Energy Consumption by Sector EU-28, 2015 Transport: 33.1% Residential: 25.4% Industry: 25.3% Services: 12.5% Agriculture & Fishing: 2.3% Others: 0.4% Gross Energy Generation by Fuel Type EU-28, 2015 Solid Fuel: 24.5% Renewables: 29.9% Nuclear: 26.5% Gases: 16.4% Petroleum and products: 1.9% Wastes: 0.8% Examine the information above and answer each of the following questions - Leaving Cert Geography - Question 8A - 2018

The percentage of energy consumed by the services sector in the EU-28 in 2015 is calculated as follows:

Total percentage consumed by all sectors:

$100\\% - (33.1\\% + 25.4\\% + 25.3\\% + 2.3\\% + 0.4\\%) = 12.5\\%$

Therefore, X, the percentage consumed by the services sector is 12.5%.

The fuel used to generate exactly 24.5% of EU-28 energy in 2015 was Solid Fuel.

One example of solid fuel is coal.

The fuel used to generate the highest percentage of energy in the EU-28 in 2015 was Renewables, contributing 29.9%.

Two examples of renewable energy are:

1. Solar Energy
2. Wind Energy

One reason why nuclear energy is not used in Ireland is due to public opposition and concerns regarding safety, especially following incidents such as the Chernobyl disaster.