Written question asked by Lord Bruce of Bennachie (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 28 November 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 December 2002. It was answered by Brian Wilson (Labour) on Monday, 9 December 2002 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much of the funding made available to support renewable technologies in March 2001 has been allocated to (a) existing and (b) new onshore wind programmes. - Inc figure.

Answer: Malcolm Bruce:: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much of the funding made available to support renewable technologies in March 2001 has been allocated to (a) existing and (b) new onshore wind programmes. [85110] Mr. Wilson: For several years funding of research and development into wind technology has concentrated on off shore wind developments as onshore wind is considered to be close to becoming commercially competitive. There have been five projects commissioned since March 2001, with a total value of £356,898, that could be considered as onshore related. These have looked primarily at the impact of onshore wind farms on Radar and Aviation interests.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 85110; 396 c69W;396 c69-70W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Finance Government assistance Renewable energy Technology Research Wind power
Contains statistics: Yes
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