Select Committee · Scottish Affairs Committee

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

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

6 Recommendation Fourth Report - Renewable energy in Sco… Rejected

Ofgem is considering net zero targets in their planning.

Ofgem is considering net zero targets in their planning. However, we are convinced by significant evidence to suggest that more emphasis should be put on net zero and this should be made explicit and formalised within Ofgem’s remit. We recommend that the UK Government amend Ofgem’s statutory duties to consider … Read more

Government response AI summary

The government rejects amending Ofgem’s statutory duties, stating that Ofgem's current duty already covers emissions reduction, and it plans to introduce a Strategy and Policy Statement (SPS) to provide legally binding strategic guidance on net-zero responsibilities.

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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

Witness	Organisation	Sessions
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

Date	Direction	Title
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…