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The following table lists the 10 largest renewable energy projects funded by DECC, CLG, DfT, the Research Councils and the Technology Strategy Board, and their predecessors, since 2003-04. Grants are attributed to the year in which the project grant was first claimed, though most grants are paid out over several years.
2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 DECC Offshore Wind Capital Grants—Round 1 North Hoyle, Wales — 10 — — — — Scroby Sands, East of England — 10 — — — — Kentish Flats, South East — — 10 — — — Barrow Offshore, North West — — 10 — — — Rhyl Flats, Wales — — — — 10 — Research Councils UK Energy Research Centre—includes some spend on non-renewables — 32 1— 1— 1— 1— BBSRC Sustainable Bioenergy Centre 2— 2— 2— 2— 2— 20 SUPERGEN PV21: Silicon and Thin film photovoltaic Cells — 10.5 3— 3— 3— 3— SUPERGEN Flexnet: future networks, for renewable generation 10.4 4— 4— 4— 4— 4— SUPERGEN UKSHEC: Sustainable hydrogen energy economy 9.5 5— 5— 5— 5— 5— 1 Over period of 10 years, 2004-14. 2 Over period of five years, 2009-14. 3 Over period to 2012. 4 Over period 2004-11. 5 Over period to 2011.