{"id":3643,"date":"2019-12-18T10:03:58","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T09:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ag-energiebilanzen.de\/?p=3643"},"modified":"2021-12-08T08:44:30","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T07:44:30","slug":"energy-consumption-declined-in-germany-coal-decreased-more-renewables-increases-for-natural-gas-and-mineral-oil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ag-energiebilanzen.de\/en\/energy-consumption-declined-in-germany-coal-decreased-more-renewables-increases-for-natural-gas-and-mineral-oil\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy Consumption Declined in Germany \u2014 Coal Decreased \/ More Renewables \/ Increases for Natural Gas and Mineral Oil"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Berlin\/Bergheim (Decem\u00adber 18, 2019)<\/strong> \u2013 Accor\u00adding to preli\u00admi\u00adna\u00adry cal\u00adcu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adons con\u00adduc\u00adted by the Arbeits\u00adge\u00admein\u00adschaft Ener\u00adgie\u00adbi\u00adlan\u00adzen (AG Ener\u00adgie\u00adbi\u00adlan\u00adzen) \u2013 Working Group on Ener\u00adgy Balan\u00adces (Ener\u00adgy Balan\u00adces Group), Germany\u2019s ener\u00adgy con\u00adsump\u00adti\u00adon pea\u00adk\u00aded at 12,815 peta\u00adjoules (PJ), or 437.3 mil\u00adli\u00adon tons of coal equi\u00adva\u00adlent (Mtce), in 2019. This trans\u00adla\u00adtes into a decli\u00adne of 2.3 per\u00adcent when com\u00adpared to the pre\u00advious year.<\/p>

Accor\u00adding to the AG Ener\u00adgie\u00adbi\u00adlan\u00adzen, the decli\u00adne in con\u00adsump\u00adti\u00adon was a result of fur\u00adther impro\u00adve\u00adments in ener\u00adgy effi\u00adci\u00aden\u00adcy, sub\u00adsti\u00adtu\u00adti\u00adons in the ener\u00adgy mix as well as a decli\u00adne in indus\u00adtri\u00adal ener\u00adgy con\u00adsump\u00adti\u00adon due to the over\u00adall eco\u00adno\u00admic situa\u00adti\u00adon. The slight\u00adly coo\u00adler wea\u00adther and the growth in popu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon had a con\u00adsump\u00adti\u00adon-enhan\u00adcing effect. All told, though, the con\u00adsump\u00adti\u00adon-enhan\u00adcing fac\u00adtors were signi\u00adfi\u00adcant\u00adly wea\u00adk\u00ader than the con\u00adsump\u00adti\u00adon-redu\u00adcing ones. Accor\u00adding to the AG Ener\u00adgie\u00adbi\u00adlan\u00adzen, and if adjus\u00adted by the wea\u00adther impact as well as by chan\u00adges in stock levels, ener\u00adgy con\u00adsump\u00adti\u00adon would have even decreased by more than 3 per\u00adcent. Sin\u00adce the con\u00adsump\u00adti\u00adon of coals expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adced a par\u00adti\u00adcu\u00adlar\u00adly strong decli\u00adne in 2019 while rene\u00adwa\u00adbles were able to increase their share even fur\u00adther, the AG Ener\u00adgie\u00adbi\u00adlan\u00adzen anti\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adtes a noti\u00adceable decli\u00adne in CO\u2082 emis\u00adsi\u00adons (also adjus\u00adted by the tem\u00adpe\u00adra\u00adtu\u00adre effects and chan\u00adges in stock levels) of well abo\u00adve 7 per\u00adcent, which equ\u00adals more than 50 mil\u00adli\u00adon tons.<\/p>

The total con\u00adsump\u00adti\u00adon of mine\u00adral oil in 2019 was 1.7 per\u00adcent hig\u00adher than the pre\u00advious year. Sales of die\u00adsel fuel and gaso\u00adli\u00adne as well as avia\u00adti\u00adon fuel exhi\u00adbi\u00adted a slight increase. Light fuel oil recor\u00added a signi\u00adfi\u00adcant increase in sales of 17.4 per\u00adcent. Due to the eco\u00adno\u00admic situa\u00adti\u00adon, sup\u00adpli\u00ades of naph\u00adtha for the che\u00admi\u00adcal indus\u00adtry decreased by about 8 per\u00adcent.<\/p>

Germany\u2019s natu\u00adral gas con\u00adsump\u00adti\u00adon went up by 3.6 per\u00adcent. In addi\u00adti\u00adon to the hig\u00adher demand for hea\u00adting in the coo\u00adler months of spring, this upturn was, abo\u00adve all, due to the increased use of natu\u00adral gas in power plants.<\/p>

