EU energy end-uses analysis and 2050 Low-Carbon scenarios - part II - KEP energy Magazine - KEP energy

According to Eurostat data, the buildings sector final energy demand represents the 40,6% of the EU overall final energy demand. The complementary share is split between the industry sector and the transport sector, respectively 25,1% and 31,6%, and agriculture sector (marginal). During the 1990-2013 period the industry trend decreased, while the buildings and transport trends increased. During this period, the overall energy consumption remained almost unchanged.

According to the same data, the buildings sector electricity final energy demand represents the 61,6% of the EU overall electric final energy demand. The complementary share is split between the industry sector and the transport sector, respectively 36,0% and 2,3%. During the 2000-2013 period these shares remained almost unchanged. During the same period the overall energy consumption increased.

In the buildings sector, over half of the overall final energy demand increase is due to the electric final energy demand increase. The share fuelled from RES is marginal.

In compliance with the research project “Odyssee”, related to the EU energy efficiency indicators, the buildings sector analysis has been carried out splitting it in the households sector and the services sector. The Odyssee data show that in 2012 the households sector represents the 74% of the overall buildings stock, of which 66% are dwellings and 34% are flat blocks, and the services sector represents the 26%. The EU average value of energy need in the services sector, 286 kWh/m2year, is higher than the one in the households sector, 185 kWh/m2year.

The split among energy carriers of the overall final energy demand shows that in the households sector the gas is the main energy carrier, and the electricity is the sequent. Both are increased from 1990. During the 1990-2012 period the end-uses shares fuelled from district heating and biomass remained almost unchanged. In this period happened a fuel-switching from fossil fuels to electricity, and from coal and oil to gas.

The split among energy carriers of the overall final energy demand shows that in the services sector the electricity is the main energy carrier, and the gas is the sequent. Both are increased from 1990. During the 1990-2012 period the end-uses shares fuelled from district heating and biomass remained almost unchanged. In this period happened a fuel-switching from fossil fuels to electricity and from coal and oil to gas.