1. 1 © 2013 Farm Energy Centre Welcome

2. 2 © 2013 Farm Energy Centre Today’s programme 10:00 amRegistration 10:30 am Welcome and introduction Heating system types and main components 11:30 amCoffee 11:45 amHeating system practicalities 12:45 pmLunch 1:30 pmSite walk - Four Acre Nurseries, Town Lane, Much Hoole, Preston PR4 4GJ 3:00 pmSummary and depart

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8. 8 © 2013 Farm Energy Centre Energy price update www.growsave.co.uk/energy-price-trends

9. 9 © 2013 Farm Energy Centre Future prices ?

10. 10 © 2013 Farm Energy Centre Energy costs in the future – unpredictable but increasing More energy taxes – to pay for new energy sources It’s all about cost saving!

11. 11 © 2013 Farm Energy Centre Purchasing Energy Efficiency Management Renewable Energy Energy cost saving

12. 12 © 2013 Farm Energy Centre “Sort out energy efficiency before moving on to renewable energy!”

13. 13 © 2013 Farm Energy Centre I can’t save any more… – Renewables are the only answer! But saving is the cheapest approach – Accept that it isn’t easy Be honest with yourself – Have I really done everything I can? The energy saving stigma!

14. 14 © 2013 Farm Energy Centre New Climate Change Levy (CCL) targets – Just set by DECC – 14% improvement in energy efficiency by December 2020 – Measured against 2008 base year – Compliance secures CCL discount for participants until 2023 65% on gas 90% on electricity Energy efficiency - targets

15. 15 © 2013 Farm Energy Centre Cost saving, not energy saving – Reduced carbon footprint Current uptake stimulated by government support – Feed-in Tariffs (FiTs) — electricity generation – Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) — heating Renewable energy

16. 16 © 2013 Farm Energy Centre Best options – Solar photo-voltaic (PV) – Small-scale wind Others – Anaerobic digestion (AD) – Biomass CHP – Hydro power Renewable electricity

17. 17 © 2013 Farm Energy Centre Uptake driven by the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) “Income” per kWh of renewable heat used Started on 30 th November 2011 – Commercial – Domestic Payments guaranteed for 20 years Index linked Renewable heating

18. 18 © 2013 Farm Energy Centre If you use oil now – It’s time to get serious about biomass – Payback = 4 years or less If you use gas now – Still worth consideration – Simple payback - about 5 years Payback times

19. 19 © 2013 Farm Energy Centre Equivalent heat costs Heat sourceFuel cost Fuel cost - p/kWh heat RHI income (average <1MW biomass) Net cost of heat Natural gas2.5p/kWh3.1p/kWh- Gas oil65p/litre7.5p/kWh- Wood chip£90/t3.0p/kWh 0.0p/kWh Wood pellets£200/t4.6p/kWh3.0p/kWh1.6p/kWh Cereal straw£60/t1.7p/kWh3.0p/kWh-1.3p/kWh GS heat pump 10p/kWh (electricity) 2.5p/kWh3.4p/kWh-0.9p/kWh

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