§ Richard OttawayTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many megawatts of renewable energy were generated from landfill gas in each year since 1998; and what projections she has made of how much renewable energy will be generated from landfill gas in each year from 2005 to 2010. [181223]
§ Mr. TimmsI have been asked to reply.
Electricity generation from landfill gas in the UK in each year since 1998 is as follows:
MWh 1998 1,185,000 1999 1,703,000 2000 2,188,000 2001 2,507,000 2002 2,679,000 2003 3,276,000 source Digest of UK Energy Statistics 2004 Forecasts of renewables are not giving for individual technologies because the Renewables Obligation is market led and therefore the precise make up in the future will be decided by the market.