Question reference: S1W-00787
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 5 August 1999
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Current status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 18 August 1999
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will support research and development of wave energy technology as part of its commitment to promoting the use of renewable energy, and if so, how.
Answer
Funding of research and development into sources of renewable energy, including wave energy, is a reserved matter. On 30 March the DTI announced a new wave power programme. Initially the programme will monitor the development of the 3 wave power projects that were awarded contracts under the Scottish Renewables Order laid by The Scottish Office in February. The DTI programme will also call for proposals for research, development and demonstration of wave technology.The Scottish Executive is committed to the promotion of renewable energy. The DTI is currently undertaking a review of the mechanisms required to achieve the generation of 10% of the UK's electricity from renewable energy sources as soon as possible, a target which it hopes to reach by 2010. The Scottish Executive will decide how to best promote renewable energy in the light of the outcome of that review.