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<p><strong>Steps taken to support (a) tidal energy</strong></p><ul><li>Tidal stream
projects will be eligible to compete in the next CfD auction, currently planned for
spring 2019. However, as the Clean Growth Strategy makes clear, these technologies
will need to demonstrate how they can compete with other forms of generation.</li><li>The
Government is making progress on assessing the Hendry Review into tidal lagoons. The
issues are complex as they relate to an untried technology in the marine environment
and a time when other renewable energy costs are reducing rapidly. The Government
will publish its response to the review in due course.</li></ul><p><strong>Steps taken
to support (b) other forms of renewable energy as part of a broader strategy to decrease
the UK's dependence on fossil fuels.</strong></p><ul><li>In 2016, renewables share
of total generation was nearly 25% of UK electricity generation, and we are on track
to meet our ambition of delivering 30% of the UK’s electricity from renewables in
2020-21.</li><li>The latest Contracts for Difference round announced on 11 September
secured a further 3.3GW of renewable electricity, enough to power 3.6 million homes.</li><li>This
will see a saving of 5.4 million tonnes of carbon a year, the equivalent of the average
annual carbon emissions from 2.8 million cars.</li><li>The Clean Growth Strategy,
published on 12 October, sets out the Government's plans to decarbonise the UK economy
through the 2020s and beyond and includes:</li></ul><ol><li>£557 million being made
available for less established renewable electricity projects. The next Contracts
for Difference auction is planned for spring 2019.</li><li>Spending on the Renewable
Heat Incentive schemes will rise from £430 million in 2015-16 to £1.15 billion in
2020-21, and following the recent government consultation the Renewable Transport
Fuel Obligation level will be increasing to 9.75% in 2020, rising to 12.4% in 2032.</li></ol>
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