§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what studies she has conducted into the comparative costs and uptake of renewable energy throughout the European Union. [124819]
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§ Mr. TimmsThe take up of renewable energy in the different states of the European Union is well documented (e.g. in the statistics compiled by the International Energy Agency). In addition, the European Wind Energy Association has recently published Wind Force 12, a report which assesses the current state of the European Wind Energy Market, and its potential growth. This report is available at www.ewea.org/doc/WF12.pdf. The Department has not carried out studies into the comparative costs of renewables in the different member states.