Decision details

Approval given as follows

1. To note the submission of the grant application in September to the Horizon 2020 call – EE–22– 2016–2017:  Project Development Assistance.

2. To delegate to the Director of Energy Services the authority to sign the grant conditions and to deliver the programme as outlined in the application and grant conditions, in consultation with the Cabinet member for Place.

3. To delegate authority to the Director of Energy Services to agree the timeline for the programme which shall meet the UK’s funding obligations to the EU commission, in particular given current uncertainty around the UK’s current Brexit negotiations.

4. To delegate authority to the Director of Energy Service to form a consortium with Murcia of Spain, Arad of Romania, Amaroussion of Greece and Lviv of Ukraine.

5. To allocate £300k of ear-marked reserves to match-fund an extension to the Salix Recycling Fund, which will support the capital investments of this programme.