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Extracts from the May-June 2000 edition of Renew
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Contents

1. Local Renewables-Rural diversification starts

2. Solar Budget Boost

3. Net Loss

4. Green Power Going Cheap

5. Blyth 4MW Offshore Wind

6. CREA on the DTI renewables report

7. SRC Support

8. UK Policy on Climate Change Confirmed

9. International Clean Energy Initiative

10. Global Warming is Real

11. Climate Change: COP-6 doubts

12. Solar Booms - but not in the UK

13. Levy favours Gas

14. Nuclear Won't Go Away

7. SRC Support

As we mentioned in Renew 124, the Government has proposed a new scheme to support Energy Crops (SRC and Miscanthus). The programme, which is part of a wider package of measure for rural development, is planned to run within England, with a potential expenditure of £30m, up to 2006/07.  MAFF have put out a consultation paper which indicates that they are proposing to support the establishment of SRC plantations with £1000-£1600 per hectare grants, and provide £640 per hectare for elephant grass. They will also pay 50% of the cost of setting up local Producer Groups. More details in Renew 126.

The rest of the new rural development package is also still being developed, but the Agriculture Minister, Nick Brown, has indicated that the total allocation would eventually come to £1.6 billion for England, a 60% increase over 7 years, with MAFF making ‘a major switch of farm spending from production aids to support for the broader rural economy’, with new funding structures being introduced under the EU’s new Rural Development Regulation.

For details see the very useful Web site run by MAFF's Alternative Crops Unit at: http://www.maff.gov.uk/farm/acu/acu.htm

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