Key insights
- 51% of coal is used for Total Electricity Generation (38% direct Electricity Generation + 13% Cogeneration)
- 29% of coal is consumed for Industrial use
NOTE: We could not find good definitions or detailed explanations of Other Transformation (16%), but will update this page once we have it.
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Key questions
- Burning coal for electricity generation rapidly declined from a high in 2005 to a low in 2016, so why has it rapidly increased again?
- How do we reduce our electricity consumption, or increase cleaner electricity production?
- Why has cogeneration (recycling the heat produced in an industrial process and turning it into electricity) not increased in the last 2 decades?
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Full data
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Notes
- All publicly available data has been included.
- We decided to show coal data in tonnes rather than PJ (Petajoules) as this is an easier concept for most people to understand.
- We have shown full-year data only due to the seasonality of both coal use and electricity generation.
- There is a good summary of the types of coal on https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/coal/.
- Once we receive/find more information on Other Transformation, we will update this page.
- All numbers are provisional and subject to revision.
Thank you to the Factors who helped pull this together.
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Source
Data published by Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
(c) Crown Copyright
Licensed for use under the creative commons attribution licence (BY) 4.0
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