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SCOTTISH MARINE AND FRESHWATER SCIENCE VOLUME 1 NO 18
\nThe Saltire prize of \u00a310 million, announced on the 23 March 2010, will be awarded by
\nScottish Government to the team that can demonstrate a commercially viable wave or tidal
\nstream energy technology that achieves the greatest volume of electrical output of at least
\n100 GWh over a continuous 2 year period before 2017. All wave and tidal stream energy
\ndevelopments, including those in The Crown Estate's (TCE) first leasing round in the
\nPentland Firth and Orkney waters, will be eligible to compete for the prize, under the
\ncondition that they are in a site in Scottish waters leased by TCE.
\nIn the spirit of encouraging rapid development of wave and tidal energy, and to give
\nopportunities for other projects to compete for the Saltire Prize, TCE and the Scottish
\nGovernment are working in partnership to prepare plans for a further Scottish leasing round
\nfor wave and tidal projects. This leasing round is entirely separate and in addition to the
\nleasing in the Pentland Firth and Orkney waters. A scoping paper on the proposed
\ngeographic areas to be leased for the Further Scottish Leasing Round was published and
\ninterested parties were invited to comment.
\nSubsequently and partly in response to comments received on the Scoping Study, Marine
\nScotland has undertaken further analysis of the proposed areas. The results of this work are
\ndescribed in this report and collectively known as Regional Locational Guidance (RLG). The
\nRLG is provided primarily to assist developers interested in competing for the Saltire Prize to
\nidentify and develop projects rapidly, but may also be of interest to planners and regulators.
\nThe RLG collates and presents a range of information relevant to the development process
\nand based on this, Marine Scotland\u2019s appreciation of the physical characteristics and
\nthe relative degree of constraints in these areas. Developers are strongly encouraged to
\ntake the information in the RLG into account when selecting and pursuing site
\ndevelopments, since it may be material to the consents process. However, it is recognised
\nthat developers will also undertake their own site suitability and environmental impact
\nassessment work.
SCOTTISH MARINE AND FRESHWATER SCIENCE VOLUME 1 NO 18
\nThe Saltire prize of \u00a310 million, announced on the 23 March 2010, will be awarded by
\nScottish Government to the team that can demonstrate a commercially viable wave or tidal
\nstream energy technology that achieves the greatest volume of electrical output of at least
\n100 GWh over a continuous 2 year period before 2017. All wave and tidal stream energy
\ndevelopments, including those in The Crown Estate's (TCE) first leasing round in the
\nPentland Firth and Orkney waters, will be eligible to compete for the prize, under the
\ncondition that they are in a site in Scottish waters leased by TCE.
\nIn the spirit of encouraging rapid development of wave and tidal energy, and to give
\nopportunities for other projects to compete for the Saltire Prize, TCE and the Scottish
\nGovernment are working in partnership to prepare plans for a further Scottish leasing round
\nfor wave and tidal projects. This leasing round is entirely separate and in addition to the
\nleasing in the Pentland Firth and Orkney waters. A scoping paper on the proposed
\ngeographic areas to be leased for the Further Scottish Leasing Round was published and
\ninterested parties were invited to comment.
\nSubsequently and partly in response to comments received on the Scoping Study, Marine
\nScotland has undertaken further analysis of the proposed areas. The results of this work are
\ndescribed in this report and collectively known as Regional Locational Guidance (RLG). The
\nRLG is provided primarily to assist developers interested in competing for the Saltire Prize to
\nidentify and develop projects rapidly, but may also be of interest to planners and regulators.
\nThe RLG collates and presents a range of information relevant to the development process
\nand based on this, Marine Scotland\u2019s appreciation of the physical characteristics and
\nthe relative degree of constraints in these areas. Developers are strongly encouraged to
\ntake the information in the RLG into account when selecting and pursuing site
\ndevelopments, since it may be material to the consents process. However, it is recognised
\nthat developers will also undertake their own site suitability and environmental impact
\nassessment work.