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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether his Department keeps central records of complaints about (a) audible and (b) sub-sonic low frequency noise from onshore wind turbines in the UK.
[153080]
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether his Department keeps central records of complaints about (a) audible and (b) sub-sonic low frequency noise from onshore wind turbines in the UK.
[153080]
DECC does not keep a record of noise complaints about onshore wind turbines. Noise disturbance is a matter for local authorities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether his Department assesses the energy output performance of onshore wind turbines in the UK.
[153083]
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether his Department assesses the energy output performance of onshore wind turbines in the UK.
[153083]
The energy output performance of onshore wind turbines can be measured in terms of annual generation and load factors. Aggregated information for the onshore wind sector can be found in tables 6.4 and 6.5 of the Digest of UK Energy Statistics. This is available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/renewable-sources-of-energy-chapter-6-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether his Department has assessed the average lifespan of onshore wind turbines in the UK.
[153084]
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether his Department has assessed the average lifespan of onshore wind turbines in the UK.
[153084]
DECC engages in rigorous evidence-gathering exercises, supported by National Grid and economics consultancies, to acquire data on the costs and revenue of onshore wind and other renewable technologies. Where appropriate, this includes data on the life expectancy of wind turbines.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment his Department has made of the proportion of renewable energy to be made up by offshore wind turbines over the next 10 years.
[152416]
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment his Department has made of the proportion of renewable energy to be made up by offshore wind turbines over the next 10 years.
[152416]
The deployment of offshore wind over the next 10 years will depend upon which projects are taken forward by developers. The costs of offshore wind, and the strike prices are set under the electricity market reform.
The Department will publish a number of scenarios in July 2013, as part of the Delivery Plan for Contracts for Difference.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the (a) level of carbon emissions resulting from the construction of each offshore wind turbine, (b) total amount of energy produced by such turbines annually and (c) total amount of energy produced over...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the (a) level of carbon emissions resulting from the construction of each offshore wind turbine, (b) total amount of energy produced by such turbines annually and (c) total amount of energy produced over...
No estimate has been made of the levels of carbon emissions from the construction of an individual offshore wind turbine.
The total generation for all renewables developments is published annually in the Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES):
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/65850/5956-dukes-2012-chapter-6-renewable.pdf
For the five year period 2007 to 2011 the electricity generated from all offshore wind developments was:
| GMh | |
| 2007 | 783 |
| 2008 | 1,305 |
| 2009 | 1,740 |
| 2010 | 3,044 |
| 2011 | 5,126 |
We do not calculate the energy produced by individual wind turbines as lifetime energy produced will depend on a number of factors including the MW capacity of the turbine and the specific wind speed within the wind farm.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether his Department has made projections of the proportion of renewable energy made up by onshore wind turbines in the UK.
[153086]
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether his Department has made projections of the proportion of renewable energy made up by onshore wind turbines in the UK.
[153086]
The 2009 renewable energy directive sets a target for the UK to achieve 15% of its energy consumption for heat, electricity and transport from renewable sources by 2020.
The renewable energy roadmap sets out the amount of onshore wind we anticipate will be deployed, based on operational capacity, and projects in the current pipeline. This is available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/68637/7382-uk-renewable-energy-roadmap-update.pdf
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what records his Department keeps of the (a) number and (b) location of all (i) current and (ii) planned offshore wind turbines in the UK.
[153011]
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what records his Department keeps of the (a) number and (b) location of all (i) current and (ii) planned offshore wind turbines in the UK.
[153011]
The Department maintains the renewable energy planning database (REPD) that tracks all renewable energy projects, including offshore wind, through the planning system. This database provides, amongst other things, details on the installed capacity of the developments and actual site location:
https://restats.decc.gov.uk/app/reporting/decc/monthlyextract
The Crown Estate has published a number of maps showing the locations of current offshore wind farms and potential future offshore wind farms. These are publicly available and can be found at:
http://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/energy-infrastructure/downloads/maps-and-gis-data/
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether his Department keeps records of the (a) number and (b) location of all (i) current and (ii) planned onshore wind turbines in the UK.
[153085]
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether his Department keeps records of the (a) number and (b) location of all (i) current and (ii) planned onshore wind turbines in the UK.
[153085]
Applications for onshore wind developments over 50 MW in England and Wales are considered by the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, the right hon. Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Mr Davey); the Department retains details of their location and scale.
