Biomass Fuel Subsidies to be Capped in U.K.
Biomass Fuel Subsidies to be Capped in U.K.
- by Roger Harrabin, July 16, 2013. Source: BBC
The government is turning away from its controversial policy of subsidising UK power stations to generate electricity from burning wood.
It is proposing that subsidies for bespoke biomass burning plants should be capped at 400 MW.
It will end subsidies for biomass burning in existing stations by 2027.
There was an outcry in May when the BBC revealed that millions of tonnes of wood were being shipped from the USA to help meet Britain's renewables targets.