Emerging Energy Technologies
In the UK the Prime Minister has said, that in the light of the Government's general policy to focus on the climate, reliability of energy supplies and affordability for the customer, it will publish a policy statement on energy policy in 2006 which will examine all the options for future UK energy policy.
The Technology Programme's support for relevant industry-led R&D is therefore only one part of a wider range of support initiatives for emerging energy technologies. These include the Research Council Energy Programme and several DTI capital grant demonstration programmes. The Carbon Trust amongst others also supports technology development across a portfolio of technologies.
Activity to date:
The Technology Programme also funds a Knowledge Transfer Network in the fuel cells and low Carbon area.
Collaborative R&D funded through the |
| April 2004 | Succeeding through innovation: New and renewable energy(£8m): offshore wind, wave and tidal, photovoltaics, bioenergy, grid and fuel cell technologies |
| November 2004 | Succeeding through innovation: energy technologies(£7m): offshore wind, wave and tidal, photovoltaics, bioenergy, grid, oil and gas, and fuel cell technologies. |
| April 2005 | Emerging energy technologies(£9m): grid, hydrogen and marine technologies |
| Autumn 2005 | Succeeding through innovation: oil and gas technologies: collaborative research and development. |
| April 2006 | Succeeding through innovation: emerging energy technologies, low carbon energy technologies. |
Autumn 2006 | Emerging energy technologies: Low carbon energy technologies |
Successful Collaborative R&D Projects:
April 2004 - New and Renewable Energy
November 2004 - Emerging Energy Technologies including oil and gas