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Energy Scoping Study Tom Fourcade 21st June
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Network focus, constitution objectives
ASSESSMENT
CONSULTATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
Economic political context

• Segmentation consultation of knowledge base
• Industry
• HEIs PSREs
• Influencers
• One2one
• Electronic
• Event(s)

Knowledge base capabilities
Potential SEEDA interventions Eg collaborative RD
SEEDA intervention capabilities
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Assessment - Context

• Major issues in energy market
• Global warming and carbon emissions
• Security of supply / net imports
• Price rises
• Electricity supply and distribution
• Government review
• Renewables
• Low- and reduced-carbon technologies
• Energy efficiency
• Nuclear power

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Assessment - Capabilities

• Formal FES FES Mapping Study
• 295 organisations in the South East with energy
  expertise
• Vast majority of these with an interest in
  renewables
• Informal
• Strong interest
• Consistent messages

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Consultation - Process

• One-to-one discussions
• Discussions with more than 30 interested players
• E-mail Consultation
• 205 emails sent, based on FES list and existing
  SEEDA database
• 50 responses
• Workshop
• 10 attendees
• Lively and positive dialogue

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Consultation - Findings

• Strong positive buy-in to the network
• 20 respondees definitely prepared to join the
  network
• At least 20 more expressed a positive interest.
• Strong participation from both business and HEIs
• Similar views held by both

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Suggested Network Focus
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Areas requiring RD Funds
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Development Barriers
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Collaboration Options
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Barriers to Collaboration
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Willingness to Participate
Academia Businesses
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Communication Options
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Recommendations - Focus

• Prime foci
• All forms of renewables technologies
• Traditional energy efficiency
• Limited support for traditional energy
• Provision of improved information allowing
  informed choice
• Development of smart metering

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Recommendations - Constitution

• Clear preference for face to face activities
• Electronic communications infrastructure
• Web site
• Email updates
• Newsletters
• Marketplace for collaboration
• Better information on which to base decisions
• Develop regional business economic models

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Recommendations - Feedback

• Need for a better, more joined-up and less
  bureaucratic, approach from policy makers
• Simplify the process of accessing existing
  support from the public sector
• Network seen as a way to overturn negative
  perceptions of the public sector
• ensuring 2-way comms, info feedback.

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Recommendations Objectives

• To act as a focus, allowing the SE to lead in any
  interventions
• Take control of support and information
• Deliver commercialisation of new research
  business practices
• Improve communication between businesses, the
  research base other stakeholders
• Allow joined up interventions and provide
  valuable feedback to SEEDA and government
• To allow South-Eastern businesses to exploit
  opportunities more rapidly than would otherwise
  be the case.

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