Background: 27 November 2007, FREDS EU Network became the Scottish EU Energy Network. Main objective: To raise Scotland’s profile in Europe ? ? ?

The Network’s Action Plan Identify the key EU issues impacting on the renewables sector in Scotland Coordinate Scottish presence at key European energy events Position Scotland as a leader on renewable Seek to learn from countries Identify EU opportunities and partnerships for the renewables sector in Scotland Focus on where the group can add value, not duplicating others efforts Keep in touch with legislative and other proposals Group to facilitate information sharing

Influencing Policy Market liberalisation Renewables Directive Second Strategic Energy Review Strategic Energy Technology Plan – Marine Workshop, Edinburgh, January 2009

Influencing Policy CCS Offshore grids –Adamowitsch North Sea Grid Working Group Energy infrastructure package – up to euro 400 million for Scottish bodies to bid into

Meetings with the EU Ocean Energy Association - Input to EU roadmap - Funding ideas Marine European Joint Research Council workshop, Edinburgh - to explore marine R&D priorities for SET-Plan European Sustainable Energy Week workshop - to explore the potential for a strategic marine alliance.

Meeting with European Wind Energy Association Offshore wind demonstrators included in proposed EU Recovery Plan package European Wind Initiative Scotland’s Offshore Wind Story: - All Energy, May - Stockholm, September Offshore wind

Grid November 2008 NSEG pre-scoping study published Second Strategic Energy Review January Adamowitsch visit to Scotland - Scotland invited to be part of the European Working Group on North Sea Grid Connections Scotland’s proposals presented at the working groups in Brussels and Marseilles €165m in EU Recovery Plan for North Sea Grid Irish Scottish Links on Energy Study (ISLES)

Ministerial study visit to Norway Scottish Centre for Carbon Storage study European Sustainable Energy Week – workshop to explore the potential for a strategic CO2 transport and storage network Invitation to the European Commission’s Berlin Forum - present findings of the SCCS study - present ideas on strategic EU projects EU funding opportunities for CCS demonstration projects Carbon Capture and Storage

Tackling policy and administrative barriers Intelligent Energy for Europe project proposal: addressing barriers to the development of onshore and offshore wind generation by developing good practice in reconciling renewable energy and environmental objectives 6 April 2009 – Intelligent Energy project partners meeting in Brussels End of June 2009 – submission of the IEE project proposal

Post 2020? - North Sea Grid North Sea Grid? ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ NSI Existing Interconnector Under Construction Development projects Possible Grid Ring Proposed windfarm Potential Energy “Hub” Potential Interconnectors BR NE IF