Annual Review.pdf

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy released 4 key publications, including the Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics 2019. Key points include:
- Primary energy production rose 2.9% in 2018, driven by growth in oil, wind, solar, and biomass.
- Final energy consumption rose 1.1% in 2018, with demand for heating increasing during the 'Beast from the East' weather storm.
- Total renewables accounted for 11.0% of total energy consumption in 2018, up from 9.9% in 2017.
- Electricity generated from renewable sources reached a record 33.0% of total UK electricity generation in 2018.
- Low carbon electricity's share of generation increased to 52.6% in 2018, driven by the increase in renewables generation.
- Provisional estimates suggest overall emissions fell by 9.1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (2.4%) between 2017 and 2018.
- Primary energy production is down 56% from its peak in 1999.
- Crude oil production increased by 8.9% in 2018, while gross natural gas production decreased by 3.3%.
- Coal production fell to a record low of 3 million tonnes in 2018.
- Energy imports rose by 1.3% in 2018, with Norway being the key source for crude oil and gas.
- The UK remained a net importer of energy at 36% in 2018.
- UK primary energy consumption fell marginally in 2018, with a continued switch from coal and gas to renewable sources.
- The composition of primary energy consumption has changed, with coal falling to 4.4% of the total share and bioenergy & waste increasing to 9.1%.
- Energy consumption by final users increased by 1.1% in 2018, with consumption in the domestic sector up by 3.4% and transport sector down by 0.1%.
- Coal consumption decreased by 17% in 2018, with a 24% decrease in consumption by major power producers.
- Final consumption of oil decreased by 1.2% in 2018, the first decrease since 2014.