Renewable energy; final use and avoided use of fossil energy, 1990-2013
| Energy sources/techniques | Energy application | Periods | 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.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoth., shallow, heat pumps, houses | Total energy applications | 2013 | 654 | 0.02 |
| Geoth., shallow, heat pumps, houses | Electricity | 2013 | ||
| Geoth., shallow, heat pumps, houses | Heat | 2013 | 654 | 0.02 |
| Geoth., shallow, heat pumps, houses | Transport | 2013 | ||
| Aerothermal heat, with heat pump, houses | Total energy applications | 2013 | 339 | 0.01 |
| Aerothermal heat, with heat pump, houses | Electricity | 2013 | ||
| Aerothermal heat, with heat pump, houses | Heat | 2013 | 339 | 0.01 |
| Aerothermal heat, with heat pump, houses | Transport | 2013 | ||
| Wood stoves in houses, total | Total energy applications | 2013 | 8,136 | 0.25 |
| Wood stoves in houses, total | Electricity | 2013 | ||
| Wood stoves in houses, total | Heat | 2013 | 8,136 | 0.25 |
| Wood stoves in houses, total | Transport | 2013 | ||
| Wood stoves, houses, open fireplaces | Total energy applications | 2013 | 226 | 0.01 |
| Wood stoves, houses, open fireplaces | Electricity | 2013 | ||
| Wood stoves, houses, open fireplaces | Heat | 2013 | 226 | 0.01 |
| Wood stoves, houses, open fireplaces | Transport | 2013 | ||
| Wood stoves, households, put in | Total energy applications | 2013 | 1,259 | 0.04 |
| Wood stoves, households, put in | Electricity | 2013 | ||
| Wood stoves, households, put in | Heat | 2013 | 1,259 | 0.04 |
| Wood stoves, households, put in | Transport | 2013 | ||
| Wood stoves, houses, free standing | Total energy applications | 2013 | 6,650 | 0.20 |
| Wood stoves, houses, free standing | Electricity | 2013 | ||
| Wood stoves, houses, free standing | Heat | 2013 | 6,650 | 0.20 |
| Wood stoves, houses, free standing | Transport | 2013 | ||
| Charcoal use, households | Total energy applications | 2013 | - | - |
| Charcoal use, households | Electricity | 2013 | - | - |
| Charcoal use, households | Heat | 2013 | - | - |
| Charcoal use, households | Transport | 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
- 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.