The amount of energy from active solar heating used to generate heat in the United Kingdom has increased over the years, peaking at 36,000 metric tons of oil equivalent in 2022. Between 2010 and 2022, figures increased by roughly 40 percent.
Energy from active solar heating used to generate heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent)
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 27, 2023). Energy from active solar heating used to generate heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/556135/solar-heating-energy-for-heat-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Energy from active solar heating used to generate heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent)." Chart. July 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/556135/solar-heating-energy-for-heat-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2023). Energy from active solar heating used to generate heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/556135/solar-heating-energy-for-heat-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Energy from Active Solar Heating Used to Generate Heat in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000 Metric Tons of Oil Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/556135/solar-heating-energy-for-heat-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Energy from active solar heating used to generate heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/556135/solar-heating-energy-for-heat-uk/ (last visited April 18, 2024)
Energy from active solar heating used to generate heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/556135/solar-heating-energy-for-heat-uk/