Renewable electricity fact sheets EU countries 2003

Fact sheet The Netherlands

Production and Consumption

Production

[GWh]

2001

2002

2003

Notes
Wind

825

910

1,302

 
- wind onshore

-

-

-

 
- wind offshore

-

-

-

 
Solar-PV

13

17

30

 
Geothermal

-

-

-

 
Tide/wave

0

0

0

 
Hydropower

117

124

72

 
- hydropower < 10 MW

0

0

0

 
- hydropower > 10 MW

117

124

72

 
Gas from biomass

303

307

295

 
- landfill gas

165

165

161

 
- sewage treatment plant gas

137

141

133

 
- gas from animal slurries

0

0

0

 
- other

1

1

1

 
Waste (renewable fraction)

979

971

1,024

 
Biomass (source)

670

1,260

929

 
- wood

-

-

-

 
- vegetal waste

-

-

-

 
- animal materials/waste

-

-

-

 
- black liquor

-

-

-

 
- peat

-

-

-

 
- other

-

-

-

 
Biomass Total

1,952

2,538

2,248

 
Biomass (conversion method)

1,952

2,538

2,248

1
- combustion

670

1,260

929

 
- co-firing

-

-

-

 
- CHP

-

-

-

 
Total Production

2,907

3,589

3,652

2
Import

7,645

8,148 - 10,520

9,712

3
Export

0

0

0

 
Total Import -/- Export

7,645

8,148 - 10,520

9,712

 
Consumption

1,570

3,665

12,316

 

Source
2001: Ecofys, IEA, Eurostat
2002: Ecofys, IEA, Certiq
2003: CBS, Certiq

Note 1: 2001: IEA says that 2,292 GWh is from CHP but an ECN-expert indicates that most of the electricity from biomass comes from combustion and that electricity from CHP in the Netherlands is very small.
Note 2: 2003: All data are provisional.
Note 3: 2002: This range is based on two different sources, namely Certiq for the 8,148 GWh and Ecofys for the 10,520 GWh. Gross consumption, realisation and target

 

2001

2002

2003

Notes
Gross Electricity Consumption [GWh]

107,200

108,800

109,486

 
Realisation: Contribution RES-E Production to Gross Electricity Consumption

2.7%

3.3%

3.3%

 
Realisation: Contribution RES-E Consumption to Gross Electricity Consumption

1.5%

3.4%

11.2%

 
Target 2010

 

9.0%

 

 
Realisation 1997

 

3.5%

 

 

Source
2001: Eurostat
2002: Eurostat
2003: CBS
Target 2010 and Realisation 1997: European Commission

Additional information

2001
For ‘waste’ a remarkable difference is found between data from the IEA and the Dutch source Ecofys: the first gives a production rate of 1,321 GWh while Ecofys gives a rate of 979 GWh. This probably can be explained out of a difference in definition. Ecofys is chosen as a source while this is the national source.
Concerning the conversion methods of biomass again Ecofys-data is used, namely 670 GWh electricity out of ‘combustion’. IEA-data suggest something different, namely 2,292 GWh electricity out of ‘CHP’. According to Ecofys, this is more than the total electricity production from biomass, namely 1,952 GWh. This can be explained by the earlier described difference concerning waste. An expert from ECN confirms the fact that Ecofys does not give any data concerning CHP: at this moment there is hardly any electricity production from biomass by CHP. So, Ecofys is used as a source.
The consumption rate of renewable electricity also comes from Ecofys and is defined as ‘sold green electricity’. The rate indicates the consumption of renewable electricity during the second half of 2001, while since the 1st of July of that year the market for renewable electricity has been liberalised.

2002
For ‘waste’ a remarkable difference is found between data from the IEA and the Dutch source Ecofys: the first gives a production rate of 1,323 GWh whereas Ecofys reports a rate of 971 GWh. This is probably due to a difference in definition. Ecofys is chosen as a source because these data are not provisional and because Ecofys is also the source used for waste in 2001.
For ‘biomass’ a remarkable difference is found between data from the IEA and the Dutch source Ecofys: the first gives a production rate of 750 GWh while Ecofys gives a rate of 1,260 GWh. This is probably due to a difference in definition. Ecofys is chosen as a source because these data are not provisional and because Ecofys is also the source used for waste in 2001.
Data on the consumption rate of renewable electricity are also provided by Ecofys and refers to ‘sold green electricity’.

Realisation
For the Netherlands, two levels of realisation are defined. The first gives the relation between the production of renewable electricity and the gross electricity consumption and the second is based on the ratio of the consumption of renewable electricity and the gross electricity consumption. These are not the same due to international trade of renewable electricity. Both relations are presented here because it is not clear what definition is used in the EU Directive.
Remarkable is that the outcomes for 2001 until 2003 of the first level of realisation are lower than the level 1997, as accounted by the EU: 2.7% in 2001 and both 3.3% in 2002 and 2003 compared to 3.5% in 1997). When the realisation level for 1997 from the EU Directive is compared to that from the Dutch Statistical Office (CBS), a big difference is observed. CBS gives a level of 1.8%. The level of realisation in 2001 and 2002 from the database is the same as from the CBS database. A possible explanation is a difference in definition.
The realisation data for 2003 are completely based on data from CBS.
The second level of realisation shows that as from the opening of the renewable electricity market, the demand for renewable electricity has strongly increased, ion both absolute and relative terms.

References

2001
Production Geothermal, Tide/Wave:
IEA database Renewables Information 2003 edition.
Production Hydropower:
Eurostat - Data Electrical Energy 2001 - Supply Transformation Consumption.
Production rest:
Renewable energy in the Netherlands 2002, Ecofys.
Consumption, Import:
Renewable energy in the Netherlands 2002, Ecofys.
Gross electricity consumption:
Eurostat - Statistics in Focus - Theme 8-4/2003 Energy.

2002
Production Geothermal, Tide/Wave:
IEA database Renewables Information 2003 edition.
Production rest:
Renewable energy in the Netherlands 2002, Ecofys.
Consumption, Import:
Renewable energy in the Netherlands 2002, Ecofys.
Import:
Certiq Production data 2002.
Gross electricity consumption:
Eurostat - Statistics in Focus - Theme 8-4/2003 Energy.

2003
Production and Gross consumption:
CBS Statline.
Consumption, Import:
Certiq Production data 2003.

Target 2010 and realisation 1997
European Commission - Directive 2001/77/EG - Annex.

Literature

CertiQ (Manager of Certificates), Choose ‘statistics and summaries’.
EnergieNed, 0Choose‘Databases’ and ‘Energie Informatiebank’ (only Dutch).
Statistical Office (CBS)
Statistical Office (CBS) - Statline, Choose ‘select’-‘trade and industry’-‘energy and water’
Energie.nl, Choose ‘Energie in cijfers’ (only Dutch)