Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 12847

Heating: Vegetable Oils

Tabled: 5 November 2024
Answered: 11 November 2024
Named Day

Question

Jayne Kirkham

Labour (Co-op)Truro and Falmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of taking steps to encourage rural off-grid households to switch to hydrogenated vegetable oil in heating.

Answer

Miatta Fahnbulleh
As sustainable biomass is a limited resource, the Government expects to prioritise its use in sectors like aviation, and potentially the small number of homes unsuitable for heat pumps, as these sectors have fewest options to decarbonise. The cost of rene...

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