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Evaluations Online is a publicly accessible collection of evaluation and research reports from Scottish Enterprise. The reports cover all aspects of Scottish Enterprise's economic development activities and are available for download at no cost.
Latest reports
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Water pipeline test facilities research: findings report – final report
This report presents the findings of a review of the requirements and demand for additional pipeline test facilities in Scotland. It assesses the current situation and identifies gaps between what currently exists and is planned for, and whether this meets the needs of the Scottish water industry. -
Scottish Loan Fund (SLF) Strategic Review and Economic Impact Assessment
The main objectives of the Review were to conduct a review of the current market conditions in which the SLF operates and assess whether there continues to be a rationale for intervention through the SLF in its current or amended format; consider evidence of any market adjustment since the introduction of SLF; assess the net economic impact generated Fund in period to 30th September 2016; review the commercial performance of the Fund; and assess the value for money. -
Scottish Investment Bank Financial Readiness Service Strategic Review: Final report to Scottish Enterprise
This report summarises the findings and recommendations from a Strategic Review of the Scottish Investment Bank (SIB) Financial Readiness Service (FRS). FRS delivers a range of advisory support through specialists and grants for third party support to businesses to equip clients to better assimilate and present the information required for potential funders. Support is provided to all types of business (growing, seeking to re-finance, facing financial challenges etc). The report covers activity between April 2014 and March 2017 and considers the current rationale for support, effectiveness and efficiency, and economic benefits. -
Subsea engineering opportunity: International Market Insights Report series – summary report
Scottish Enterprise (SE) has undertaken a review of non-oil and gas subsea sectors that have the potential to provide diversification and internationalisation opportunities for the Scottish oil and gas (O&G) subsea engineering supply chain. This summary report outlines the results of the sectors investigated and highlights where SE sees the most immediate opportunities as well as longer term interests. It considers both the synergies between the investigated sectors and the subsea engineering O&G supply chain and the interest and/or resource in the international geographies that present potential markets. The non-oil and gas sectors considered include: offshore wind; marine renewable energy; aquaculture; carbon capture, utilisation and storage; O&G decommissioning; nuclear decommissioning; water and wastewater; ocean science; and seabed mining. -
Subsea engineering opportunity: International Market Insights Report series - marine renewable energy
This report is part of a series of reports considering the opportunities for the Scottish oil and gas (O&G) subsea supply chain in other subsea and related markets. It covers the marine renewable energy (MRE) sector, also known as Ocean Energy. This includes various technology categories including: tidal stream/currents; tidal range; ocean currents; wave energy; ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC); and salinity gradient. The report looks at the international activity in each of the sectors, including where there is current activity and where there is the potential for activity based on published targets and available resource and opportunity.