§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Energy whether he envisages fluidised bed combustion will make a contribution to commercial electricity production in the United Kingdom or whether it is likely to be confined to other industrial uses.
§ Mr. EadieFluidised bed combustion is one of a number of advanced coal based power generation systems under study by the CEGB in association with the NCB. The results from the £17 million IEA pressurised fluidised bed combustion facility now under construction at Grimethorpe, Yorkshire will be taken into account in these studies.