A growing sector
in figures
The European Biomass Association (AEBIOM) released the new edition of the AEBIOM Statistical
Report 2014 which is now available to purchase on the AEBIOM website.
Additionally, AEBIOM produced this presentation which includes the most relevant graphs
extracted from the Statistical Report. These graphs may be reproduced, distributed, or
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European renewable energy production (177 Mtoe)
overtakes the production of energy from each of indigenous coal (167 Mtoe), natural
gas (133 Mtoe) and oil (90 Mtoe)
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EU Energy dependency
Despite the contribution of renewables, Europe still remains
alarmingly energy dependent: 85% for oil, 62% for coal and 66% for
natural gas, not to mention its extremely high dependency on
Uranium
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Bioenergy
Final energy consumption of bioenergy in
2012 was 102 Mtoe, almost double that of
2000. Biomass for heat and bioheat represent
74,7 Mtoe followed by biofuels for transport
at 14,6 Mtoe and biopower at 12,8 Mtoe
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Vision towards the future
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 Renewables represent 15,6% (83 Mtoe) of final EU
consumption inHeating and Cooling
88,9%
of the renewable heat
is provided by biomass
 Renewables represent 24,2% (798,7 TWh) of EU gross electricity
generation. 18,7% of this renewable electricity comes from biomass,
65% ofwhich is produced in CHP plants
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489.880
jobs in bioenergy
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In Europe there is a potential
for different wood uses
including bioenergy
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Data for 2010
The annual forest harvest corresponds to only
62% of the annual forest increment
therefore EU forest stock is increasing
each year by 289 million m3
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PELLETS
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Reference sources:
EU28 Primary Energy production by fuel – Eurostat
EU28 Energy dependency on natural gas – Eurostat
Final energy consumption of bioenergy – AEBIOM calculations of Eurostat figures. Data for 2020
from National Renewable Energy Action Plans (NREAPs)
NREAPs projections and Progress Reports – NREAPs and Member States Progress Reports (RES
Directive)
RES and biomass contribution to the heat and electricity sectors – Eurostat
EU job distribution in the bioenergy sector – EurObserv´ER
Annual increment of forest available for wood supply – Eurostat
Forest in EU28 - Eurostat
Increment and fellings in forest available for wood supply – Eurostat
World production/consumption of pellets in 2013 – EPC and Hawkins Wright
European wood pellet production in 2013 – EPC
Evolution of wood pellet production 2007-2014 with 2020 projections – EPC
European wood pellet consumption in 2013 – EPC
Top 10 EU wood pellet importing and exporting countries in 2013 - Eurostat
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