CLAREN Cumbria and Lancashire Community Renewables

1. CLARENCumbria and Lancashire Community Renewables Community Renewables – Case Studies 12th November 2003 Andrew Loynd Community Renewables Officer ‘Working to promote and facilitate community based renewable energy technologies in Cumbria and Lancashire’ www.claren.org.uk

2. CLARENCumbria and Lancashire Community Renewables • Part of a national network of local support teams (LST) funded by the Countryside Agency’s Community Renewables Initiative • It is a 3 year funded programme by the Countryside Agency • CLAREN Operates across the whole of Cumbria and Lancashire • It is a support network providing advice to community groups, landowners and businesses to enable them to take forward a renewable energy idea, and transform it into a viable project. www.claren.org.uk

3. CLARENCumbria and Lancashire Community Renewables AIM ‘To support the establishment of small scale renewable energy developments by community groups, small businesses and public sector bodies throughout Cumbria and Lancashire’ www.claren.org.uk

4. Case Study 1 - Gamblesby Village of Gamblesby • 16 miles North East of Penrith • It has no amenities apart from a 150 year stone village hall • Previously only had 4 3kW electric bar heaters (not on gas mains) • Burnt heads but left feet frozen! www.claren.org.uk

5. Gamblesby Continued • Came to CLAREN October 2002 • As part of renovation work they were looking to include renewable energy sources • CLAREN helped by: • Informing them of ground-source heating and solar thermal technologies • Supporting applications for grant funding from Leader plus, Northern Rock and Eden District Council • All funding is now secured and installation is ongoing. www.claren.org.uk

6. Gamblesby Continued • The Pump is due to be fitted by November. • Internal insulation (loft and cavity wall) has been installed after electrical re-wiring. • It is expected the heat pump will generate enough under-floor heating even during winter. • The heat pump requirement is only 3kW – saving 9kW electricity! • Looking at a small turbine to run the heat pump (?) • Second phase on extension will include solar thermal heating. The possibility of a small wind turbine to cover the heat pump’s 3kW is being looked into. www.claren.org.uk

7. Case Study 2 – Lancashire Wildlife Trust ‘The Barn’ • Lancashire Wildlife Trust recently opened new building – ‘The Barn’ • The building concept was to be sustainable in all areas • Includes reclaimed bricks, carpet tiles and wooden flooring • Recycles rainwater and has passive ventilation – no need for air conditioning • They are as sustainable as possible from an architectural view point – make the most of energy efficient materials and measures www.claren.org.uk

8. The Barn - Continued • For heating, Solar thermal is being used during the summer (hot water, etc…) with an 80kW wood chip boiler being used during the colder months. • Wood is sourced from the local estate, chipped and stored nearby to dry. • The cost of the building is competitive to any other new built office of its size – Sustainability does not have to cost more! www.claren.org.uk

9. The Barn - Outcomes • Technologies can be used in conjunction with each other to get maximum efficiency (eg solar thermal heating for summer, biomass for winter) • Renewable energy is most effectively used when combined with energy efficiency measures to help reduce costs • Being sustainable does not necessarily mean being more expensive. Over its lifetime, the boiler will reduce potential energy costs. www.claren.org.uk

10. CLARENCumbria and Lancashire Community Renewables CONTACT DETAILS Tel: 0845 601 8874 Mobile: 077806 45306 Email: e.bruce@snw.org.uk www.claren.org.uk Town hall, Duke Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria LA14 2LD www.claren.org.uk