Renewable energy consumption in the Netherlands grows to 7.4 percent

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The energy consumption from renewable sources in the Netherlands in 2018 grew to 7.4 percent of the total energy consumption, A year earlier this was 6.6 percent. More than half of this increase can be attributed to increased consumption of biomass, especially in the form of biodiesel and biogas the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) announced on Wednesday.

The additional renewable consumption increased considerably due to a tightening of the Energy for Transport Act. Biomass now accounts for 61 percent of the renewable e...