Boliden AB
Boliden Energy Data Preview
In 2024, Boliden disclosed key data related to its energy management practices, providing transparency into its operational energy use in line with recognized sustainability reporting frameworks.
Boliden also reported how it meets its energy needs through a mix of purchased and self-generated energy, offering insight into its sourcing strategy and level of energy independence.
Additionally, Boliden also disclosed progress toward renewable energy adoption, highlighting the share of total energy sourced from renewable versus non-renewable sources.
Finally, Boliden also reported the types of energy sources as well as generation technologies, both for purchased and self-produced energy, helping stakeholders evaluate Boliden's reliance on fossil fuels versus cleaner alternatives.
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Insights into Boliden's Energy Renewability
In 2024, Boliden consumed a total of 20.29 million Gigajoules of energy across its operations. Of this total, 23.63% was sourced from renewable energy, either derived from natural resources like biofuels, biomass, or biogas, or generated using renewable technologies such as solar or wind power. The remaining 76.37% was classified as non-renewable energy, coming from fossil-based fuels such as coal, natural gas, or crude oil, or from non-renewable generation technologies like nuclear power.
Boliden's Energy Renewability Rate
How much of Boliden's energy consumed is renewable?
In 2024, Boliden consumed a total of 20.29 million Gigajoules of energy, of which 23.63% was derived from renewable sources, including biofuels, biomass, biogas, solar, and wind power.
This low level of renewable energy use highlights a heavy reliance on fossil fuels or other non-renewable sources, suggesting that Boliden has considerable room to improve its energy sustainability strategy.
Are Boliden's energy practices becoming more sustainable?
Since 2021, Boliden's total energy consumption decreased by 5.2%, including a further 3.77% drop in 2024, highlighting a continued decline in energy use.
Over the same period, the share of renewable energy in Boliden's consumption decreased by 25.96%, showing a recent negative trend in clean energy adoption.
Boliden's Renewable vs Non-renewable Energy Over Time
- Renewable Energy Consumed
- Non-renewable Energy Consumed
Insights into Boliden's Energy Consumption & Production Mix
In 2024, Boliden disclosed detailed information on the sources and generation technologies of the energy it produced. This disclosure enables a clearer assessment of the Boliden's overall energy mix, its sourcing strategy, and its reliance on fossil fuels versus cleaner alternatives such as renewables and low-carbon technologies.
What are the main sources or generation technologies used by Boliden to produce energy?
In 2024, Boliden's energy production came primarily from
- Solar Energy (100%)
How diverse is Boliden’s energy production mix?
In 2024, Boliden produced energy using 1 different sources or generation technologies. The energy production mix is highly concentrated, with Solar Energy alone making up 100% of total output.
Boliden's Energy Produced by Sources and Technologies
Insights into Boliden's Energy Inflows & Self-Sufficiency
In 2024, Boliden reported total energy inflows of 17.36 million Gigajoules, which corresponds to the company's full energy needs, including energy consumed, redistributed, sold, or stored. This energy inflow was composed of 11.46 million Gigajoules purchased from external suppliers and 5.9 million Gigajoules generated through internal production. This corresponds to a production share of 34%, reflecting a 90.98% percentage point decrease from the previous year (2023) and a 1,936.16% percentage point increase since 2021.
Boliden has steadily improved its production share over the years, though the most recent figures show a leveling-off. This plateau may indicate that the company has reached a temporary equilibrium between produced and purchased energy, or is consolidating gains before pursuing further expansion.
Boliden's Energy Purchased vs Produced Over Time
- Total Energy Produced
- Total Energy Purchased