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13 December 2023 - Keeping the power on: our future energy technology mix - Oral evidence

Committee Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Inquiry Keeping the power on: our future energy technology mix

Wednesday 13 December 2023

Start times: 1:30pm (private) 2:00pm (public)


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Keeping the power on inquiry: ESNZ Committee holds oral evidence session on role of bioenergy

The third oral evidence session in the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee’s keeping the power on inquiry will examine the role of bioenergy in the UK’s future energy technology mix.

Meeting details

At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Inquiry Keeping the power on: our future energy technology mix

Likely areas of questioning

Representatives from the bioenergy sector are likely to be asked about the Government’s biomass strategy and the current sustainability of the industry. There could also be questions on what role bioenergy with carbon capture storage (BECCS) could play in reducing the country’s emissions and how incentives in the sector are structured.

Biomass can be used to produce bioenergy in the form of electricity, heat, biogas or transport fuels, or to produce materials and chemicals According to the Government, in 2022, bioenergy accounted for 11% of UK electricity generation, with this figure having grown considerably over the past decade.

Location

Room 8, Palace of Westminster

How to attend