Dr Tim Rotheray Director The Association of Decentralised Energy
Saving money through low carbon heat solutions Dr Tim Rotheray
About the ADE The voice for a cost effective efficient, low carbon, user-led energy system; a market in which the Association’s membership can flourish Areas of focus: District heating and cooling Combined heat and power Demand side energy services
Key issues in heat transition Stern report – 1- 2% GDP Exclusive electricity policy Key for poverty 1/3 of GHG emissions ‘bad or boring’ RHI failure Regeneration Customer Appeal Carbon CostInclusivity
Should DH be part of the mix?
Case Study: Can DH deliver Cube Housing Association homes in the Wyndford estate in Glasgow CHP and heat network installed for 1,800 residents, plus overcladding insulation 1960s tower blocks with night storage heating
Case study: Can DH deliver? Heating cost reduction average 25% £27m regeneration 1500 tennants and 300 owners 7000 TCO2 saved annually – insulation and CHP 80% residents “felt safe and warm at home” because of the DH scheme Customer Appeal Carbon CostInclusivity
Case study: Can DH deliver? Heating cost reduction average 25% £27m regeneration 1500 tennants and 300 owners 7000 TCO2 saved annually – insulation and CHP 80% residents “felt safe and warm at home” because of the DH scheme Customer Appeal Carbon CostInclusivity “What is most important is the benefit this system brings to the residents.” Glasgow City Council Leader Gordon Matheson
DH and regeneration - Solihull k Tonnes “I have noticed a massive change in my flat since the work was carried out. The rooms used to be very cold in the winter. Since the insulation work was carried out my home feels cosy even on cold days.”
Delivery - UK Current and potential Denmark 29Norway 4.7 Netherlands 7.25 Sweden 49 Source Euroheat and Power Country by Country Survey, 2015
How to get there
#2050 Market Timeline Establishment Heat Network Development Unit Scottish DH Loan Fund DECC 300m Heat Trust Expansion Initial licensing for investment in DH Policy encourages heat storage Customer protection a requirement m 2 supplied £ energy supplied £ value of installation Dwellings supplied Consolidation Fuller regulation? DH and DNOs network integration How to get there continued...
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