Applications for all other onshore wind developments (that require planning permission) are considered by local planning authorities in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, as well as the Scottish Government. DECC gathers and holds records of those onshore wind farms that are operational, consented and in the planning system. Details of all these UK onshore wind farms can be found on the Renewable Energy Planning database at:
https://restats.decc.gov.uk/app/reporting/decc/monthlyextract
DECC and Ofgem also record the numbers and location of schemes accredited under the Great Britain feed-in tariff (FiT) scheme. These will also include any smaller-scale developments that are not in the planning system. For schemes accredited on FiTs, DECC produces a summary table of the number of onshore wind installations by local authority and parliamentary constituency area at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/sub-regional-feed-in-tariffs-confirmed-on-the-cfr-statistics
Similarly, there may be some schemes accredited on the renewables obligation (RO) that are not in the planning system; a list of RO accredited stations can be found at:
https://www.renewablesandchp.ofgem.gov.uk/Public/ReportManager.aspx?ReportVisibility=1&ReportCategory=0
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the energy output performance of offshore wind turbines.
[152415]
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the energy output performance of offshore wind turbines.
[152415]
The energy output performance of offshore wind turbines can be measured in terms of annual generation and load factors. These can be found in tables 6.4 and 6.5 of the Digest of UK Energy Statistics, available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/renewable-sources-of-energy-chapter-6-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate his Department has made of the (a) level of carbon emissions resulting from the construction of each onshore wind turbine and (b) total amount of energy produced by such turbines annually.
[149008]
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate his Department has made of the (a) level of carbon emissions resulting from the construction of each onshore wind turbine and (b) total amount of energy produced by such turbines annually.
[149008]
The carbon footprint for onshore wind electricity production ranges between 8-20gCO2eq/kWh, taking into account emissions incurred during the manufacture, construction, maintenance, and decommissioning phases:
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn_383-carbon-footprint-electricity-generation.pdf
Research suggests that the average wind farm is expected to generate at least 20 to 25 times the energy used in its manufacture, installation, operation and eventual decommissioning over its lifetime; the average energy payback time for a wind farm is between three and 10 months:
http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/FACULTY/ITO/GG410/Wind/Kubiszewski_EROI_Wind_RenEn10.pdf
In 2011, onshore wind generated 1.0.4 TWh of electricity. This is taken from the Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics (DUKES) 2012, table 6.4, which is available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/renewable-sources-of-energy-chapter-6-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much funding his Department have allocated for the encouragement of wind power usage in (a) Mid-Bedfordshire constituency and (b) the East of England since it was established; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much funding his Department have allocated for the encouragement of wind power usage in (a) Mid-Bedfordshire constituency and (b) the East of England since it was established; and if he will make a statement.
| Spend by financial year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| £ million | |||
| Project | |||
| Scroby Sands | Inner Dowsing | Lynn Offshore | |
| 2004-05 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2005-06 | 2.3 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2006-07 | 0.10 | 6.50 | 6.50 |
| 2007-08 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2008-09 | 0.00 | 3.20 | 3.20 |
| 2009-10 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| 2010-11 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| 2011-12 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Low Carbon Buildings Programme Phase 1—wind power allocation¹ | ||
|---|---|---|
| £ | ||
| Grant amount | Paid amount | |
| Householders | ||
| 2006-07 | ||
| East of England | 155,477.18 | 36,615.14 |
| Mid Bedfordshire | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2007-08 | ||
| East of England | 15,069.40 | 133,532.02 |
| Mid Bedfordshire | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2008-09 | ||
| East of England | 40,000.00 | 20,000.00 |
| Mid Bedfordshire | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2009-10 | ||
| East of England | 5,568.50 | 10,000.00 |
| Mid Bedfordshire | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Communities | ||
| 2006-07 | ||
| East of England | 67,708.93 | 0.00 |
| Mid Bedfordshire | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2007-08 | ||
| East of England | 0.00 | 21,179.45 |
| Mid Bedfordshire | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2008-09 | ||
| East of England | 0.00 | 26,472.69 |
| Mid Bedfordshire | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2009-10 | ||
| East of England | 0.00 | 15,707.94 |
| Mid Bedfordshire | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Stream 2a | ||
| 2007-08 | ||
| East of England | 104,829.65 | 0.00 |
| Mid Bedfordshire | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2008-09 | ||
| East of England | 0.00 | 10,297.65 |
| Mid Bedfordshire | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Stream 2b | ||
| 2007-08 | ||
| East of England | 133,456.50 | 0.00 |
| Mid Bedfordshire | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| ¹ Shows only committed grants—ie does not included expired, withdrawn or rejected applications. |
| Low Carbon Buildings Programme Phase 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| East of England | Number of projects | Total value of grant (£) |
| 2007-08 | 19 | 271,082.78 |
| 2008-09 | 1 | 15,831.61 |
| Note: | ||
| Of which one is for Mid Bedfordshire (2008-09—£15,831.61) |