HC Deb 10 March 1989 vol 148 c80W
17. Mr. Stern

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will give his best recent estimate of the impact of fluidised bed technology in economic and environmental terms.

Mr. Michael Spicer

Fluidised bed technology provides an economic method of meeting the emission regulations in small coal-fired power generators. The topping cycle technology proposed by British Coal appears particularly interesting.