Con\u00adsump\u00adti\u00adon of hard coal decreased by a total of 20.5 per\u00adcent and rea\u00adched a his\u00adto\u00adric low point. Both the gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon of power and heat expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adced decli\u00adnes of more than a third which was due to the fact that more power was gene\u00adra\u00adted from rene\u00adwa\u00adbles and natu\u00adral gas. The steel indus\u00adtry redu\u00adced its hard coal use by almost 4 per\u00adcent. For the first time in quite a long time, the steel indus\u00adtry was the most important sales sec\u00adtor for this ener\u00adgy car\u00adri\u00ader.<\/p>

Lig\u00adni\u00adte con\u00adsump\u00adti\u00adon went down by 20.7 per\u00adcent in 2019. Due to the trans\u00adfer of addi\u00adtio\u00adnal power plant units into their stand\u00adby mode for back\u00adup pur\u00adpo\u00adses, redu\u00adced extra\u00adc\u00adtion volu\u00admes in the open-pit mine Ham\u00adbach, a lar\u00adger num\u00adber of power plant revi\u00adsi\u00adons when com\u00adpared to the pre\u00advious year as well as increased power gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon from rene\u00adwa\u00adbles, sup\u00adpli\u00ades to lig\u00adni\u00adte-fired power plants expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adced a signi\u00adfi\u00adcant downs\u00adwing. Con\u00adsump\u00adti\u00adon of lig\u00adni\u00adte, thus, decreased for the seventh year in a row.<\/p>

Com\u00adpared to the pre\u00advious year, nuclear ener\u00adgy exhi\u00adbi\u00adted a slight reduc\u00adtion in power gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon amoun\u00adting to about 1 per\u00adcent. By the end of the year, ano\u00adther nuclear power plant (Phil\u00adipps\u00adburg) will go off\u00adline as sche\u00addu\u00adled.<\/p>

Rene\u00adwa\u00adbles enhan\u00adced their con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adti\u00adon to the total ener\u00adgy con\u00adsump\u00adti\u00adon by 4 per\u00adcent in 2019. Wind ener\u00adgy increased its share by 15 per\u00adcent. Hydro power grew by 4 per\u00adcent. Solar ener\u00adgy went up only slight\u00adly by 1 per\u00adcent. Bio\u00admass, which accoun\u00adted for more than 50 per\u00adcent of the enti\u00adre volu\u00adme in the rene\u00adwa\u00adbles sec\u00adtor, recor\u00added a plus of 2 per\u00adcent.<\/p>

Accor\u00adding to preli\u00admi\u00adna\u00adry figu\u00adres, Germany\u2019s elec\u00adtri\u00adci\u00adty exch\u00adan\u00adge balan\u00adce with its neigh\u00adbor\u00ading count\u00adries tur\u00adned out to be lower in 2019 than in the pre\u00advious years. The elec\u00adtri\u00adci\u00adty volu\u00adme which flowed from for\u00adeign count\u00adries into Ger\u00adma\u00adny increased. In return, elec\u00adtri\u00adci\u00adty flows from Ger\u00adma\u00adny into its neigh\u00adbor\u00ading count\u00adries decreased signi\u00adfi\u00adcant\u00adly. This deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment was cau\u00adsed by shifts in the Euro\u00adpean power gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon infra\u00adstruc\u00adtu\u00adre due to increased CO\u2082 pri\u00adces as well as lower gas pri\u00adces.<\/p>

Com\u00adpared to the pre\u00advious year, the con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adti\u00adons of the diver\u00adse ener\u00adgy sources to the natio\u00adnal ener\u00adgy mix have shifted fur\u00adther in 2019: Fos\u00adsil ener\u00adgy expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adced an over\u00adall decli\u00adne so that the ener\u00adgy sup\u00adp\u00adly in Ger\u00adma\u00adny was able to redu\u00adce its car\u00adbon inten\u00adsi\u00adty even fur\u00adther. A cha\u00adrac\u00adte\u00adristic fea\u00adture, howe\u00adver, con\u00adti\u00adnues to be the broad ener\u00adgy mix. Oil and gas accoun\u00adted for more than 60 per\u00adcent of the dome\u00adstic ener\u00adgy con\u00adsump\u00adti\u00adon. Hard coal and lig\u00adni\u00adte coll\u00adec\u00adtively encom\u00adpas\u00adsed appro\u00adxi\u00adm\u00adate\u00adly 18 per\u00adcent of the con\u00adsump\u00adti\u00adon. Rene\u00adwa\u00adbles increased their share to near\u00adly 15 per\u00adcent.<\/p>

