Maf Smith

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• Maf Smith
• Development Manager
• SCOTTISH renewables FORUM
• Creating Jobs, Winning Hearts Minds
• Scotland A Case Study in Generating Jobs
• Lessons Learned

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Introduction

• About Scottish Renewables Forum
• Creating the right financial and policy framework
  in Scotland
• Next steps for the Scottish market?
• Or
• From the wrong climate to the right climate and
  back?
• Linking Scottish thinking to UK thinking

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About Scottish Renewables

• Working since 1996 to support renewables in
  Scotland
• Representing 100 organisations in renewables
• Membership base across technologies
• If youre in renewables, you need to be in
  Scotland
• If youre in Scotland, you need to be in Scottish
  Renewables

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The Scottish Picture

• Long history in renewables through large scale
  hydro developed in post-war period
• Understanding of energy and its economic
  importance
• Early days of renewables created little incentive
  for Scotland. NFFO almost proceeded without
  equivalent SRO mechanism
• Renewables development was limited until
  devolution

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The Scottish Picture

• At devolution, relevant powers delegated on
• Planning
• Promotion of renewable energy
• Energy Efficiency
• Scottish Executive and Parliament have used these
  powers to good effect
• Cross party support for renewables that has
  remained fairly steady to this day

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The Scottish Picture

• Good understanding of energy industry and job
  benefits
• Planning guidance issued PPG6, alongside PAN45
• Guidance set objective framework for
  consideration of renewables
• Framework used as inspiration for PPS 22
• Scottish Executive generally supported by local
  authorities
• Political appetite for renewables, and
  recognition of the role of wind

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Linking Planning to Projects

• Co-ordination amongst industry, Executive and
  economic development agencies
• Development of critical mass of projects entering
  planning system, with developers in advanced
  discussions with manufacturers
• This has generated interest from manufacturers
  who see market finally taking off

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The Scottish Picture

• Enterprise agencies and manufacturers have worked
  to support development of Scottish supply chain
• Scottish companies active in the market,
  providing
• components,
• towers,
• pilings
• to Scottish, English and Irish markets,
• ..for onshore and offshore wind

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Economic Development support

• Manufacturer interest led to support from
  Highlands Islands Enterprise that drew Vestas
  into Scotland, on the back of expectations of a
  healthy order book
• Interest continues with
• Cambrian setting up in Western Isles (?!?)
• Bonus locating to Scotland for towers
• Other manufacturers interested in potential
  manufacture/assembly

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Vestas-Celtic example

• Despite initial shaky start due to lower order
  book than expected.
• Within 2 years, now employing near to 300 within
  GB, vast majority in Campbeltown (Argyll)
  compared with original target of 100 within 3
  years.
• Local unemployment has fallen from 11 to 4
• Tower manufacture working in 3 shifts, assembly
  in 2 shifts.
• Opportunities for expansion a distinct possibility

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Wind in Scotland to date

• Operational 180MW (20 projects)
• Consented 680MW (19 projects)
• In Planning 1621MW (41 projects)
• Pre-Planning 3400MW (45 projects)
• Figures show potential for creating regular work
  programme
• Clear that Scotland has a wind industry

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Success in wind depends on

• Ownership
• Political will
• Economic support
• Long term vision
• Clear benefits

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Success in wind depends on

• Benefits understood
• Renewables seen as Scottish project
• Who owns offshore wind?

• Ownership
• Political will
• Economic support
• Long term vision
• Clear benefits

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Success in wind depends on

• Scottish politicians looking for success
• Ensured good linkages from national to local
  level
• Desire to see continued jobs
• Where will political benefits of offshore wind
  come from?

• Ownership
• Political will
• Economic support
• Long term vision
• Clear benefits

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Success in wind depends on

• Economic agencies can catalyse development,
  support supply chain and release funding
• What options exist regionally for offshore wind
  and economic identity?

• Ownership
• Political will
• Economic support
• Long term vision
• Clear benefits

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Success in wind depends on

• Scottish Executive has set a target of 40 by
  2020. This an aspiration target, but has been
  matched by high level of trust from industry
• Need to ensure offshore wind has long term
  framework?

• Ownership
• Political will
• Economic support
• Long term vision
• Clear benefits

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Success in wind depends on

• Politicians need payback
• Scotland has seen early economic benefits that
  have offset potential criticism.
• Offshore wind needs to highlight the job benefits?

• Ownership
• Political will
• Economic support
• Long term vision
• Clear benefits

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Scottish Problems

• Planning throughput not a done deal, leading to
  stop-start or boom bust concerns
• Industry needs regular throughput to deliver work
  programme
• Benefits need communicating to wider public who
  are passive supporters
• Industry needs to successfully link renewables
• Onshore wind to offshore wind to wave tidal

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Scottish Problems

• In first term of Parliament/Executive
  insufficient time given to investigating
  potential problems
• Supply chain support and development
• Grid regulation
• Support for other technologies
• Resourcing planners decision makers
• Communicating necessity success

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• Maf Smith Development Manager
• Tel  [phone]
• Email  maf_at_scottishrenewables.com
• Web www.scottishrenewables.com