The Energy Saving Trust are currently finalising a pilot through one of the Energy Saving Scotland advice centres to integrate water advice with the existing advice on energy efficiency, microgeneration and low carbon personal transport. This project, which is part of a wider scheme operating in Edinburgh, Cardiff and London, is the first of its kind in the EU and it is being co-funded by the Scottish Government, EU LIFE+ programme and the Department for Energy and Climate Change. The intention is that during the course of the pilot, information and tools will be developed to enable water efficiency advice to be rolled our across the Energy Saving Scotland advice network.

Scottish Water was awarded £1 million of funding through the Central Energy Efficiency Fund to implement energy saving improvements to their plant, processes and buildings. Scottish Water has made good use of this revolving loan fund and continues to develop innovative project to achieve additional carbon savings.

In addition, the Energy Saving Trust manages the Energy Saving Scotland Small Business Loans on behalf of the Scottish Government. Water efficiency projects which also resulted in carbon savings are eligible for support through this programme providing the application met the energy saving and other criteria associated with the scheme.

Water saving measures for the purpose of reducing carbon emissions will be considered in the development of the Scottish Energy Efficiency Action Plan.

The Energy Saving Trust are currently finalising a pilot through one of the Energy Saving Scotland advice centres to integrate water advice with the existing advice on energy efficiency, microgeneration and low carbon personal transport. This project, which is part of a wider scheme operating in Edinburgh, Cardiff and London, is the first of its kind in the EU and it is being co-funded by the Scottish Government, EU LIFE+ programme and the Department for Energy and Climate Change. The intention is that during the course of the pilot, information and tools will be developed to enable water efficiency advice to be rolled our across the Energy Saving Scotland advice network.

Scottish Water was awarded £1 million of funding through the Central Energy Efficiency Fund to implement energy saving improvements to their plant, processes and buildings. Scottish Water has made good use of this revolving loan fund and continues to develop innovative project to achieve additional carbon savings.

In addition, the Energy Saving Trust manages the Energy Saving Scotland Small Business Loans on behalf of the Scottish Government. Water efficiency projects which also resulted in carbon savings are eligible for support through this programme providing the application met the energy saving and other criteria associated with the scheme.

I will write to the member as soon as the information is available. A copy of the response will be available from Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 48199).

I will write to the member as soon as the information is available. A copy of the response will be available from Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 48199).

The Energy Efficiency Action Plan is due to be published before the end of 2009. A number of actions which will be included in the plan are already in operation, or due for launch during the course of this year. These actions are expected to contribute to the annual targets set by the Bill from 2010 and beyond.

The Energy Efficiency Action Plan is due to be published before the end of 2009. A number of actions which will be included in the plan are already in operation, or due for launch during the course of this year. These actions are expected to contribute to the annual targets set by the Bill from 2010 and beyond.

Proposals for low interest loans, interest-free loans or equity based loan schemes for a range of purposes, including investing in homes energy efficiency measures, will come forward later in the year.

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-23072 on 6 May 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.

The Energy Technology Partnership (ETP) is a partnership of Scotland''s universities dedicated to collaborative research across the energy field. The partnership''s members currently employ 250 academics and 650 researchers across several higher education institutions, the largest power and energy grouping of its kind in Europe.

One of the key strategic objectives of the ETP is to achieve economic benefit for Scotland from its activities, through knowledge exchange, new company formation and working with industry to commercialise its science base. The ETP is actively supporting the creation of indirect jobs in Scotland, through participation in inward and outward trade missions with Scottish Development International and working closely with our colleagues in Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Island Enterprise to develop closer working relationships with the 2500 energy related companies in Scotland.

The Scottish European Green Energy Centre will create 10 direct and 60 indirect jobs over the next five years. These direct posts will work across the range of activities of the centre, to promote collaborative research opportunities between Scottish companies, universities and their European counterparts; to secure funding for this research, and to disseminate the results of this research across the EU.

I also refer the member to the answer to question S3W-23078 on 5 May 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-23076 on 5 May 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.