Written question asked by Lord Oxburgh (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 March 2004. It was answered by Lord Sainsbury of Turville (Labour) on Monday, 22 March 2004.

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Sainsbury of Turville, Lord

Question

Whether electricity generators, in co-firing biomass fuel, face any restrictions on where they must source that fuel, in order for the electricity generated to qualify for renewables obligation certificates; and whether, under the terms of the renewables obligation, as proposed to be amended by the draft Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2004, electricity generated from imported co-fired biomass fuel will be eligible for renewables obligation certificates; and, if so, whether they have made any projection of (a) the amount of fuel that will be imported per annum, and (b) its likely countries of origin; and whether they have made any calculation of the transportation cost, in terms of average carbon-equivalent emissions per MWh of electricity generated, of importing biomass fuel for co-firing. [HL 1859]; [HL 1860]; [HL 1861].

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

HL 1859; 659 c84-5WA

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Costs Air pollution Carbon dioxide Biofuels Certification Eligibility Electricity generation Imports Fossil fuels Procurement Transport Renewable energy Renewables obligation

Legislation

Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2004