2020 Routemap for Renewable Energy in Scotland

4. Conclusion

This Routemap sets out a comprehensive path of actions to deliver on Scotland's ambition to be the green powerhouse of Europe. By setting Europe's most ambitious target for renewable electricity and putting in place the measures required to deliver it we are creating a competitive advantage for Scotland which will secure a prosperous and sustainable low carbon economy for the future.

Scotland is already leading the way in deploying renewable energy in the UK and in key sectors such as wave and tidal power and increasingly offshore wind. We now need to work together as a nation to turn this opportunity into real progress in sustainable economic growth which benefits all parts of Scotland and all communities, large and small. There are great opportunities for young Scots to develop successful careers in the low carbon economy.

We can only achieve these goals if we work closely in partnership with our neighbours in the British Isles and in Europe. Our high targets will make a disproportionate contribution to UK and EU targets and therefore help our neighbours as well as Scotland itself. Our growing skills and knowledge in this area will also allow us to work with countries from across the world to develop sustainable low carbon economies and to tackle climate change.

Our renewables ambition gives a clear answer to MacDiarmid's ironic question, "Scotland small? Our multiform, our infinite Scotland _small_?" By working in partnership on the wide range of activities set out in this Routemap we can make the real contribution to the future of our planet to which our country aspires.

Glossary of Terms

AD	Anaerobic Digestion
BiFab	Burntisland Fabrications Ltd
CAR	Controlled Activities Regulations
CARES	The Community And Renewable Energy Scheme
CCS	Carbon Capture & Storage
CES	Community Energy Scotland
CfD	Contracts for Difference
CHP	Combined Heat and Power
CLE	Construction Licensing Exec
CO ₂	Carbon Dioxide
CRIG	Community Renewables Implementation Group
CT	Carbon Trust
DECC	Department of Energy & Climate Change
EfW	Energy From Waste
EMR	Electricity Market Reform
ENSG	Electricity Networks Strategy Group
ESF	European Structural Funds/European Social Fund
EST	Energy Saving Trust
ETP	Energy Technology Partnership
FCS	Forestry Commission Scotland
FFL	Fossil Fuel Levy
FITS	Feed-in Tariff Scheme
FQD	Fuel Quality Directive
FREDS	Forum for Renewable Energy Development Scotland
GB system	Great Britain System (Grid)
GHG	Greenhouse gas
GIB	Green Investment Bank
GP Wind	Good Practice Wind Project
GW	gigawatt
GWh	gigawatt Hour
HIE	Highlands and Islands Enterprise
HVDC	High Voltage Direct Current
ITREZ	International Technology Renewables Energy Zone
JIP	Joint Investment Project
kW	kilowatt
KWe	kilowatt electrical
LCVs	Low Carbon Vehicles
LTS	Learning Teaching Scotland
MAs	Modern Apprenticeships
MCS	Microgeneration Certification Scheme
MoD	Ministry of Defence
MW	megawatt
MWe	megawatt electrical
MWh	megawatt mour
MWth	megawatts thermal
NGenTec	Noval Generator Technology for Green Energy
NPF2	National Planning Framework
N-RIF	National Renewables Infrastructure Fund
NRIP	National Renewable Infrastructure Plan
OEMs	Original Equipment Manufacturers
OWIG	Offshore Wind Industry Group
PFOW	Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters
R&D	Research and Development
RAP	Renewables Action Plan
RED	Renewable Energy Directive
RHI	Renewable Heat Incentive
RHIG	Renewable Heat Implementation Group
RO	Renewables Obligation
ROC	Renewables Obligation Certificates
ROS	Renewable Obligation Scotland
RPP	Reporting policy & proposals
RSA	Regional Selective Assistance
SBSA	Buildings Regulation Scotland
SCHRI	Scottish Community and Householder Renewables Initiative
SDI	Scottish Development International
SDS	Skills Development Scotland
SE	Scottish Enterprise
SEA	Strategic Environment Assessment
SEGEC	Scottish European Green Energy Centre
SEL	Scottish Energy Laboratory
SEPA	Scottish Environment Protection Agency
SET Plan	Strategic Energy Technology Plan
SFC	Scottish Funding Council
SG	Scottish Government
SHFCA	Scottish Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association
SMEs	Small to Medium Enterprises
SNH	Scottish Natural Heritage
SPP	Scottish Planning Policy
SRDP	Scottish Rural Development Programme
SSE	Scottish & Southern Energy
STEM	Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
STW	Scottish Territorial Waters
SVQ	Scottish Vocational Qualification
TNUoS	Transmission Network Use of System
TW	terawatt
TWh	terawatt hour
UKAS	United Kingdom Accreditation Service
UKTAG	UK Technical Advisory Group
WATERS fund	Wave and Tidal Energy: Research, Development and Demonstration Support

Units of Electrical Energy

kilowatt	1 kilowatt is equal to 1000 watts.
megawatt	1 megawatt is equal to 1000 kilowatts
gigawatt	1 gigawatt is equal to 1000 megawatts.
terawatt	1 terawatt is equal to 1000 gigawatts.
In the electric power industry, megawatt electrical (abbreviation: MW_e or MWe) is a term that refers to electric power, while megawatt thermal or thermal megawatt (abbreviations: MW _t, MW _th, MWt, or MWth) refers to thermal power produced. Other SI prefixes are sometimes used, for example gigawatt electrical ( GW _e).
A kilowatt-hour is the amount of energy equivalent to a steady power of 1 kilowatt running for 1 hour.
To give some indication of scale. the average annual electricity usage by households in Scotland is 4.9 MWh a domestic electric kettle will typically be rated at about 2.5 kW the largest power station in Scotland (Longannet) can supply up to 2400 MW of electrical power over a year, 1 MW of installed renewable capacity is estimated to deliver sufficient electrical energy to power the equivalent of 470 average Scottish homes.

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