Renewable Energy Projects

Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs – in the Senedd at 2:07 pm on 13 June 2018.

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Photo of Suzy Davies Suzy Davies Conservative 2:07, 13 June 2018

Well, obviously, I share everyone's frustration about the speed of news coming out on the tidal lagoon. But I think we still need to keep our eye on the ball when it comes to other renewable sources of energy as well. The Stuttgart university of applied sciences recently advised that a combination of renewable energy sources is probably the best approach to reducing emissions in urban areas, and they've found that if you're taking biomass or geothermal into account, it's possible for those urban areas to contribute almost half their own energy from renewables. Welsh Conservatives, as you know, are proposing investing in these mixed renewable energy models, so that by 2030 our major cities can offset their electricity consumption. Will you look at the use of more biomass and geothermal as part of the mixed-energy production model here in Wales now, when we have a chance?