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 Visiting Aberdeen last week, the Prime Minister reaffirmed
the Government’s ongoing commitment to the UK’s oil and gas industry. In
addition to the signing of a £250m UK City Deal, jointly funded by the UK and
Scottish Governments, the PM also set out further action to boost our oil and
gas industry by backing the export of our world class skills and diversifying
the economy of the North East of Scotland, including a £20m package of
investment for further seismic surveys, establishing an oil and gas ambassador
and laying the Maximising Economic Recovery strategy in Parliament.
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 The 2016 Calls for Proposals for Horizon 2020 Energy have begun to open, with deadlines imminent for certain topic areas.
Horizon 2020 Energy, with a budget of around €6bn over the period
2014 - 2020, is the EU’s Research and Innovation grant funding Programme
for energy technology research, development, demonstration and removing
market barriers. The 2016 Calls have a total budget of over €500m and cover a
range of technology areas including energy efficiency, renewable energy
technologies, smart grids and smart cities.
UK organisations can participate in a number of ways: lead (coordinate) a
project, be a participant in a consortium, or provide the demonstration
facilities for a technology. Whichever way you choose to participate
you need to start early to develop a competitive proposal.
For information on how to apply and support available visit our website.
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On
Wednesday 3 February, DONG Energy confirmed a positive Final Investment
Decision for Hornsea One offshore windfarm off the coast of Grimsby in Northern
England, meaning that construction can now go ahead. Located 75 miles off the
Yorkshire coast and capable of powering over one million UK homes with a
capacity of 1.2 gigawatts, Hornsea One will be - by a considerable margin - the
world’s largest offshore wind farm. The project has the potential to create
around 2,000 jobs during its construction, with up to 300 additional jobs
supported throughout its 20-25 year operational phase. A new Siemens blade
factory in Hull, due to be built by the end of this year, will support the
project, boosting a Northern and UK wide supply chain. Hornsea One is expected
to be fully operational in 2020.
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