• Listen Again
• Membership
• Minutes
• Minutes of Evidence (Hansard)
• Forward Work Programme
• Press Releases
• Reports
• Committee Responses
• Research Papers
• Public Notices
• Inquiries
• Motions
• Bills
• Members' Attendance at Committee Meetings

Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment

Inquiry into Barriers to the Development of Renewable Energy Production and its Associated Contribution to the Northern Ireland Economy

The Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment has announced that it will undertake an inquiry into renewable energy.

The Inquiry will identify the main barriers that are inhibiting the development of renewable energy production. It will also bring forward recommendations on how these barriers can be overcome in order to optimise the development of renewable energy technologies, the contribution of renewable energy to the local economy and the production energy from renewable sources.

Specifically the Committee will:

• Consider the current mechanisms at national, regional and local level to support and assist renewable energy production;
• Compare the mechanisms for support and assistance in Northern Ireland with those in other EU member states considered to be in the forefront of renewable energy development;
• Examine the support and assistance available to SMEs in the renewable energy sector to develop renewable energy technologies and to grow and develop their businesses;
• Assess the appropriateness of current mechanisms to develop and grow both local renewable energy markets and export markets; and
• Assess which EU member states are considered to be in the forefront of renewable energy development both overall and for each type of renewable energy;

Any organisation or individual with an interest is invited to submit written evidence to the Committee, if possible, by e-mail (in the format MS Word) to committee.eti@niassembly.gov.uk

Any enquiries can be made to the Committee Clerk on (028) 9052 1230.

The closing date for submissions is 6 August 2010