Transcript MERiFIC partnership: Cornwall Council

MERiFIC
Cornwall Council
and its partners
Julian German
Cabinet Member for Waste Management, Climate Change & the Historic Environment
Green Cornwall Programme
… a low carbon economy, more renewable energy & a
thriving living environment
Photo: Ground Source Heat Pump Manufacture in Cornwall
Kensa Engineering
Renewable energy is a key element of
Cornwall’s Green Cornwall Programme
The UK’s broadest combination of onshore and offshore
natural resources for renewable energy
• Wind and solar
• Biomass & Anaerobic Digestion
• Geothermal & ground source
• Wave
Target for council:
energy self-sufficient by 2025
Key reasons for a robust, integrated and cohesive
renewable energy programme:
Energy security (Peak Oil) / resilience
Climate change
Create a low carbon economy
Reduce Fuel Poverty
Generate electricity and heat and retain profit
Ambition & Leadership
Electricity consumption and renewable energy
capacity in Cornwall 2009
Last 12 months : increase 40Mw+ installed capacity
Council long term ambition for marine energy to stimulate
innovation, accelerate growth, business development, jobs and
skills in our local economy
Wave Hub
FaBTest
Falmouth and Hayle harbour offshore development
PRIMaRE
MERiFIC
SW Marine Energy Park
The University of Exeter in partnership with the
University of Plymouth have formed the
Peninsula Research Institute for Marine Energy
(PRIMaRE)
PRIMaRE is a centre of excellence delivering worldclass research and technology transfer in marine
energy
Cornwall’s MERiFIC Partners
University of Exeter
(Tremough)
Cornwall’s MERiFIC Partners
University of Plymouth
New marine building providing wave
and tidal tank testing
The Marine Institute represents a large
pool of world-leading experts integrating
our multidisciplinary expertise in marine
research, education and innovation
Cornwall’s MERiFIC Partners
..a membership owned organisation which aims to
improve and grow the prosperity of the Cornish
marine sector, to maintain and increase marine job
opportunities, to improve the skills of the workforce
and to encourage networking between members