§ Dr. MurrisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what percentage of energy consumed in the UK in each of the last five years came from renewable sources; [68237]
(2) what proportion of UK energy consumption she expects being derived from renewable sources in each of the next five years. [68236]
§ Mr. WilsonThe percentage of total UK inland energy consumption that was accounted for by all renewable sources in each of the last five years was as follows:
Total use of renewable sources thousand tones of1 Total inland energy consumption oil equivalent2 Percentage 1997 2,326 226,814 1.0 1998 2,583 230,785 1.1 1999 2,757 231,353 1.2 2000 2,957 233,423 1.3 2001 3,099 237,727 1.3 1includes non-biodegradable wastes and renewables used to generate heat 2 non-energy uses of gas and oil are excluded; energy consumption is expressed in terms of primary energy inputs (i.e. electricity's contribution to consumption is measured by the energy content of the fuel used to generate the electricity). Source:
Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics 2002
On the same basis, the available projections, published in Energy Paper 68, "Energy Projections for the UK", are for 2005 and 2010. These projections give percentages for 2005 of 2.3 or 2.4 per cent. of UK energy consumption being met from renewable sources, depending on the scenario, and for 2010 between 4.3 and 4.8 per cent. These figures reflect the projected increase in the amount of electricity generated from renewable sources which is planned to reach 10 per cent. by 2010.