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SCOTLAND
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Scottish Renewable Energy Investment Fund (REIF): http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/fund-yourbusiness/scottish-investment-bank/renewable-energy-investment-fund.aspx.
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Scottish Government Marine Renewables Action Plan: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Business-
Industry/Energy/MarineAP.
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Scottish Government response to RO Banding Review: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Business-
Industry/Energy/Obligation-12-13/ROReview11-12Response.
WALES
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Energy Wales: A Low carbon Transition (2012): http://wales.gov.uk/topics/environmentcountryside/
energy/energywales/?lang=en.
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Planning Policy Wales (2012): http://wales.gov.uk/topics/planning/policy/ppw/?lang=en.
NORTHERN IRELAND
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In August 2012 DETI published the NI Government response to the consultation on proposed changes
to the Northern Ireland Renewables Obligation in 2013 which included the provision for 5 ROCs for wave
and tidal projects to 2017, in line with the rest of the UK
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DETNI Marine Renewables Action Plan: http://www.detini.gov.uk/ni_offshore_renewable_energy_
strategic_action_plan_2012-2020__march_2012_.pdf.
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Government Funded R&D
To accelerate development of marine energy, the UK provides public funding innovation in partnership with
industry.
The Low Carbon Innovation Co-ordination Group brings together the major public-sector backed funders
of low carbon innovation in the UK. Its core members include DECC, BIS, Carbon Trust, Energy Technologies
Institute, Technology Strategy Board, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, the
Scottish Government and Scottish Enterprise. Several other organisations, including the other Devolved
Administrations, have recently joined as associate members.
The group’s aims are to maximise the impact of UK public sector funding for low carbon energy, in order to:
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Deliver affordable, secure, sustainable energy for the UK;
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Deliver UK economic growth; and
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Develop UK’s capabilities, knowledge and skills.
The group has been working together on a number of workstreams including the Technology Innovation
Needs Assessment (TINA) project. This project aims to identify and value the key innovation needs of
specific low carbon technology families, including marine, to inform the prioritisation of public sector
investment in low carbon innovation.
The LCICG worked with representatives from the marine industry to ensure that the most robust data
possible was fed into the TINA process.
Below are details of each organisation’s programmes for marine.
Research Councils UK Energy Programme
The Research Councils UK Energy Programme aims to position the UK to meet its energy and environmental
targets and policy goals through world-class research and training. The Energy Programme is investing
more than £530 million in research and skills to pioneer a low carbon future. This builds on an investment
of £360 million over the past 5 years.
ANNUAL
REPORT 2012