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167731

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the average decommissioning costs of (a) nuclear power stations, (b) offshore wind turbines, (c) onshore wind turbines, (d) coal-powered power stations, (e) gas-powered power stations, (f) solar farms, (g) tidal lagoons, (h) biomass generation and (i) anaerobic digesters.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	217007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department published estimates of the costs of nuclear decommissioning in 2010. [1] It was calculated that for a generic Pressurised Water Reactor with a capacity of 1.35GW operating for 40 years, decommissioning and waste management costs were in the range £800m – £1800m.</p><p>For offshore wind farms, the developers of some projects have provided my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State with estimates for the cost of decommissioning their wind farms under the provisions of the Energy Act 2004. On the basis of this information, the estimated cost of decommissioning offshore wind farms is around £700,000 per turbine.</p><p>A report on the economic impacts of onshore wind published jointly by the Department and RenewableUK in May 2012 [2] estimated that the cost of decommissioning each turbine as being in the region of £60,000.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has not produced estimates for the average or typical costs of decommissioning for other types of energy generating assets.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em><strong>[1]</strong></em><em> Consultation on a Methodology to Determine a Fixed Unit Price for Waste Disposal and Updated Cost Estimates for Nuclear Decommissioning, Waste Management and Waste Disposal, March 2010: </em></p><p> </p><p><em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/42533/1_20100324145948_e____ConsultationonFixedUnitPricemethodologyandupdatedcostestimates.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/42533/1_20100324145948_e____ConsultationonFixedUnitPricemethodologyandupdatedcostestimates.pdf</a> </em></p><p> </p><p><em>2</em><em> Onshore Wind Direct &amp; Wider Economic Impacts, May 2012 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/48359/5229-onshore-wind-direct--wider-economic-impacts.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/48359/5229-onshore-wind-direct--wider-economic-impacts.pdf</a>.</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 10/12/2014 16:50:01 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

167732

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what research funding his Department has allocated to developing new technologies for (a) nuclear power stations, (b) offshore wind turbines, (c) onshore wind turbines, (d) coal powered power stations, (e) gas powered power stations, (f) solar powered farms, (g) tidal lagoons, (h) biomass and (i) anaerobic digesters.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	217003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>Whilst it is possible that the Department of Energy and Climate Change may hold information on expenditure allocation in developing new technologies for (a) nuclear power stations, (b) offshore wind turbines, (c) onshore wind turbines, (d) coal powered power stations, (e) gas powered power stations, (f) solar powered farms, (g) tidal lagoons, (h) biomass and (i) anaerobic digesters, the allocations may well include a mixture of consultancy, out-sourced programme management and not necessarily research and development.</p><p>Consequently we are not able to identify how much research funding has been allocated to each of those areas without incurring disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 10/12/2014 16:25:59 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

167733

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the days of lost production from (a) nuclear power stations, (b) offshore wind turbines, (c) onshore wind turbines, (d) coal-powered power stations, (e) gas-powered power stations, (f) solar farms, (g) tidal lagoons, (h) biomass generation and (i) anaerobic digesters in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	217004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department doesn’t hold this information centrally, and can only provide it at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 10/12/2014 16:29:13 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

167734

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Tidal Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of tidal impoundment schemes to (a) local economies and (b) the UK economy.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	217005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government’s 2010 Severn Tidal Power feasibility study [1] assessed in great detail the potential contribution of 5 generic Severn Estuary tidal range schemes to the local and UK economies, including a regional economic impact study [2].</p><p> </p><p><em><strong>[1]</strong></em><em> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/1-severn-tidal-power-feasibility-study-conclusions-and-summary-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/1-severn-tidal-power-feasibility-study-conclusions-and-summary-report</a></em></p><p> </p><p><em>[2]</em><em> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/7-severn-tidal-power-regional-economic-impacts-study" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/7-severn-tidal-power-regional-economic-impacts-study</a></em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 09/12/2014 15:55:39 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

