- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 14 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many submissions it has received for the Horizon Prize competition.
Answer
The Horizon Prize is now termed as the Saltire Prize. No submissions have been received as the competition is not yet open to entries. The Saltire Prize challenge will be announced by the First Minister on 2 December 2008.
In addition to the Saltire Prize, the Saltire Innovation Fund will be used to create an entrepreneurial competition. This programme is currently being developed by Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise. The launch is expected in Spring 2009.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 14 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to announce the winner of the Horizon Prize.
Answer
The Saltire Prize Challenge will be announced by the First Minister on 2 December 2008. Full details of the prize, and timing of the award, will be released at this time.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 14 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total funding value is of the Wave and Tidal Energy Support Scheme.
Answer
The Wave and Tidal Energy Support Scheme as announced comprised £10.651 million in capital grant support for projects, although one project (CleanTechCom) has since withdrawn its application. The scheme also included £2.5 million for related infrastructure work at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney. Six projects have also applied for revenue support, which could, depending on the success and output from the projects in question, amount to an estimated £5.3 million over a period of up to five years from the project commissioning.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 14 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many projects are being considered for the Saltire Prize.
Answer
No projects are currently being considered as the competition is not yet open to entries. The Saltire Prize challenge will be announced by the First Minister on 2 December 2008.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 14 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many submissions it has received for the Saltire Prize competition.
Answer
No submissions have been received as the competition is not yet open to entries. The Saltire Prize challenge will be announced by the First Minister on 2 December 2008.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 14 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what the eligibility criteria are for entry to the for the Horizon Prize competition.
Answer
The Horizon Prize is now termed as the Saltire Prize. The Saltire Prize challenge will be announced by the First Minister on 2 December 2008 and draft competition guidelines including eligibility criteria will be made available as part of the consultation process shortly following this announcement.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 14 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects the capital elements of the Wave and Tidal Energy Support Scheme to be fully allocated.
Answer
We expect to have issued all capital payments to projects by no later than March 2011.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 14 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the funding available from the previous administration for the Wave and Tidal Energy Support Scheme (a) has been allocated and (b) remains unallocated.
Answer
Capital grants worth £1.39 million have been awarded to grant recipients thus far. £10.378 million in capital support for projects remains unallocated, as does the £2.5 million set aside for infrastructure development at European Maritime Energy Centre. However, we expect to issue more payments under the scheme over the rest of this financial year and through to March 2011.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 14 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S3W-16830 and S3W-16831 by Jim Mather on 31 October and 3 November 2008 respectively, whether it will list the projects that received grants under the Wave and Tidal Energy Support Scheme and the amount (a) received or (b) allocated in each year of the scheme.
Answer
Five projects have received grant payments to date, totalling £1,394,016. These are as follows:
| Aquamarine Wave Power Ltd | £274,795 | (completed) |
| Ocean Power Delivery | £184,228 | |
| Wavegen | £49,854 | |
| OpenHydro | £839,818 | |
| Tidal Generation | £45,321 | (completed) |
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 14 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to announce the winner of the Saltire Prize.
Answer
The Saltire Prize Challenge will be announced by the First Minister on 2 December 2008. Full details of the prize, and timing of the award, will be released at this time.
