1. Microgeneration Karl Letten – Change Programme Support Officer (Environment) Change Management

2. Structure of presentation 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

3. 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%

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. Potential implication for local authorities Reducing local carbon emissions Potential income generation for householders Planning implications Links to Climate Change Strategies

14. 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