Experience of energy related technology transfer from UK Programmes

Throughout the past decade, a considerable amount of experience has been gained from technology transfer programmes on energy efficiency and renewables energy technologies in the UK. This paper describes theessential elements of a successful technology transfer programme and gives details of some of these elements within the UK Department of Energy's Best Practice programme, its predecessor the Energy Efficiency Demonstration Scheme and the Renewables Energy programme. The importance of setting objectives, targeting independent information to selected decision makers and measuring progress towards achievement of the objectives is stressed. This experience is seen to be highly relevant to current international efforts to transfer technologies to the market place and hence assist inefforts to improve the environment.