About ETP

ETP is a partnership of 14 Scottish higher education institutions, providing world-class capability and resources in energy R&I.

In January 2025, the Energy Technology Partnership (ETP) strategically integrated with the Scottish Research Partnership in Engineering (SRPe) to form SPEERI, the Scottish Partnership in Energy and Engineering Research & Innovation. ETP and SRPe are recognised by key stakeholders across academia, industry, public sector and Scottish Government as two critical partnerships in Scotland’s innovation ecosystem, and the integrated entity of SPEERI builds on the strong history of individual delivery and collaboration between the two.

Established in 2008, we work in strategic partnership with innovation translators, industry and government to future-proof Scotland's position as a world-class centre of research excellence and globally competitive driving force in energy, and a key actor in Scotland’s drive towards a just transition to net-zero.

ETP's activity is focused on three areas:

• Promotion and growth of world leading research based on Scotland’s internationally competitive research base.
• Translation of research for impact, through knowledge exchange activity, communication, conferences, seminars, workshops, special interest groups;
• Skills creation as driver for economic growth.

ETP is the Scottish research partnership for energy, funded by its 14 partner higher education institutions.

The 14 partner higher education institutions provide £135kpa of support. This funding supports a management team of 2.2FTE: an Executive Director, a Project Coordinator, and a Communications Assistant.

This core funding enables ETP to win and run programmes worth an additional £1.5Mpa. These comprise:

• The Energy Industry Doctorate Programme (EIDP): provides the energy sector with the advanced skills it needs;
• Four Innovation programmes, which connect businesses in the energy sector with targeted academic expertise to develop new products and processes:
• The Knowledge Exchange Network (KEN)
• The Zero Emissions Mobility Academic Network (ZEMAN)
• The Hydrogen Innovation Programme (HIP)
• The Hydro Nation Energy Innovation Programme (HNEIP)