166295

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Offshore Structures: Electric Cables
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much sub-sea off-shore cabling has been laid in which areas in each of the last 30 years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	216069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>In the last 30 years, there has been a total of 1340km of sub-sea electricity transmission cables laid in the waters surrounding the UK.</p><p>This comprises 702km of licenced sub-sea offshore transmission cables1 that connect offshore wind farms in UK territorial sea and surrounding Renewable Energy Zone (REZ)2 to shore, and 638km of interconnector cables, consisting of links from the UK mainland to France, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and the Isle of Man.</p><p>Lengths provided are for sub-sea sections of cables only, and do not include onshore components that link to relevant grid connection points.</p><p><strong>Table of licenced offshore transmission projects</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Licenced offshore wind farm transmission assets</em></p></td><td><p><em>Sub-sea cable length (km)</em></p></td><td><p><em>Year licence granted</em></p></td><td><p><em>Sea</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Robin Rigg East and West</em></p></td><td><p>25.2</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>Irish Sea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Sheringham Shoal</em></p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>North Sea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Barrow</em></p></td><td><p>26.6</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>Irish Sea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Greater Gabbard</em></p></td><td><p>152.5</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>North Sea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Gunfleet Sands 1 and 2</em></p></td><td><p>9.3</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>North Sea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Ormonde</em></p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>Irish Sea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Wallney 1</em></p></td><td><p>45.3</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>Irish Sea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Wallney 2</em></p></td><td><p>43.7</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>Irish Sea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Lincs</em></p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>North Sea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>London Array</em></p></td><td><p>216</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>North Sea</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong><em>Total Cable length</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>702</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table of interconnectors</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Interconnector</em></p></td><td><p><em>Sub-sea cable length (km)3</em></p></td><td><p><em>Laying year(s)</em></p></td><td><p><em>Connection points</em></p></td><td><p><em>Sea</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>IFA</em></p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>19864</p></td><td><p>GB – Folkestone, Kent</p><p>FR - Calais</p></td><td><p>English Channel</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Moyle</em></p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>20015</p></td><td><p>N.I - Nr Belfast,</p><p>Scotland - near Stranraer</p></td><td><p>Irish Sea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>BritNed</em></p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>2009 to 20106</p></td><td><p>GB - Isle of Grain,</p><p>Netherlands - Maasvlakte</p></td><td><p>North Sea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>East West</em></p></td><td><p>186</p></td><td><p>2009 to 20127</p></td><td><p>GB - Deeside, north Wales,</p><p>Ireland - Woodland, County Meath</p></td><td><p>Irish Sea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Isle of Man</em></p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>20008</p></td><td><p>Bispham, Blackpool to Douglas, Isle of Man</p></td><td><p>Irish Sea</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong><em>Total Cable length</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>638</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em><strong>[1]</strong></em><em> Source – Ofgem. Offshore transmission is defined as all electric lines of 132 kilovolts or more which are built for the purpose of conveying electricity generated by an offshore generating station. The km length figure does not include ‘inter array’ cables that connect individual wind turbines to the nearby sub-station. </em></p><p><em>2</em><em> The REZ is an area of the sea, beyond the UK’s territorial sea, which may be exploited for energy production. A map of the REZ may be obtained from the UK Hydrographic Office - <a href="https://www.ukho.gov.uk/ProductsandServices/Services/Documents/Renewable_Energy_Web%20Page_Jan06_v2.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ukho.gov.uk/ProductsandServices/Services/Documents/Renewable_Energy_Web%20Page_Jan06_v2.pdf</a> . A map of the ten offshore transmission projects tendered to date, as well as the five projects currently in Ofgem’s competitive tender process, can be found on Ofgem’s website - <a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/electricity/transmission-networks/offshore-transmission/offshore-transmission-tenders" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/electricity/transmission-networks/offshore-transmission/offshore-transmission-tenders</a> </em></p><p><em>3</em><em> Length provided refers to the distance between landing points and does not take into account cable configurations of the interconnectors.</em></p><p><em>4<strong>[1]</strong> Refers to the year IFA was commissioned. Source: National Grid - <a href="http://faculty.london.edu/mottaviani/IFA.pdf" target="_blank">http://faculty.london.edu/mottaviani/IFA.pdf</a> </em></p><p><em>5</em><em> Source: Mutual Energy - <a href="http://www.mutual-energy.com/The_Moyle_Interconnector/History_and_Development_of_the_Interconnector.php" target="_blank">http://www.mutual-energy.com/The_Moyle_Interconnector/History_and_Development_of_the_Interconnector.php</a> </em></p><p><em>6</em><em> Source: BritNed - <a href="http://www.britned.com/BritNed/About%20Us/Construction" target="_blank">http://www.britned.com/BritNed/About%20Us/Construction</a></em></p><p><em>7</em><em> Source: ABB - <a href="http://www05.abb.com/global/scot/scot221.nsf/veritydisplay/4d580b5e493d268dc1257c00003e44dc/$file/Overview%20of%20the%20500MW%20EirGrid%20East-West.pdf" target="_blank">http://www05.abb.com/global/scot/scot221.nsf/veritydisplay/4d580b5e493d268dc1257c00003e44dc/$file/Overview%20of%20the%20500MW%20EirGrid%20East-West.pdf</a></em></p><p><em>8</em><em> Source: AWJ Marine - <a href="http://www.awjmarine.co.uk/fishery-liaison/isle-of-man-interconnector/" target="_blank">http://www.awjmarine.co.uk/fishery-liaison/isle-of-man-interconnector/</a></em></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 04/12/2014 15:12:26 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

57605

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Wind Power: Electrical Substations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, on how many occasions and relating to which locations proposals for overground cables between onshore windfarms and the connecting sub-station have been rejected in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	198619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>The Department has not rejected any applications for overhead line connections to onshore windfarms in the past 10 years in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 11/06/2014 14:49:46 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

57611

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Wind Power: Electrical Substations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of potential health risks arising from (a) above-ground and (b) underground electricity cables which connect onshore windfarms to sub-stations.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	198609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) is advisor on potential health risks from above ground or underground electricity cables. Government policy, based on advice from PHE, is that the 1998 International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection guidelines on public exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF) are applied in terms of the 1999 EU Council Recommendation on limiting exposure of the general public (1999/519/EC). PHE remains the focus of UK expertise in such matters and keeps the scientific evidence relevant to EMF exposures under review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 11/06/2014 15:04:25 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane