§ Mr. Formanasked the Secretary of State for Energy whether he will publish the energy technology support unit study of renewable energy sources that was presented to the Advisory Committee on Research and Development in March.
§ Mr. MellorThe energy technology support unit's report entitled "Strategic Review of the Renewable Energy Technologies" was published as an ETSU report—R13—on 8 December 1982.
The report provides an assessment of the technical and economic prospects for the various renewable technologies in the period to 2025. A comparison is undertaken of the likely costs of the energy from renewable sources with the likely value of this energy under various scenarios. Copies of the report will be lodged in the Library.