Question reference: S1W-23317
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 21 February 2002
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Current status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 21 March 2002
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to promote research and development in respect of energy efficient technologies like solar panels and photo-voltaic cells.
Answer
Research funding for renewable energy is a reserved matter. However, the Scottish Executive is committed to the promotion and development of renewable energy, covering a range of sizes and different technologies. This is currently done under the Scottish Clean Energy Demonstration Scheme, which has already funded a photo-voltaic project. We are currently considering other ways of supporting community renewable developments throughout Scotland.