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<p>The following table shows the proportion of UK energy consumed and produced from each renewable source in 2012:</p><p><table><thead><tr><td valign="top" /><td valign="top">UKproduction(ktoe)<br /></td><td valign="top">Proportionof UK primary energy production(%)<br /></td><td valign="top">UKconsumption (demand)(ktoe)<br /></td><td valign="top">Proportionof UK primary energy consumption (demand)(%)<br /></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">Plantbiomass (wood, wood waste, SRC,straw)<br /></td><td valign="top">1,703<br /></td><td valign="top">1.4<br /></td><td valign="top">2,480<br /></td><td valign="top">1.2<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Animalbiomass (poultry litter, meat and bone, farmwaste)<br /></td><td valign="top">443<br /></td><td valign="top">0.4<br /></td><td valign="top">443<br /></td><td valign="top">0.2<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Sewagegas<br /></td><td valign="top">308<br /></td><td valign="top">0.3<br /></td><td valign="top">308<br /></td><td valign="top">0.1<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Landfillgas<br /></td><td valign="top">1,704<br /></td><td valign="top">1.4<br /></td><td valign="top">1,704<br /></td><td valign="top">0.8<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Wasteandtyres1<br /></td><td valign="top">1,688<br /></td><td valign="top">4.1<br /></td><td valign="top">1,688<br /></td><td valign="top">0.8<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Geothermaland Solar (thermal andPV)<br /></td><td valign="top">256<br /></td><td valign="top">0.2<br /></td><td valign="top">256<br /></td><td valign="top">0.1<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Heatpumps<br /></td><td valign="top">56<br /></td><td valign="top">0.05<br /></td><td valign="top">56<br /></td><td valign="top">0.03<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Hydro<br /></td><td valign="top">454<br /></td><td valign="top">0.4<br /></td><td valign="top">454<br /></td><td valign="top">0.2<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Wind,wave andtidal<br /></td><td valign="top">1,684<br /></td><td valign="top">1.4<br /></td><td valign="top">1,684<br /></td><td valign="top">0.8<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Liquidbiofuels<br /></td><td valign="top">317<br /></td><td valign="top">0.3<br /></td><td valign="top">958<br /></td><td valign="top">0.4<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Totalrenewables andwaste<br /></td><td valign="top">8,613<br /></td><td valign="top">7.1<br /></td><td valign="top">10,032<br /></td><td valign="top">4.7<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">TotalUK primaryenergy<br /></td><td valign="top">122,142<br /></td><td valign="top">—<br /></td><td valign="top">214,312<br /></td><td valign="top">—<br /></td></tr></tbody><tfoot><tr><td valign="top">1Includes 696 ktoe of non-biodegradable waste, which is not consideredrenewable.<br />Source:<br />Digestof UK Energy Statistics, 2013, tables DUKES 1.1 (total energyproduction/demand) and DUKES 6.1 (renewables production/demand),availableat:<br />https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-chapter-1-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes<br />https://www.gov.uk//government/publications/renewable-sources-of-energy-chapter-6-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes<br /></td></tr></tfoot></table></p> |