§ Mr. CarmichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what is the(a) location and (b) number of CHP units operating on the Government estate, broken down by the different fuel used within these units. [36004]
§ Mr. MeacherThere are four combined heat and power installations on the Government Civil Estate in England, which are all gas fired. They are located at:
- Whitehall District Heating Scheme, (based in MOD) Whitehall, London;
- Ashdown House, London;
- Eland House, London; and
- Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge, Surrey.
There are also 10 gas fired CHP installations at UK RAF stations.
The Department for Education and Skills building at Moorfoot, Sheffield, is connected to the Sheffield heat and power network which uses the municipal waste incinerator as its source of energy.
Investigations are currently in progress covering the utilisation of CHP technology for a number of other buildings. This could be either by installing CHP units or joining existing heat networks. Progress is partly dependent upon the expiry date for their current energy contracts.
§ Mr. SayeedTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what the estimated operational costs are for the Department's quality assessment programme for combined heat and power in financial year 2001–02; [37707]
(2) what costs were incurred in setting up her Department's quality assessment programme for combined heat and power to 31 March 2001. [37706]
§ Mr. MeacherThe costs incurred in setting up and running the combined heat and power quality assurance programme (CHPQA) to 31 March 2001 was around £765,000. The anticipated operational costs of the CHPQA for 2001–02 is around £625,000.