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Total consumption of renewable energy sources (RES) Latvian in 2013 was 68 petajoules (PJ), according to the Central Statistical Bureau. Compared with the 2012 AER consumption decreased by 2.5%. This is due to a reduction in the amount of electricity in hydroelectric plants. move balance In 2013 the amount of electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants was 2,912 Gigawatt hours (GWh), move balance which is 21.9% less than in 2012.
Latvian energy mix renewable energy has an important place. The main types of renewable energy is a Latvian firewood and hydro, which in 2013 accounted for 34.2% of the total energy consumption. move balance To a lesser extent, is used for wind energy, biogas, biofuels, straw, and other biomass. Solar energy is currently used only in very small quantities. Renewable move balance energy consumption move balance comparison of 2012 and 2013
Fuelwood in Latvian energy use has traditionally been a remarkable due to its availability, so fuel wood is the most common form of renewable energy Latvian. For several years, firewood stably occupy fourth (2010 - 25.6%, in 2011 and 2012 - 25.4%, in 2013 - 28%) of the total energy consumption. While its share of the AER in 2013 was 78%. Fuelwood consumption by sector,%
Fuelwood consumption has remained almost at the level of the previous year (an increase of 1.1%), while by sector, there is a change in the level of consumption. move balance The main consumers of firewood move balance are households. Households are mainly used for firewood (91%) in Latvian it is cheap and available fuel. In 2010, the share of fuel wood in households was 59.8%, while in 2013 - 45.4%.
A decrease in the proportion of households in fuel wood, increased its share in the transformation sector of heat and electricity generation. move balance Within four years, the share of fuelwood in the transformation sector move balance increased by 7.8% and in 2013 it amounted to 22.2% of total consumption by sector. Transformation sector of heat and electricity production move balance are mainly used for fuel wood chips (84%). The most significant increase in the consumption of fuel wood transformation sector was observed in 2013, when the proportion move balance of wood chips compared to 2012 increased move balance by 8.8%. This is due to new CHP plants which began work in 2013, and whose electric power increased by 36.8 MW and 45.8 MW. Total fuelwood consumption in 2012 and 2013,%
The largest proportion (over 50%) in the total consumption of firewood is firewood - as was mentioned earlier, it is the main type of fuel that is used in households. In 2013 the proportion of wood decreased by 7%, while the proportion of wood chips compared to 2012 increased by 8%. Electricity produced from renewable energy sources
Amount of electricity produced from renewable energy in 2013, compared with 2012, decreased by 14% and amounted to 3,534 GWh. Electricity generated from RES share in the total production of the volume accounted for 56.9%, which is 9.7% less than in the previous year.
The majority (over 80%) of electricity from renewable energy is produced from hydroelectric plants. Latvian operates three hydroelectric power plants (HPP) with a capacity greater than 10 MW. They are Pļaviņu HES, Riga HPP and Ķegums-. In 2013 this Daugava HPP produced 2,854 GWh of electricity, or 80.8% of the total electricity produced from RES.
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In recent years, hydro capacity has not changed significantly, but the rest of the power plants and combined heat and power station electric power began to increase significantly. For example, wind power capacity in 2013, compared with last year, increased by 13.6%, biogas cogeneration station electric power increased by 23.3%, while biomass power plants and combined heat and power station electric power increased by 139%. One of the reasons that affect the development of renewable energy in electricity generation, constitutes state aid that allows you to sell electricity under mandatory procurement.
European Parliament and Council Directive 2009/28 / EC on the promotion of the use of renewable energy states that energy from renewable sources share in gross final energy consumption in 2020 should be 40%. Latvia is gradually coming to the set target. move balance In 2008, renewable energy move balance accounted for 29.81%, in 2010 - 32.49%, in 2012 - 35.78% bet2013. it is forecasted a slight increase in this indicator. Also, for each Member State in 2020 to ensure that energy from renewable sources (the share of biofuels, biogas production from RES and transport of electricity consumption) is at least 10% of final energy consumption in transport (2012 Latvian reached 3.1%).
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