Transcript Microgeneration

Microgeneration
Karl Letten – Change Programme Support
Officer (Environment)
Change Management
Structure of presentation
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What is microgeneration?
Types of microgeneration
Benefits of microgeneration
Drivers for Microgeneration
– Microgeneration Strategy
– Climate change and
sustainable energy bill
• Microgeneration: potential
implications for local
authorities
• Supporting the development of
microgeneration
What is microgeneration?
• Microgeneration is the small scale production of
heat and/or electricity from a low carbon source
• Microgeneration can include Photovoltaic
panels, micro Combined Heat and Power, micro
wind, heat pumps, solar thermal systems, fuel
cells and micro hydro schemes.
• Estimated that 10 million homes in the UK could
benefit from microgeneration
• Potential to reduce UK’s carbon dioxide
emissions by 15%
Types of Microgeneration
• Photovoltaic panels
– Convert sunlight to
electricity
– Used in buildings excess
sold to national grid
– New build and retrofit
• Solar thermal system
– Provides hot water
– New build and retro-fit
– Relatively simple systems
Types of microgeneration
• Micro combined heat and
power
– Units which generate
electricity and heat at the
same time
– Biomass, gas or oil as fuel
– Very energy efficient units
• Micro wind
– Small scale turbines for
domestic properties
– Low cost solutions
Types of Microgeneration
• Heat pump
– Can be ground, air or
water sources
– Work on heat
differential
– Provide heating and
cooling
– Use energy trapped in
the soil
• Fuel cell
– New technology
Benefits of microgeneration
• Reduces carbon dioxide
emissions
• Ensures reliable energy
supplies
• Can provide both
electricity and heat
energy
• Promotes competitive
markets
• Improved efficiency of
energy generation
Benefits of microgeneration
• Ensuring adequate and
affordable energy for all
• Employment creation
• Allows individuals to
contribute to reducing
CO2 emissions
• Clearly links climate
change to individual
actions
• Proposed Bill requires
national target for
microgeneration
Climate Change and Sustainable
Energy Bill
• Reduce emissions of
greenhouse gases
• Annual report on climate
change actions
• Alleviate fuel poverty
• Promote microgeneration
through national and local
targets
• Energy ‘buy – back’
• Renewable heat
obligation
Low Carbon Buildings Programme
• Grant scheme for renewable
technologies run by EST
• PV, Solar thermal, small hydro,
wind turbines, heat pumps,
bio-energy
• 2 streams of funding
• 1)Domestic and 2) community
orgs, businesses and public
bodies
• Details of stream 2 yet to be
announced
• Varying amounts of funding for
each technology
• £15,000 - £500
Microgeneration Strategy
• Publication of strategy
March 2006
• Development of the
microgeneration market
• In 2004 were approx
82000 installations in the
UK
• Strategy highlights
potential for 30-40% of
UK’s electricity from
microgeneration
Potential implication for local
authorities
• Setting and publishing
local targets for
microgeneration
• Flexibility to deliver
the local targets
• Reducing fuel poverty
• Links energy
production to energy
consumption
Potential implication for local
authorities
• Reducing local
carbon emissions
• Potential income
generation for
householders
• Planning implications
• Links to Climate
Change Strategies
Summary
• Microgeneration has the potential to reduce
carbon emissions
• Some technologies are still being developed
e.g. Fuel cells but most are well proven
• Government grants will help improve numbers
of microgeneration installations
• Potential for 40,000 mini energy generators in
Charnwood