Renewable Energy
29th June 2011
Dr Francis: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions she has had with the First Minister of the Welsh Government on the research and development of renewable sources of energy in Wales; and if she will make a statement.
Mrs Gillan: I have regular discussions with the First Minister on energy policy and I welcome the fact that Wales is playing a key role in finding new and innovative low carbon technologies to help us meet the challenges we face.
Wales has a number of excellent research and development facilities engaged in research on renewable energy.
The approval by the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change's for Tidal Energy Limited's 1.2 MW ‘Deltastream’ test device off the coast of Pembrokeshire is a further indication of the high quality research that is going on in Wales.
