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Energy Act 2004

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81 Reports under section 1 of Sustainable Energy Act 2003

(1) Section 1 of the Sustainable Energy Act 2003 (c. 30) (annual reports on progress towards sustainable energy aims) is amended as follows. (2) After subsection (1) insert— (1A) The report must include, in particular, all such information as the Secretary of State considers appropriate about— (a) things done during the reporting period for the purposes of the development or the bringing into use of any of the energy sources or technologies mentioned in subsection (1B); (b) things done during that period for the purpose of ensuring the maintenance of the scientific and engineering expertise available in the United Kingdom that is necessary for the development of potential energy sources (including sources of nuclear energy); and (c) things done during that period for the purpose of achieving the energy efficiency aims designated under sections 2 and 3. (1B) The energy sources and technologies referred to in subsection (1A)(a) are— (a) clean coal technology; (b) coal mine methane; (c) biomass; (d) biofuels; (e) fuel cells; (f) photovoltaics; (g) wave and tidal generation; (h) hydrogeneration; (i) microgeneration; (j) geothermal sources; and (k) other sources of energy, and technologies for the production of energy, the use of which would, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, cut the United Kingdom’s carbon emissions. (1C) The references in subsection (1A) to things done during the reporting period include references to proposals of the Secretary of State published during that period. (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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81 Reports under section 1 of Sustainable Energy Act 2003

(1) Section 1 of the Sustainable Energy Act 2003 (c. 30) (annual reports on progress towards sustainable energy aims) is amended as follows. (2) After subsection (1) insert— (1A) The report must include, in particular, all such information as the Secretary of State considers appropriate about— (a) things done during the reporting period for the purposes of the development or the bringing into use of any of the energy sources or technologies mentioned in subsection (1B); (b) things done during that period for the purpose of ensuring the maintenance of the scientific and engineering expertise available in the United Kingdom that is necessary for the development of potential energy sources (including sources of nuclear energy); and (c) things done during that period for the purpose of achieving the energy efficiency aims designated under sections 2 and 3. (1B) The energy sources and technologies referred to in subsection (1A)(a) are— (a) clean coal technology; (b) coal mine methane; (c) biomass; (d) biofuels; (e) fuel cells; (f) photovoltaics; (g) wave and tidal generation; (h) hydrogeneration; (i) microgeneration; (j) geothermal sources; and (k) other sources of energy, and technologies for the production of energy, the use of which would, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, cut the United Kingdom’s carbon emissions. (1C) The references in subsection (1A) to things done during the reporting period include references to proposals of the Secretary of State published during that period. (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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