§ Mr. Eadieasked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the current projected figure for generating electricity from wave power as generated by the Salter Duck.
§ Mr. David HuntMy Department considers that there is a low probability of any design for large scale wave power generation, including the Salter Duck, achieving a cost of energy below 9p/kWh (1984 money values).
347WDetails of the cost assessment are given in ETSU R26, Wave Energy, which is deposited in the Library of the House.