1. Scottish Developments
Jan Reid
Head of Marine & Low Carbon Technologies

2. Climate friendly, climate ready, climate just
By 2030 Scotland's electricity system will be wholly decarbonised and supply a growing share of Scotland's energy needs.

3. New Strategy under consultation
continuing to support the recovery of North Sea oil and gas as a highly regulated source of hydrocarbon fuels;
supporting the demonstration and commercialisation of Carbon Capture and Storage and CO2 Utilisation;
exploring the role of new energy sources in Scotland's energy system;
increasing renewable energy generation; and
increasing the flexibility, efficiency, and resilience of the energy system as a whole.
draft Onshore Wind Policy Statement, Scotland’s Energy Efficiency Programme, Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategies and Regulation of District Heating, and Unconventional Oil and Gas. 

4. CfDs
“The marine sector has progressed more in 2016 than in any previous year and Scottish firms are in a dominant position. 
“Edinburgh firm Nova Innovation has deployed the first two turbines of its Shetland Tidal Array; Atlantis Resources has installed the first four foundations of the world's largest planned tidal stream array in the Meygen project in the Pentland Firth; and Orkney-based Scotrenewables has begun testing the world's largest tidal turbine device at our flagship European Marine Energy Centre.
“In this triumphant moment for the sector, it is extremely disappointing that BEIS has reneged on its earlier commitment to provide a minimum allocation for wave and tidal stream technologies.  We look forward to detailed discussions with the UK Government to agreeing a way forward for this exciting industry.
“We are determined to do all we can to ensure the tidal energy sector, with its potential to generate sustainable jobs, is taken forward in Scotland.

5. Shetland Tidal Projects

6. Diversification
East Coast Oil and Gas – Subsea Power Hub comprises a novel seabed turbine that will use ocean currents to generate electricity which is then stored in batteries. Electrical failures within subsea umbilical cords are the primary failure point for offshore oil and gas production.

7. Proving the technology Proving the industry
Investment
Innovation
As follows, although this is widely simplified, in truth all three parts support through the lifetime and there is a deal of overlap but this support must continue as the devices develop.
How support is provided can be seen in the triple helix model as follows.
Academic Support

8. Support
Wave Energy Scotland - With the award of the recent Structural Materials Call, the WES technology programme now has 36 current projects involving 130 organisations from across industry and academia. This brings the total investment by the organisation in wave energy development to £15 million.
OCEANERA-NET: Second Joint Call for collaborative R&D project. 7 full proposals with Scottish partners submitted, evaluation to be completed mid October. Programme of workshops and joint activities planned for the remainder of the project (to November 2017).
OCEANERA-NET COFUND: funding approved and first call envisaged for Q SE lead with seven other countries / regions – Ireland, Spain, Basque Country, Portugal, Sweden, Pay de la Loire, Brittany. Cofunded call budget €18m.

9. OPIN

10. OPIN (Ocean Power Innovation Network)
OPIN, the Ocean Power Innovation Network aims to underpin and support the development of the ocean energy sector by providing a framework of growth using the leading regions of the EU for wave and tidal energy, namely Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and France. Wave and tidal energy is currently a pre-commercial industry, still at the process of proving the industry is a viable alternative renewable energy source and one that can be produced at a cost competitive price and add a valuable additional source of renewable energy to world energy options. (could insert growth number here and world market predictions).
Using the Harvard Business Model for new companies, the wave and tidal industry sector is currently in the survival mode, facing the “valley of death” to success. The surviving companies vary greatly from small device companies (typically with employees of between 2 to 50 employees) to more established companies that have moved from other industries to diversify into the supply chain to project developers who are focused on delivering projects that can utilise wave or tidal devices. The steps to future success will require customers (utilities, project developers, community organisations, islands, other industry sectors) to have confidence that the industry can provide devices that are reliable, cost effective and sustainable. At present the vast majority of companies who are developing devices are still within the TRL 3 to 6 level, focused on proving the devices and some way from defining their business model for operation (eg lease or sell), their supplier strategy, their manufacturing strategy for larger scale roll-out. The diagram above details an example of that journey and the tasks that companies will have to go through to full success.
OPIN has been designed to support this process, to:
Accelerate pace of growth
Reduce risk
Maximise available support
Develop a global value chain
Maintain Europe’s lead in this sector

11. Thank You