Through working on its four key focus areas of; capacity building, relationship building, internationalisation and economic impact, the ETP will help deliver, with the Scottish energy RD&D community, a range of expected additional benefits, for example:
- Increased capacity and capability in energy RD&D competitiveness
- Increased sharing of major facilities, equipment and resources
- Creation of critical mass in key areas to ensure international competiviveness
- Increased investment and funding - Scottish, UK, EU and international
- Ehanced reputation - UK and international
- Increased ability to attract leading international research stars
- Stronger links to enterprise and increased business funded RD&D
- Increased levels of knowledge transfer across the RD&D community
- Development of new inter-discpiplinary RD&D
- A single 'front door', where required, to seek information and gain access to the skills and expertise available in the Scottish energy RD&D community