1. Integration in Urban Planning Processes Nottingham City
INSMART Final Conference
Brussels, 15 March 2017

2. City of Nottingham Population 314,300 126,100 households Area 75km2
Existing sustainability policies
Energy Strategy
Climate Change Strategy
Local Transport Plan 3
«Core city»
Northern European climate
Why did we get involved?
Lack of robust accurate data
Covenant of Mayors signatory
Sustainable Energy Action Plan
City Energy Strategy
Firm evidence base for future energy investments and infrastructure
Systemic view, integrating all the energy consuming sectors offers a holistic approach for city planning

3. Engagement Process Stakeholders Involvement
Jan 2014
Senior engagement at Nottingham City Council
Dec 2015
Stakeholder engagement meeting
Key stakeholders identified
March 2016
City workshop
proposed scenarios discussed
Sept 2016
2nd city workshop
MCDA
Selection of final scenario
All stakeholders received a workshop report, and where kept up to date with the progress on the final set of scenarios
All stakeholders added to distribution list for newsletters, and encouraged to follow InSMART on social media
Only engaged with la stakeholders at the start of the project, as the first half was the project was a research / academic excercise
Held with key local authority stakeholders only (Energy, Planning, Transport, District Heating and Energy Company senior colleagues) to get initial views on the suite of scenario’s suggested by UON to assist the first WP5 workshop in early 2016
Stakeholders
Key local authority staff
Social housing providers
Universities
Public Transport providers
Voluntary sector (community orgs)
Energy Distribution networks
Climate change advocates
Energy Supply Companies
District Heating providers
Energy Sector Businesses
Domestic energy specialists
Views, comments and suggestions were taken on board for the UON to draw up a final set of scenarios
Same set of stakeholders for the second workshop

4. City Energy System – Building Energy Consumption
128k households of 16 typologies
Largest consumers = 1920/30s detached houses
Social houses better
largest factors in energy usage are
heating set point
air tightness,
insulation
glazing
Older/Larger properties consumption modern equivalent
Large and diverse housing stock, and a major contributor to the city’s overall energy footprint
Large 1920 / 30’s detached properties consume the most energy in the city
Some older and larger properties are using 3 to 4 times the energy of modern equivalent buildings
Private social rented, and owner occupiers have the least amount of energy efficient measures
Heating set point and air tightness are the most significant factors affecting energy use
Insulation and glazing factors have a significant impact on energy use
Victorian 3 storey terrace, second highest, and Victorian semi detached third
Strategy needs to be looked at for the private rented sector as this 23% of the housing stock in the city and these have the highest energy consumption in the city. Relatively simple insulation measures are required, but there is currently no uk funding for this sector, however new UK legislation may force this sector into these measures to lower energy demand

5. City Energy System – Urban Mobility Needs
Travel to work area greater than city boundary
Average 3.8 trips per person per day
Av distance of 7km per person per day
Petrol car is 50% of the total vehicle demand
Energy used is 152,224mj per day, and 142mj per person per day
Cars are 90% of the demand
For building energy, just modelled within city boundary

6. City Energy System City Council estate consumes 37GWh pa annum
15% renewable energy across Nottingham
Largest district heating system in the UK
160GWh/year heat
50GWh/year of electricity
Street lighting accounts for 30% of this, targets in place to reduce street lighting by a further 2m kWh within the next two years (PFI)
Our operational estate to reduce by a further 15% by 2020
Water supply, gravity fed, regulation

7. Nottingham Scenarios
Final scenario’s for multi criteria decision analysis (explain)
Local Leadership Low Cost = low la engagement, no subsidies for energy retrofits, limited expansion of transport infrastructure
Local Leadership Engaged = Public sector focused with dh expansion, and public transport upgrades, and subsidies for residential retrofits
Local Leadership Full = Includes all planned transport and energy projects
Local Leadership Growth = High level of local engagement with community power, plant scale PV, and low carbon housing
Green Growth West = Includes possible extension of NET to Kimberley
Green Growth East = Includes possible extension of NET to Gedling
Green Growth All = Includes all NET extensions, HS2, and anaerobic digestion
Local Leadership Growth is the preferred scenario which Nottingham is taking forward, it is based on the the highest level of local engagement, with forced inclusion of those key results referred to in the Energy System section. Other results in the Green Growth East & West may be included as they include options for growth of the Nottingham Express Transit to east and west of the City.
Tram – west to proposed HS2 Toton, and east to Gedling

8. Mid Term Implementation Plan (1)
Measures to implement:
Insulation
Basic draught proofing
Low carbon housing
Cycle network upgrade
Electric Vehicle uptake
Electric buses
District Heating Network Expansion
Community CHP
Solar PV at municipal sites
Mainly informing us that our current strategic direction is the right one.
Let me pick a few things out
Transport:
Ultra Low Emission Vehicles = Go Ultra Low. already received funding to increase EV charging network, business support, increase in private EV via promotions, clean air zone, and Eco-Express way
58 electric buses = one of largest fleets in EU.
Will use the InSMART mid term plan as a basis for new strategies
Insulation – Partnership with NCH to increase
Draught proofing – Behavioural change post to increase understanding to assist in install of low cost measures
Low carbon housing - ??
Cycle network upgrade – D2N2 funding already in place to increase the cycle network making safe cycling corridors to the south & east of the city
EV uptake – Go ultra low, already received funding to increase EV charging network, business support, increase in private EV via promotions, clean air zone, and Eco-Express way
EV buses – Already have 58 one of the largest in Europe
DH expansion –
Community CHP – This shall be looked at in further discussions regarding Nottingham’s energy future
Solar PV – New Energy Projects service in place, a further 5 being currently installed, with another 25 at the feasibility stage
March 7th 2017

