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Introduction

The Hydrogen and Fuel Cell (H, FC) and Carbon Abatement Technologies (CAT) Demonstration Scheme is designed to address two of the Government's key energy priorities set out in the Energy White Paper: cost competitive carbon emissions reductions, and increased security of supply. The Government is committed to increasing the deployment of renewable energy in the UK , but it is inevitable that fossil fuels will continue to be used for many years to come, both here and abroad, with the rapidly growing energy demand of the developing countries representing a significant pressure.

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Technologies that reduce the emission of pollutants and greenhouse gases would enable us to use these resources in a more sustainable way, giving us more time to develop the renewable and other low carbon resources which will be the key to our long term future.

The demonstration programme includes a number of technologies which, alone or in combination, have the potential to contribute to reduced carbon emissions while utilising fossil fuels. Some also have the capability to be deployed in conjunction with renewable energy sources. What they have in common is that they are relatively untried. Even without the further research and development which in many cases will be required in order to produce products which are fully competitive, the lack of field experience and real operating data with these technologies would constitute a barrier to deployment. It is that barrier which this scheme is designed to address.

DECC Energy Group support for the eligible technologies will be subject to EC State Aid Approval. Approval of specific projects and the level of funding will depend on a number of factors including the closeness to market of the technology.

A call for CAT technology is being operated jointly by TSB, DECC and Northern Way. For further information on this call please contact competitions@tsb.gov.uk or 01355 272 155.

The Hydrogen, Fuel Cell and Carbon Abatement Technologies Demonstration Programme is part of the UK Environmental Transformation Fund (ETF): a joint DECC/Defra fund to bring forward the demonstration and deployment of low carbon energy and energy efficiency technologies. Further information about the ETF is available from http://decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/what_we_do/lc_uk/lc_business/env_trans_fund/env_trans_fund.aspx.

 

 
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