||||||
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.
- Avoided use of fossil primary energy
- The avoided use of fossil primary energy is the amount of fossil (and nuclear) energy that would have been used if renewable energy was not
used.
The avoided use of fossil primary energy is the sum of:
1. The avoided use of fossil primary energy by the domestic production of electricity, heat and gas from renewable sources.
2. The avoided use of fossil energy by the biofuels for road transport sold on the domestic market.
Imports and exports of green electricity is not included.- Avoided primary energy in TJ
- 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.
- Avoided primary energy in % total use
- Primary energy equivalents as percentage of the total domestic energy consumption. Total domestic energy consumption is defined as the supply of energy (primary production plus imports) minus the flows that leave the country (exports, bunkers for international transport) plus or minus stock changes.