CHP by Fuel Type 2019-2024

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Variability of multiple fuel sources in the UK Source Government Spreasheet series from DUKES 7

Overall fuel used in CHP, by fuel type (GWh)
Column 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fuel used to generated electricity 44,167 43,407 44,012 47,430 44,983 42,701
Steam coal 93 90 74 81 78 68
Coke oven gas 25 25 16 25 7 7
Blast furnace gas 120 120 126 168 67 67
Fuel oil 27 81 107 55 24 20
Gas oil 313 201 195 374 276 315
Petroleum gases 1,181 1,006 1,512 1,941 2,073 1,748
Miscellaneous oil products 27 25 25 25 25 25
Natural gas 32,103 31,025 30,470 32,879 30,697 28,130
Other non-renewable fuels 0 0 0 0 0 0
Industrial waste 312 296 258 270 168 155
Waste heat 1,178 1,064 1,113 1,271 1,409 1,493
Municipal solid waste (non-renewable) 444 686 715 776 847 792
Total renewables, of which: 8,344 8,786 9,400 9,565 9,312 9,879
Municipal solid waste (renewable) 444 686 715 776 847 792
Waste wood 1,328 1,658 1,968 1,858 1,670 1,898
Wood 605 472 347 539 533 559
Plant biomass 596 576 683 636 612 627
Animal biomass 4 3 3 3 11 3
Anaerobic digestion 3,447 3,410 3,557 3,707 3,787 4,155
Sewage gas 1,702 1,859 1,840 1,767 1,725 1,721
Landfill Gas 0 0 0 0 0 0
Biodiesel 217 121 287 279 127 124
Fuel used to generate heat 47,076 47,046 46,423 45,009 45,091 44,641
Steam coal 398 388 385 394 338 366
Coke oven gas 178 178 122 90 70 70
Blast furnace gas 953 953 1,090 601 687 687
Fuel oil 44 123 163 63 48 32
Gas oil 529 377 442 586 379 540
Petroleum gases 2,909 2,699 4,152 3,905 4,082 3,892
Miscellaneous oil products 299 283 283 283 283 283
Natural gas 31,902 32,230 30,275 29,083 28,876 28,515
Other non-renewable fuels 0 0 0 0 0 0
Industrial waste 1,490 1,386 1,283 1,328 1,067 1,055
Waste heat 1,884 1,573 1,172 1,437 1,564 1,729
Municipal solid waste (non-renewable) 701 931 1,016 1,017 1,141 946
Total renewables, of which: 5,788 5,926 6,039 6,221 6,556 6,529
Municipal solid waste (renewable) 701 931 1,016 1,017 1,141 946
Waste wood 1,306 1,367 1,648 1,625 1,647 1,661
Wood 953 777 513 734 749 777
Plant biomass 902 922 919 919 925 968
Animal biomass 41 34 42 24 41 19
Anaerobic digestion 802 775 789 809 818 909
Sewage gas 1,066 1,107 1,107 1,086 1,224 1,240
Landfill Gas 0 0 0 0 0 0
Biodiesel 17 13 7 7 10 9
Overall fuel used in CHP 91,243 90,453 90,435 92,438 90,074 87,342
Steam coal 492 479 459 475 416 434
Coke oven gas 203 203 139 115 77 77
Blast furnace gas 1,073 1,073 1,217 769 755 755
Fuel oil 71 204 270 119 72 52
Gas oil 842 578 637 960 655 855
Petroleum gases 4,090 3,705 5,664 5,845 6,155 5,640
Miscellaneous oil products 326 308 308 308 308 308
Natural gas 64,006 63,255 60,745 61,962 59,573 56,645
Other non-renewable fuels 0 0 0 0 0 0
Industrial waste 1,802 1,682 1,542 1,598 1,235 1,209
Waste heat 3,062 2,637 2,285 2,709 2,973 3,222
Municipal solid waste (non-renewable) 1,146 1,617 1,730 1,793 1,988 1,738
Total renewables, of which: 14,132 14,713 15,439 15,786 15,868 16,408
Municipal solid waste (renewable) 1,146 1,617 1,730 1,793 1,988 1,738
Waste wood 2,635 3,024 3,616 3,482 3,317 3,559
Wood 1,558 1,250 860 1,273 1,283 1,336
Plant biomass 1,498 1,499 1,601 1,555 1,537 1,595
Animal biomass 45 37 45 27 52 22
Anaerobic digestion 4,249 4,185 4,346 4,517 4,605 5,064
Sewage gas 2,768 2,966 2,946 2,854 2,948 2,961
Landfill Gas 0 0 0 0 0 0
Biodiesel 234 135 294 286 137 134