Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 52641

Biofuels: USA

Tabled: 15 May 2025
Answered: 23 May 2025

Question

Andrew Bowie

ConservativeWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what agreements he has made with the US Government on the potential import of wood pellets.

Answer

Michael Shanks
The Government does not enter into agreements with other governments on the supply of biomass for UK power generation. Rather, it sets sustainability criteria which must be met for generation to be eligible for subsidy, and it is for individual generators...

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