1. DECENTRALISED ENERGY Sandy Taylor Head of Climate Change & Environment

2. THE GREEN VISION Published March 2013 Building a leading green city & 60% reduction in CO 2 by 2027 More prosperous, healthier, fairer, resource- efficient and better for business How? –Planning framework and policy –Sustainable energy and CO 2 reduction –The green economy

3. THE GREEN VISION ON ENERGY How Birmingham should be heated and powered – an Energy Plan for Birmingham to complement the Carbon Roadmap Creating decarbonised local energy generation capacity – building on the city’s solar installations and exploring novel & renewable energy potentials, including bioenergy

4. ENERGY PLAN PROGRESS Economic Zones & Regeneration/Development Plans + Energy consumption (kWh/M 2 ) + Existing energy infrastructure An ‘energy map’ of Birmingham, capturing as many energy sources and infrastructure as possible to visualise type and scale of current and potential renewable energy sources and demand across Birmingham.

5. DECENTRALISED ENERGY PROGRESS Birmingham District Energy Company (BDEC) Tyseley Energy Recovery Facility European Bioenergy Research Institute (EBRI) Hydrogen fuel cells

6. NEXT STEPS Adopt the “Your Green City” SPD to ensure a consistent energy approach through development and low carbon energy generation Produce Birmingham Energy Plan in Carbon Roadmap Develop key projects working with Working with DECC & ETI on “Smart Systems and Heat” Birmingham Development Plan – build in energy appraisal to maximise low carbon/renewable opportunities

7. CONSIDERATIONS Future resource supply for renewable energy Large scale storage/smart systems Grasping long term opportunities Prioritising the vulnerable; who pays? How to engage house builders/developers in long-term benefits? Working with government & uncertainty over Energy Bill

8. GET INVOLVED www.birmingham.gov.uk/greencommission @greenbirmingham #greenbrum