9. Mid term Implementation Plan (2)
Main Expected Achievements by 2030:
Insulation of municipal owned social housing
Draught proofing
Cycle network upgrade
Electric Vehicle uptake
Electric buses
Solar PV
Retrofitting of housing
Not just insulation but are working with both Nottingham universities and with other EU partners to find ways to retrofit houses to zero energy standards at reduced costs, through innovative procurement and financial modelling and offsite manufacture.
Once proven intend to rollout to all social housing stock which needs EWI but doesn’t already have it.
ON solar PV already doing municipal sites, 4000 domestic sites
Testing, again with EU partners and universities, models which could make domestic renewables more cost effective through community energy schemes – escos with batteries, PV, district heating which bring cost down through interacting with the grid, pay as you save models etc.

10. Lessons Learnt and Key Innovations
National datasets misleading
Private rented housing needs investment
MCDA effective, once understood
Confirmation of Nottingham’s strategic energy direction
Data to enable more effective targeting of projects
But we have some lessons to consider as well.
One is on private housing. Not a surprise but something we need to take very seriously. Some activity already, with all NCH area based schemes making offers to private housing which has lead to over 2000 private owned EWI. But need more and insmart has proven that.
Have commited to write a domestic energy efficiency and fuel poverty strategy under the NCC health and wellbeing strategy because of clear links between warm and energy efficient house and health.
National datasets present a misleading local picture, the datasets presented from the building surveys in Work Package 1, represent a view of the previous energy efficiency work that Nottingham has carried out
LEFT The map at the top is the DECC data energy use data by ward, which we have all used in the past
RIGHT The map below is the modelled energy use (baseline) from the surveys, and academic review.
30,000 private rented sector in housing which is 23% present a significant opportunity for relatively low cost, simple energy measures and savings. The issues being that there is a funding gap, and nationally there is no enforcement towards this sector. Opportunity does present itself from 2018 when new legislation may force sector into lowering the demand (EPC), ECO, local selective licensing scheme
Non-domestic energy use was modelled, but not to the same level as the domestic sector. National data indicates 39% of carbon emissions comes from this sector in Nottingham, InSMART model suggests 35% from this sector. Further study using InSMART methodogly is under consideration
Our experience of the Multi Criteria Decision Analysis is that whilst at first the concept is somewhat difficult to understand for non-academics, once understood it is a good tool for decision making where there are many variables, and inputs. This is a method which NCC may pursue in the future for large decision making processes as we move forward to our new sustainability strategies post 2020
Identifying our stakeholders was key to building on the first draft set of scenarios from Work Package 5. Views and ideas have assisted the city greatly in developing the mid term implementation plan. An additional benefit has been this has opened up new networks and areas for discussion with our stakeholders for future partnerships, and further ideas for new EU funding streams
Having a understanding of the types of properties, and their construction types in Nottingham has greatly assisted the city in our current and forward planning for energy investments. Being able to identify a properties simulated energy use is of great importance to us.

11. Dissemination & Future Uses
Sustainable Development Action Plan
GIS map
Energy Databases
Municipal working groups
National project (SCATTER)
Current review of strategies to deliver new SDAP which has a shared vision for the whole city of Nottingham range of stakeholders taking responsibility for different actions. Already had a number of stakeholder workshops and an initial engagement with citizens through a SD survey and planning further developing and consultation
A key partnership to assist the city in delivering the actions will be our green theme partnership, which is a cross public, private, academic partnership looking at all streams of environmental sustainability. As referred to earlier the stakeholder engagement process of the insmart project has opened up excellent networks for Nottingham, that we are keen to pursue and engage with as we move towards implementation of the insmart plans
The GIS mapping is and will be in the future an essential tool for energy, planning, and transport officers in future projects for the city
A legacy of this project shall be the availability of energy data from UON for specific property level energy data for our future plans in the city, especially those city owned social housing, private rented, and for behavioural Change activities for owner occupied housing
National networks. Talk about core cities, and beis, and the great relationship we have with them being one of the leading sustainable cities in the uk
Nottingham City Council working with their UK Core Cities partners will be part of a new project funded by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.  The Scatter Project produce and deliver an evidence-based climate change target for 2050, with agreed trajectory and milestones, using a global first mover implementation of newly developed international tools and standards. The INSMART methodology will be considered for this project. 
Post 2020 will use InSMART for future SEAP

12. Further Contacts
Jane Lumb, Head of Service, Energy Policy & Sustainability
Andy Whitley, City Energy Manager, Energy Policy & Sustainability