The United Kingdom generated approximately *** gigawatt-hours of electricity derived from bioenergy sources in 1990, with figures climbing to gigawatt-hours by 2024. Bioenergy includes landfill gas, sewage sludge digestion, waste combustion, co-firing with fossil fuel, animal biomass, plant biomass, and anaerobic digestion.
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Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (December 19, 2024). Generation of electricity from bioenergy in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2024 (in gigawatt-hours) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/223335/uk-biomass-energy-generation/
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