Bioenergy includes landfill gas, sewage sludge digestion, waste combustion, co-firing with fossil fuel, animal biomass, plant biomass, and anaerobic digestion.
The United Kingdom generated approximately 596 gigawatt-hours of electricity derived from bioenergy sources in 1990, with figures climbing to 35.8 gigawatt-hours by 2022. Generation of electricity from bioenergy in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in gigawatt-hours)
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- Basic Statistic Renewable energy capacity 2023 by country
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Wind power
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- Premium Statistic Installed wind power capacity in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2023
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Solar power
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- Premium Statistic Solar PV cumulative installed capacity in the United Kingdom (UK) 2009-2022
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Hydropower
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- Premium Statistic Hydropower capacity in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2023
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Biopower
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- Premium Statistic Bioenergy electricity generation in the United Kingdom 1990-2022
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Landfill and sewage gas power
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- Basic Statistic Electricity generation from landfill gas in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2022
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Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (July 27, 2023). Generation of electricity from bioenergy in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in gigawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/223335/uk-biomass-energy-generation/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Generation of electricity from bioenergy in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in gigawatt-hours)." Chart. July 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223335/uk-biomass-energy-generation/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (2023). Generation of electricity from bioenergy in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in gigawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223335/uk-biomass-energy-generation/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Generation of Electricity from Bioenergy in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2022 (in Gigawatt-hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/223335/uk-biomass-energy-generation/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), Generation of electricity from bioenergy in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in gigawatt-hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/223335/uk-biomass-energy-generation/ (last visited April 24, 2024)
Generation of electricity from bioenergy in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in gigawatt-hours) [Graph], Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), July 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/223335/uk-biomass-energy-generation/