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<p>From 2013–2015, government and its agencies (including Innovate UK and the Research
Councils) invested on average over £200m per year in support for low carbon innovation.
This included support for identifying, promoting, and developing innovations in the
wind and marine sectors, including for the Glasgow-based Offshore Renewable Energy
Catapult and Supergen UK Centre for Marine Energy Research.</p><p>From 2016-2021,
government has committed to increase the UK’s energy innovation spend, such that by
2021 it will have doubled to over £400m per year. This funding will support innovation
across the energy sector in regions across the UK, and details will be set out in
due course. Through the new Energy Innovation Board, chaired by Sir Mark Walport,
the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy will be collaborating
with Innovate UK, the Research Councils, and other delivery partners across government,
including members of Devolved Administrations, to co-ordinate energy innovation activities.</p>
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