Flying is the main reason for increased Swiss energy consumption
Published: Thursday, Jun 20th 2024, 10:40
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Total energy consumption in Switzerland rose slightly last year to 767,450 terajoules. The main reason for this is air traffic. Although more was heated in 2023 than in the previous year, this was increasingly using renewable energies.
Air traffic recovered after the Covid-19 pandemic, with sales of aviation fuel rising by 19 percent. This caused total energy consumption to rise by 0.3 percent. According to a statement from the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE) on Thursday, less aviation fuel was still sold than in 2019, the year before the pandemic.
Fossil fuels for driving were also sold 0.3% more than in the previous year, but also less than in 2019. However, sales of petrol rose by 3.4%, while those of diesel fell by 2.1%. According to the SFOE, fossil fuels account for around a third of total final energy consumption.
Other factors that have an impact on energy consumption will also have increased in 2023: The population, economic output and also the number of motor vehicles and homes.
Due to cooler weather than in the previous year, more heating was needed in 2023, but the switch to "renewables" is reflected in the statistics. This is because the consumption of natural gas and heating oil fell despite the 1.8 percent increase in the number of heating degree days. Less electricity was also consumed.
On the other hand, the consumption of energy wood increased, as did the use of heat pumps and district heating. The share of these renewable energy sources in total final energy consumption is rising continuously. In 2023, it was just under 12 percent. Fossil fuels for heating accounted for just under half of total consumption.
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