§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if she will list for each NFFO round the types of generation which were awarded contracts and the number of plants(a) awarded contracts and (b) currently generating in each band. [51769]
§ Mr. Battle[holding answer 21 July 1998]: The following schedule lists the numbers of contracted projects, and of these the number of operating projects, by technology band for NFFOs 1–4, as at 31 March 1998.
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THERMIE Project Title NFFO order Level of support Multi-fuel biomass fired power station with poultry litter as the main fuel NFFO-1 3.7 MECU Ovenden Moor 9.2 MW windfarm NFFO-1 1.98 MECU 2.7 MW windfarm at Blyth Harbour NFFO-2 1.26 MECU 5.8 MW Royd Moor windfarm using 450 kw turbines NFFO-2 1.15 MECU Northampton Biomass Power Station (phase 1) NFFO-2 1.18 MECU Demonstration of the production, drying and combustion of arable coppice for electricity generation in areas of agricultural decline NFFO-3 1.78 MECU ARBRE—Arable Biomass Renewable Energy NFFO-3 14.45 MECU Upland windfarm at Mynydde Gorddy, Wales NFFO-3 1.8 MECU Trysglwyn 4 MW windfarm on the island of Anglesey NFFO-3 1.25 MECU Blyth offshore windfarm NFFO-4 0.96 MECU
NFFO technology band Number of contracted projects Number of operating projects NFFO 1 Sewage Gas 7 6 Landfill Gas 25 19 Municipal and General Industrial Waste 4 4 Other 4 4 Hydro 26 21 Wind 9 7 Total 75 61 NFFO 2 Landfill Gas 28 26 Municipal and General Industrial Waste 10 2 Other 4 1 Hydro 12 10 Wind less than 1.6 mw 19 19 Wind more than 1.6 mw 49 25 Total 122 83 NFFO 3 Landfill Gas 42 34 Municipal and Industrial Waste 20 4 Hydro 15 5 Wind more than 1.6 MW 31 6 Wind less than 1.6 MW 24 5 Energy Crops—Gasification 3 — Energy Crops—Residual (Other) 6 — Total 141 54 NFFO 4 Landfill Gas 70 4 Municipal and Industrial Waste (Fluidised Bed Combustion) 6 — Municipal and Industrial Waste (Combined Heat and Power) 10 — Hydro 31 1 Wind more than 0.768 mw 48 — Wind less than 0.768 mw 17 — Anaerobic Digestion of Agricultural Wastes 6 — Energy Crops 7 — Total 195 5 All NFFO 533 203
§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the President of the Board of Trade which projects which have secured NFFO contracts are currently receiving EU THERMIE support; and in each case for what amounts. [51770]
§ Mr. Battle[holding answer 21 July 1998]: The following THERMIE projects are also contracted to generate electricity under the NFFO:
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