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Renewable energy in Scotland

Status: Closed Opened: 19 Mar 2021 Closed: 8 Feb 2022 6 recommendations 5 conclusions 1 report

We have launched an inquiry into renewable energy in Scotland just months before the world descends on Glasgow for November’s COP26 UN Climate Conference. This inquiry is likely to examine: how ‘net-zero’ targets can be met by development of renewable energy in Scotland; the technologies that would best serve Scotland and how challenges in their … Show more

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fourth Report - Renewable energy in Scotland HC 51 17 Sep 2021 11 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
2 Recommendation Fourth Report - Renewable energy in Sco… Accepted

The grid is critical for renewable energy to reach consumers.

The grid is critical for renewable energy to reach consumers. Urgent investment is needed in the grid to ensure that net zero targets are met. The grid needs to be reinforced and expanded to ensure that renewable energy generated in Scotland can connect to the grid and benefit the rest … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government states that network regulation is a matter for Ofgem and highlights Ofgem's existing RIIO-2 price control framework, which already focuses on enabling strategic investment in the grid to support net zero ambitions.
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Scotland Office

Oral evidence sessions

4 sessions
Date Witnesses
12 Jul 2021 John Waldron · Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan · Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy View ↗
5 Jul 2021 Bob MacGregor · Unite the Union, Dave Moxham · Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) View ↗
28 Jun 2021 Christopher Milne · Orbital Marine Power, Dr Gareth Davies · Aquatera, Neil Kermode · European Marine Energy Centre Ltd (EMEC), Steven Bruce · Orkney Islands Council View ↗
27 May 2021 Neil Douglas · BVG Associates, Professor Karen Turner · University of Strathclyde, Professor Keith Bell · UK Energy Research Centre View ↗

Who gave evidence

11 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Bob MacGregor · Industrial officer Unite the Union 1
Christopher Milne · Chief Financial Officer Orbital Marine Power 1
Dave Moxham · Deputy General Secretary Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) 1
Dr Gareth Davies · Managing Director Aquatera 1
John Waldron · Policy Lead for Renewable Electricity Futures Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy 1
Neil Douglas · Director BVG Associates 1
Neil Kermode · Managing Director European Marine Energy Centre Ltd (EMEC) 1
Professor Karen Turner · Director, Centre for Energy Policy University of Strathclyde 1
Professor Keith Bell · Co-Director UK Energy Research Centre 1
Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan · UK International Champion on Adaptation and Resil… Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy 1
Steven Bruce · Project Officer (ReFLEX) Orkney Islands Council 1

Correspondence

4 letters
DateDirectionTitle
10 Jan 2022 — Correspondence with Rt Hon Greg Hands MP, Minister of State for Energy, Clean G…
20 Jul 2021 — Correspondence with Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP, Minister for Energy, Clean …
15 Apr 2021 To cttee Letter from Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP, Secretary of State for Business, Energy &…
15 Apr 2021 — Letters from Christoph Harwood, Director of Policy and Strategy, Simply Blue Gr…

Meetings & visits

1 item
DateTypeDetail
13 Sep 2021 Formal meeting (private meeting) — · The Wilson Room, Portcullis House