BERR | UK Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform |
CAA | Civil Aviation Authority |
CAPS | Cycling Action Plan for Scotland |
CERT | Carbon Emissions Reduction Target |
CHP | Combined Heat and Power |
DE | Distributed Energy |
EMEC | European Marine Energy Centre |
EPE | Energy Policy for Europe |
ETP | Energy Technology Partnership |
EU | European Union |
EUETS | European Union Emissions Trading Scheme |
FP7 | Seventh Research Framework Programme |
FREDS | Forum for Renewable Energy Developments in Scotland |
GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
GW | Gigawatt - equal to one billion watts |
HICEC | Highlands and Islands Community Energy Company |
HIE | Highlands and Islands Enterprise |
ITI | Intermediate Technology Institute for Energy |
MSO | Marine Supply Obligation |
MESPG | Marine Energy Spatial Planning Group |
MW | Megawatt - equal to one million watts |
MWth | Megawatt, thermal |
NERL | National Air Traffic Services En Route Ltd |
NPF(2) | National Planning Framework 2 |
OFGEM | Office of Gas and Electricity Markets. OFGEM is the governmental regulator for electricity and gas markets in Great Britain. |
RES | Renewable energy Sector |
RHC | Renewable Heat Certificates |
RHI | Renewable Heat Incentives |
RHO | Renewable Heat Obligation |
RO | Renewable Obligation |
ROCs | Renewable Obligation Certificates |
ROS | Renewable Obligation Scotland |
RTFO | Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation |
S36 | Section 36 of the Electricity Act |
SAMS | Scottish Association for Marine Science |
SBSS | Scottish Biomass Support Scheme |
SCHRI | Scottish Community and Householder Renewables Initiative |
SDI | Scottish Development International |
SEA | Strategic Environmental Assessment |
SEGEC | Scottish European Green Energy Centre |
SEPA | Scottish Environmental Protection Agency |
SISTech | Scottish Institute of Sustainable Technology |
SME | Small and Medium Enterprises |
SNH | Scottish Natural Heritage |
SPP6 | Scottish Planning Policy |
SRDP | Scottish Rural Development Programme |
SSA | Sector Skills Agreement |
SSC | Sector Skill Councils |
SSCI | Scottish Sustainable Communities Initiative |