Peat in Energy
Peat Statistics, 2005
- Peat accounted for 4.87% of Ireland's Total Primary Energy Supply (TPES) in 2005.
Total Primary Energy Requirement, 2005
|
|
(000’s TOE) |
|
Share in TPER |
|
Coal |
1,832 |
|
11.7 |
|
Peat |
776 |
|
4.9 |
|
Oil |
8,960 |
|
57.4 |
|
Gas |
3,477 |
|
22.3 |
|
Renewables |
401 |
|
2.6 |
|
Electricity Imports |
176 |
|
1.1 |
|
Total |
15,622 |
|
100 |
TPER or Total Primary Energy Requirement is a measure of all energy consumed in Ireland, including that consumed and/or lost in transformation and transmission/distribution processes.
TPES or Total Primary Energy Supply is the amount of energy available for use in Ireland for energy transformation and end use.
TFC or Total Final Consumption represents the amount of energy consumed by the different sectors of our economy after all transformations have been completed.
TOE or Tonne of Oil Equivalent is the Unit of measurement of energy consumption - 1 TOE = 0.041868 TJ.