Source · Select Committees · Business and Trade Committee
Recommendation 5
5
Accepted
Paragraph: 31
If the Government’s targets set for renewables are not to be included within the NPS...
Conclusion
If the Government’s targets set for renewables are not to be included within the NPS planning regime, the link between those targets and planning principles must be made explicit in respect of each technology or generation capacity, so that they are clearly understood by planning authorities and industry to facilitate the delivery of renewable energy infrastructure projects
Government response summary AI-generated
The government states that technology roadmaps associated with renewables have been referenced in the draft energy NPSs, including the Hydrogen Strategy, the CCUS investor roadmap, and the Biomass Policy Statement, and that further roadmaps will be developed as required.
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Paragraph Reference:
31
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted
EN-1 and EN-3 are clear about the urgent need for all types of renewable electricity generation infrastructure. Where there are government’s ambitions for certain types of renewable generating infrastructure these are also included within the NPS and have been updated to reflect current policy following the BESS. In addition, new text has been proposed in draft EN-3 published alongside this response (and EN-1 and EN-5 where relevant) setting out the Critical National Priority for offshore wind infrastructure. This seeks to provide clarity on the need for additional offshore wind infrastructure, at pace, to meet our ambition to deliver up to 50GW of offshore wind by 2030, including up to 5GW of floating wind.
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