{"id":4362,"date":"2019-12-11T17:14:10","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T17:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/scotlands-economy\/?p=4362"},"modified":"2019-12-11T17:14:10","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T17:14:10","slug":"paul-wheelhouse-on-scotlands-energy-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/scotlands-economy\/2019\/12\/11\/paul-wheelhouse-on-scotlands-energy-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Wheelhouse on Scotland&#8217;s energy sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/scotlands-economy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/Paul-Wheelhouse-cabinet-image-medium-.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4363 alignright lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/scotlands-economy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/Paul-Wheelhouse-cabinet-image-medium--300x282.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"319\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/scotlands-economy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/Paul-Wheelhouse-cabinet-image-medium--300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/scotlands-economy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/Paul-Wheelhouse-cabinet-image-medium--768x722.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/scotlands-economy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/Paul-Wheelhouse-cabinet-image-medium--545x512.jpg 545w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/scotlands-economy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/Paul-Wheelhouse-cabinet-image-medium--447x420.jpg 447w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/scotlands-economy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/12\/Paul-Wheelhouse-cabinet-image-medium-.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 339px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 339\/319;\" \/><\/a>This year was a significant one for Scotland\u2019s energy sector, most notably with the Scottish Government declaring a climate emergency, and outlining our commitment to become a net-zero emissions economy and society by 2045.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Our Programme for Government (PfG) outlined the key role renewable energy sources will play in reducing emissions and decarbonising Scotland\u2019s transport systems. The PfG also illustrated the importance of continuing our work to boost Scotland\u2019s energy supply chain. That means exploring every possible option to help put Scottish businesses in a stronger position to secure contracts, and pressing the UK Government to work with us in securing this outcome.<\/p>\n<p>In February, we launched Scotland\u2019s \u00a310 million Saltire Tidal Energy Challenge Fund, to support commercial deployment of tidal energy generation in the absence of UK Ministers providing a route to market for the technology. In the first award under the Fund we supported Orbital Marine with \u00a33.4 million to help to construct the world\u2019s most powerful 2MW tidal turbine, capable of powering more than 1,700 homes per year. The Scottish Government provided a further \u00a310\u00a0million to the Wave Energy Scotland programme, taking our total level of support to the wave energy sector to nearly \u00a340 million since 2014.<\/p>\n<p>BEIS statistics for 2018, indicated that a record 76.3% of Scotland\u2019s electricity demand could be met from renewable sources and installed capacity grew by more than 11% in the year to June 2019.<\/p>\n<p>In March of this year we awarded \u00a313.4 million to enable low carbon projects as part of our \u00a360 million Low Carbon Infrastructure Transition Programme, which was set up to support three priority areas outlined in Scotland\u2019s Energy Strategy: low carbon heating solutions, integrated energy systems and ultra-low emission vehicle\u00a0infrastructure schemes.<\/p>\n<p>In May we hosted an offshore wind summit, bringing together trade unions, offshore wind developers, and supply chain companies to find solutions for Scottish companies to benefit from the awarding of contracts for offshore wind projects. Although some progress was made, the sector was dealt a blow months later when the UK Government announced its Contract for Difference (CfD) awards, which gave the lion\u2019s share of available contracts to two major projects in England. Six Scottish projects also successfully applied, and the largest project in England will be led by a team based in Glasgow, but serious questions were raised as to whether Scotland\u2019s allocation would be enough to secure our key objective of islands transmission links in the near future. I\u2019ve been speaking with SSEN and our island stakeholders to discuss where we go from here, and to reiterate to them, and Ofgem as the UK-wide regulator, our unstinting support for these links which will be transformational for the islands\u2019 economies.<\/p>\n<p>In July, the Beatrice offshore windfarm opened and we continue to work to make Scotland an even more attractive place to invest in offshore wind energy developments. We will soon publish a new Sectoral Marine Plan covering offshore wind energy opportunities, alongside a new Offshore Wind Policy Statement. Together, these outline our ambition for offshore wind, providing the planning and policy context for Crown Estate Scotland\u2019s forthcoming Scotwind leasing round, and the steps we will take to secure maximum development and economic benefit from this sector.<\/p>\n<p>The decommissioning of North Sea infrastructure is an integral part of Scotland\u2019s Energy Strategy, which recognises that the process can provide significant economic opportunities for the industry\u2019s<\/p>\n<p>supply chain. In July I announced that the award of a further \u00a34 million to help maximise the economic benefits to Scotland from that process, on top of \u00a310 million previously committed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">In September we announced \u00a330 million to create low-carbon heating infrastructure projects, the importance of which is demonstrated by estimates that heating accounts for more than 50% of our energy consumption and Scotland\u2019s homes are responsible for the emission of\u00a0 six million tonnes of harmful carbon dioxide into our atmosphere every year \u2013 that\u2019s 15% of all of Scotland\u2019s annual emissions. That funding will be used to create projects that can demonstrate innovative and low carbon ways of heating our buildings, as well as supporting industrial projects focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">We also committed to introducing a Heat Networks Bill in 2020 that will draw upon the extensive work undertaken to provide a regulatory and licensing regime for heat networks, with potential to tackle fuel poverty and deliver lower emissions.<\/p>\n<p>In the same month we announced our intention to require all new-build homes to use renewable or low-carbon heat consented from 2024.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The PfG also outlined our aim to put carbon reduction ambitions at the heart of the Scottish National Investment Bank\u2019s work, as well as the intention to bring to market a \u00a33 billion portfolio of projects, including renewables, waste and construction, that will be ready for \u2018green finance\u2019 investment \u2013 demonstrating again how our climate ambitions have permeated every area of government. We also continue to explore, with our local government partners, options to deliver a public energy company for Scotland within this session of Parliament.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">In October I announced that, after careful consideration, the Scottish Government found the extraction of unconventional oil and gas, including \u2018fracking\u2019, to be incompatible with our environmental ambitions and climate change policy, which is why Scotland\u2019s planning framework will not support its development and we will not issue any new licenses for that activity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Moving forward, our next Energy Statement will set out the extent to which renewable and low carbon energy generation will need to combine in order to meet our net zero ambitions. We are developing similar plans to consider the necessary contributions across the electricity and wider energy system to help deliver a net zero future.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">All of this forms part of a wider review of targets and policies across each of the key sectors of the economy to inform our updated Climate Change Plan and we will update our Energy Strategy to reflect the scale of ambition set out in the Plan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year was a significant one for Scotland\u2019s energy sector, most notably with the Scottish Government declaring a climate emergency, and outlining our commitment to become a net-zero emissions economy and society by 2045. 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