Thousand tonnes of oil equivalent

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Electricity generation component:

Normalised hydro generation (1) (2)

445

448

383r

427r

470

Normalised wind generation (3)

2,228

2,714

3,222r

3,499r

4,199

Electricity generation from renewables other than wind,
hydro, and compliant biofuels

1,730

2,295

3,174r

3,506r

3,732

Electricity generation from compliant biofuels

-

-

1

2

3

Total renewable generation from all compliant sources

4,402

5,457

6,779r

7,432r

8,401

Total Gross Electricity Consumption (2)

31,798

30,587

30,721r

30,454r

30,135

Percentage of electricity from renewable sources

13.8%

17.8%

22.1%

24.4%

27.9%

Heat component:

Renewable energy for heating and cooling

2,387

2,468

3,469r

4,034r

4,254

Total Gross energy consumption for heating and cooling

59,180

52,997

55,243r

55,823r

54,979

Percentage of heating and cooling energy from renewable sources

4.0%

4.7%

6.3%

7.2%

7.7%

Transport component (excluding air transport):

Road transport renewable electricity

1

1

2

3r

4

Non-road transport renewable electricity

81

90

-r

-r

0

Biofuels (restricted to those meeting sustainability criteria from 2011) (4)

1,045

1,176

943

993r

921

Total electricity consumption in transport

374

387

388r

403r

411

Total petrol and diesel consumption in transport

36,777

37,270

38,186r

39,101r

39,142

Total transport component numerator (including weighted components) (5)

1,824

2,090

1,780r

2,004r

1,906

Total transport component denominator (including weighted components) (5)

38,894

39,653

40,248r

41,386r

41,323

Percentage of transport energy from renewable sources (5)

4.7%

5.3%

4.4%

4.8%

4.6%

Overall directive target:

Renewables used for:

Electricity generation

4,321

5,366

6,777r

7,429r

8,397

Heating and Cooling

2,387

2,468

3,469r

4,034r

4,254

Transport biofuels (restricted to those meeting sustainability criteria from 2011)

1,127

1,267

945r

996r

925

Total Final Consumption of Renewable Energy ["Row A"]

7,835

9,101

11,191r

12,459r

13,575

Final Electricity Consumption (6)

26,820

25,648

25,703r

25,719r

25,463

Transport Final Energy Consumption (including air transport) (7)

50,107

50,720

51,507r

52,575r

52,950

Heating and Cooling Final Energy Consumption

59,170

52,988

55,234r

55,813r

54,969

Total Final Energy Consumption (8)

136,097

129,356

132,444r

134,107r

133,381

-

-

plus Distribution losses for electricity

2,283

2,360

2,466r

2,296r

2,212

plus Distribution losses for heat

0

0

-

-

1

plus Consumption of electricity in the electricity and heat generation sectors

1,535

1,417

1,432

1,314r

1,326

plus Consumption of heat in the electricity and heat generation sectors

0

0

-

-

1

Gross Final Energy Consumption (GFEC)

139,915

133,133

136,342r

137,717r

136,922

of which Air transport

11,812

11,798

11,188r

11,283r

11,659

Air transport as a proportion of GFEC

8.44%

8.86%

8.21%

8.19%

8.52%

Air transport cap specificed in Directive

6.18%

6.18%

6.18%

6.18%

6.18%

Capped air transport

8,647

8,228

8,426r

8,511r

8,462

Capped Gross Final Energy Consumption (CGFEC) ["Row B"] (9)

136,750

129,562

133,581r

134,945r

133,725

Headline Directive percentage : Renewable Energy Consumption as a percentage of Capped Gross Final Energy Consumption ["Row A" divided by "Row B"]

5.7%

7.0%

8.4%

9.2%

10.2%

(1) Based on a 15 year average hydro load factor.

(2) Excludes generation from pumped storage.

(3) Based on a 5 year average wind load factor.

(4) For the current year, an estimate has been made for the proportion of biofuels meeting the sustainability criteria

(5) Some sustainable biofuels are double weighted in the numerator of this calculation, as specified by the Directive.

(5) Final Electricity Consumption is Gross Electricity Consumption minus generators' own use of electricity and losses.

(7) Includes consumption of petrol and diesel, biofuels, other oil products, and coal.

(8) Total final consumption less non-energy use, as shown in Annex I, Table I.1, available on the BEIS website.

(9) This row includes adjustments for loses, and generators own use of electricity, combined with the capping mechanism for air transport as specified in the Directive.