Natural gas consumption in Denmark fell by almost 29.3% in the first half of 2022 compared to the same period last year, according to quarterly statistics released by the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) on Monday. .
By contrast, the DEA added, oil and coal consumption increased by 19.4% and 1.1% respectively.
In addition, thanks to improved wind conditions, Danish wind turbines produced 28.5% more electricity in the first half than in the same period of the previous year, which allowed the share of the ‘wind energy in the overall electricity supply to increase from 41% to 52% in the first half.
According to the DEA, “Increased wind power generation contributes to a reduction in total energy consumption, because wind power plants generate electricity without loss of usable energy, while electricity generated in thermal power plants (using biomass, coal, gas and oil) also lead to losses due to conversion”.
In addition, Danish coal consumption from power plants increased by 2.7%, while diesel and gasoline consumption increased by 14.8% and 16.2% respectively year-on-year. ‘other.
Finally, the statistics also indicate a significant increase in the production of electricity from solar cells, which increased “by 63.9% compared to the same period of 2021 due to a number of hours of sunshine significantly higher and the installation of new solar systems”.
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