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Worcestershire Energy Strategy - Creating a Thriving Low Carbon Economy

This strategy aims to transform Worcestershire into a thriving low carbon economy by 2030, with a focus on sustainable energy, affordable access to clean energy, clean economic growth, overcoming infrastructure barriers, and promoting low carbon transport and active travel.

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Worcestershire Energy Strategy - Creating a Thriving Low Carbon Economy

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  1. ENCRAFT WORCESTERSHIRE ENERGY STRATEGYLEP BOARD SUMMARY KATE ASHWORTH

  2. Policy context. • Important recent publications

  3. Stakeholder engagement Feedback from Stakeholders Stakeholder engagement led by Sustainability West Midlands Three workshops held at an early stage to help shape the strategy: • Worcester (at Worcester Bosch) • Pershore (Wychavon Council) • Hartlebury (EfW centre) Good business representation Additional one-to-one follow up interviews with key stakeholders 3 week consultation period for stakeholder to comment on the current Strategy in January (closed 22nd Jan) Lots of positive feedback and business engagement in shaping the strategy

  4. Strategy overview Energy vision statement By 2030, Worcestershire will have a thriving low carbon economy which supports the creation of high value jobs, and stimulatesinvestment and clean growth across the county. We will have high quality energy efficient housing stock and a robust, diverse energy infrastructure, underpinned by low carbon generation which utilises Worcestershire’s unique local resources.

  5. Worcestershire’s Energy USP Worcestershire historically been a net importer of energy Important to increase local renewable generation to improve resilience and keep the value stream within the local economy Limited scope for large scale generation But you can be smarter about using what you have • Utilising and developing skilled low carbon economy workforce • Supporting and exploiting well developed channels to market in terms of business readiness for disruptive markets • Leveraging 5G testbed to pioneer large scale demand management • Working with academic centres of excellence developing smart med-tech to alleviate fuel poverty • Commercialising the deep geothermal heat identified at Offenham

  6. Strategy overview Strategy themes Access to affordable, clean energy • The ability of Worcestershire to offer low cost, low carbon energy • To reduce instances of fuel poverty and reduce the overhead cost on small businesses that energy provision entails Clean economic growth • The ability of Worcestershire to achieve its ambitious growth targets whilst reducing carbon emissions • To promote and encourage the flourishing low carbon supply chain to expandfurther Overcoming infrastructure and development barriers • To remove barriers to development by encouraging alternative means to achieve secure energy supply through smart systems Promoting low carbon transport and active travel • To recognise that low carbon transport, particularly the rising use of electric vehicles, is an opportunity for rapid decarbonisation driven by both legislation and consumer trends • To facilitate integrated approaches to transport to increase rates of active travel including walking and cycling

  7. Strategy objectives Three key measures to deliver There are three key measures that we will aim to deliver as part of this strategy: Halving carbon emissions on 2005 levels by 2030. Double the size of the low carbon sector by 2030 Tripling energy production from renewable generation by 2030

  8. Key targets and initiatives identified Strategy themes Access to affordable, clean energy Worcestershire LEP and its partners aims to directly engage with over 80% of households in fuel poverty through the Warmer Worcestershire initiative between 2018-2030 Clean economic growth Worcestershire LEP’s Strategic Economic Plan sets a goal of increasing Worcestershire’s GVA by £2.9 billion by 2025 Tracking in line with national growth in this area of around 5% annually would see the sector grow to a size of over £500m in 2025 and double to £662m by 2030.

  9. Key targets and initiatives identified Strategy themes Overcoming infrastructure and development barriers The LEP’s Strategic Economic Plan aims to create 25,000 jobs and deliver 21,500 new homes between 2014 and 2025. There is a clear need to liaise closely with the distribution network operator in order to enable the scale of development that is likely to take place over the next ten years. The LEP should facilitate the involvement of energy and smart control into the Worcestershire 5G testbed to enable rapid business demand side response. Promoting low carbon transport and active travel The LEP should develop an EV strategy that will offer guidance on the broad range of policy measures and initiatives that can be utilised to encourage the uptake of EVs.

  10. Implementation Next steps for delivery of the strategy Use strategy outputs to feed into Local Industrial Strategy development Liaise with Midlands Energy Hub based in Nottingham • Will offer project support • Worcestershire based Hub officer starting around November Continue Energy Strategy steering group to oversee Strategy implementation Leverage innovation funds to support strategy implementation • Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund • European Funding (while available) • Shared Prosperity Fund Maintain the projects list developed in conjunction with this strategy to track delivery

  11. Implementation Asks from the LEP Board The Board is asked to: Approve the final draft of WLEP Energy Strategy for implementation Endorse continuation of WLEP Energy Steering Group to oversee delivery and implementation of the strategy • Progress reported to LEP Board twice per year

  12. Energy Project Pipeline WLEP Board Meeting 24 January 2019 – Alex Pearson

  13. Early Stage Project Pipeline • Warndon Grid Upgrades (Super Socket) & Feckenham Active Network Management. • Worcester Shrub Hill Electric Taxi ‘Hub’, potential at Kidderminster • Privately financed Electric Vehicle Charge Stations • Bromsgrove Heating Network – Burcott lane • Worcester County Council Solar PV Canopy at County Hall

  14. Grid Capacity • Warndon Upgrade &FeckenhamActive Network Management. • Flexible ‘Plug & Play’ contract arrangements. • Electrical energy storage and demand side response.

  15. Renewables • Scope to increase generation from renewable sources – linked to grid capacity

  16. EV Infrastructure • High capacity drive through stations equipped with rapid chargers – can be privately financed.

  17. EV Taxis • Potential for electric taxi hubs at Shrub Hill and Kidderminster stations • Scheme at Bromsgrove already well advanced

  18. Efficient Housing Stock • Ensure that new housing exceeds current efficiency standards – use of off site construction and ‘Modern Building Techniques’

  19. Heat Networks • Bromsgrove, Worcester City and other areas - connect leisure centres, hospitals and businesses. Domestic systems also viable

  20. Geothermal • Sites in Offenham have good potential - Initial report has been completed

  21. Thank you for your time today Contact: Alex Pearson Senior Regional Energy Projects Officer – Midlands Energy Hub Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership alex.pearson@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

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