The Netherlands – 2018 update - Country Reports - Bioenergy policies and status of implementation

Future targets for renewable energy are governed by the European Directive on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (Renewable Energy Directive, EU-RED, 2009/28/EC) which sets an obligatory target for renewable energy sources for the Netherlands at 14% share of final energy consumption by 2020. [...] 3 1 The European objective of 14% renewable energy in 2020 and the raised objective for 2023 of 16% in the Dutch Energy Agreement are the official targets. [...] In the same period the share of coal increased from 9.5% to 13.7%, while the share of oil products, nuclear energy and waste remained stable, and the share of renewable energy increased from 4.2% to 5.1%. [...] Figure 2: Total primary energy supply of Renewable Energy Sources in the Netherlands in 2016 (Source: World Energy Balances © OECD/IEA 2018) 4 The two biggest sources of bioenergy in the Netherlands are solid biomass (51 PJ), of which 19 PJ solid biomass are consumed in the residential sector, and renewable municipal waste (42 PJ). [...] Figure 3: Total primary energy supply from bioenergy in the Netherlands in 2016 (Source: World Energy Balances © OECD/IEA 2018) Bioenergy consumption in the Netherlands more than doubled between 2000 and 2010 with a high increase of solid biomass and biogas and the establishment of liquid biofuels on the market.