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4C Offshore | Lewis Holdsworth
By: Lewis Holdsworth 06/05/2015 EMEC
The Scottish Energy Minister has today [6 May, 2015] launched a competition run by the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) offering free Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) to successful technology developers.

In his keynote address at the All-Energy conference in Glasgow, Fergus Ewing announced that the winner of the competition will be taken through the full ETV process, and provided with a Statement of Verification for their technology.

As one of the European Commission’s initiatives under the Eco-Innovation Action Plan, EU ETV is a new verification programme to help innovative environmental technology companies enter the market quicker by independently verifying the specific performance claims of their new technology.

“We meet a lot of new technology developers at EMEC, and we think this scheme could really help give their products visibility and credibility.  By proving that environmental benefit and innovation claims are real, we believe ETV will help them get investment, and get them to market sooner” said Dave Wakefield, EMEC’s ETV manager.

“If you have an innovative environmental technology, and want it to stand out from the crowd, this competition could be your launchpad.”

As a UKAS accredited Verification Body, EMEC can verify the specific performance claim of an environmental technology.

EMEC-ETV can help small and medium-sized (SME) organisations:
* attract investment;
* increase market share; and
* differentiate from competitors.

Whilst the EU ETV pilot scheme provides developers with some funding assistance towards the cost of a verification, EMEC is aiming to provide a developer with funding for the whole verification process (excluding the costs of any testing required).

The EMEC-ETV competition is seeking proposals from SME developers who can show that their technology is innovative and has environmental added-value, and whose performance characteristics are not fully covered by existing regulations and standards.

Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing said:

“I welcome today’s announcement. The European Marine Energy Centre is recognised around the globe for its world-class facilities in Orkney.  The Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) project is an exciting opportunity for small and medium-sized developers.

“Independent verification of performance is an important factor in securing private sector funding and reaching the market and I would encourage as many smaller developers as possible to enter this competition.”

There are two stages to the competition. Stage 1 requires interested companies to submit an application form outlining the technology to allow assessment for suitability to the scheme; Stage 2 requires a detailed proposal to be submitted.

The deadline for submitting an application for Stage 1 of the competition is midnight 5 June 2015.

For an application form and terms and conditions, interested applicants should send an email to etv@emec.org.uk with ‘ETV Competition’ as the email subject. Alternatively, phone 01856 852060 for further information.

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