The Scottish Energy Minister has today 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) businesses:
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.