Substantial Drop in Energy Consumption in 2019<\/h3>
Development of Primary Energy Consumption in Germany in 2019
Estimated Changes in Percent \u2014 Total 12,815 PJ or 437.3 Mtce<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Berlin\/Bergheim<\/strong> \u2013 In 2019, pri\u00adma\u00adry ener\u00adgy con\u00adsump\u00adti\u00adon in Ger\u00adma\u00adny fell more than 2 per\u00adcent below the pre\u00advious year\u2019s level. Accor\u00adding to preli\u00admi\u00adna\u00adry cal\u00adcu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adons con\u00adduc\u00adted by the Arbeits\u00adge\u00admein\u00adschaft Ener\u00adgie\u00adbi\u00adlan\u00adzen (AG Ener\u00adgie\u00adbi\u00adlan\u00adzen) \u2013 Working Group on Ener\u00adgy Balan\u00adces (Ener\u00adgy Balan\u00adces Group), con\u00adsump\u00adti\u00adon pea\u00adk\u00aded at 12,815 peta\u00adjoules (PJ), which trans\u00adla\u00adtes into 437.3 mil\u00adli\u00adon tons of coal equi\u00adva\u00adlent (Mtce).<\/p>

Source: Arbeits\u00adge\u00admein\u00adschaft Ener\u00adgie\u00adbi\u00adlan\u00adzen<\/p>

Shifts in the German Energy Mix<\/h3>
Structure of Primary Energy Consumption in Germany in 2019
Total Volume 12,815 PJ or 437.3 Mtce
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Berlin\/Bergheim<\/strong> \u2013 The con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adti\u00adons of the diver\u00adse ener\u00adgy sources to the natio\u00adnal ener\u00adgy mix have shifted in favor of rene\u00adwa\u00adbles as well as natu\u00adral gas in 2019. Mine\u00adral oil was able to aug\u00adment its share as well. In con\u00adtrast, signi\u00adfi\u00adcant decli\u00adnes were recor\u00added for hard coal and lig\u00adni\u00adte. The Ger\u00adman ener\u00adgy sup\u00adp\u00adly, thus, redu\u00adced its car\u00adbon inten\u00adsi\u00adty even fur\u00adther in 2019.
A cha\u00adrac\u00adte\u00adristic fea\u00adture, howe\u00adver, con\u00adti\u00adnues to be the broad ener\u00adgy mix.<\/p>

Source: Arbeits\u00adge\u00admein\u00adschaft Ener\u00adgie\u00adbi\u00adlan\u00adzen<\/p>

Primary Energy Consumption in Germany
1995 \u2014 2019<\/h3>
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Berlin\/Bergheim<\/strong> \u2013 Accor\u00adding to preli\u00admi\u00adna\u00adry esti\u00adma\u00adtes con\u00adduc\u00adted by the Arbeits\u00adge\u00admein\u00adschaft Ener\u00adgie\u00adbi\u00adlan\u00adzen (AG Ener\u00adgie\u00adbi\u00adlan\u00adzen) \u2013 Working Group on Ener\u00adgy Balan\u00adces (Ener\u00adgy Balan\u00adces Group), ener\u00adgy con\u00adsump\u00adti\u00adon in Ger\u00adma\u00adny in 2019 pea\u00adk\u00aded at 12,815 peta\u00adjoules (PJ) which trans\u00adla\u00adtes into 437.3 mil\u00adli\u00adon tons of coal equi\u00adva\u00adlent (Mtce). It, thus, fell 2.3 per\u00adcent below the level which had been rea\u00adched in 2018.<\/p>

Source: Arbeits\u00adge\u00admein\u00adschaft Ener\u00adgie\u00adbi\u00adlan\u00adzen<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Berlin\/Bergheim (Decem\u00adber 18, 2019) \u2013 Accor\u00adding to preli\u00admi\u00adna\u00adry cal\u00adcu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adons con\u00adduc\u00adted by the Arbeits\u00adge\u00admein\u00adschaft Ener\u00adgie\u00adbi\u00adlan\u00adzen (AG Ener\u00adgie\u00adbi\u00adlan\u00adzen) \u2013 Working Group on Ener\u00adgy Balan\u00adces (Ener\u00adgy Balan\u00adces Group), Germany\u2019s ener\u00adgy con\u00adsump\u00adti\u00adon pea\u00adk\u00aded at 12,815 peta\u00adjoules (PJ), or 437.3 mil\u00adli\u00adon tons of coal equi\u00adva\u00adlent (Mtce), in 2019. This trans\u00adla\u00adtes into a decli\u00adne of 2.3 per\u00adcent when com\u00adpared to the [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2019-en","entry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-22 10:10:38","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ag-energiebilanzen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ag-energiebilanzen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ag-energiebilanzen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ag-energiebilanzen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ag-energiebilanzen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3643"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ag-energiebilanzen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3643\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ag-energiebilanzen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ag-energiebilanzen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ag-energiebilanzen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}