How to deliver a Renewable Energy Project

1. How to deliver a Renewable Energy Project Jemma Benson CO2Sense Yorkshire

2. CO2Sense Yorkshire • Established by Yorkshire Forward • Helping regional businesses to prosper in the low carbon economy • Develop new markets for products • Access to finance • Reduce emissions by support on carbon reduction, resource efficiency, and renewable energy

3. CO2Sense Renewable Energy Support • Funding programme for regional renewable electricity and Combined Heat and Power projects • Support for larger schemes over 50kW • Commercial funding packages up to £750,000 • Dedicated support for the Woodfuel sector through funding, specialist support and demonstration projects

4. CO2Sense Renewable Energy Support Examples include: Settle Hydro Community owned 50kW Archimedes hydro screw Green Frog Power 4MW waste vegetable oil generator Generating electricity which supplies the grid and heat which is sold to a neighbouring business

5. Contents

6. Options Appraisal • What do you want to achieve? • Expand you business and make money • Reduce your carbon footprint • Reduce the impact of rising fuel prices? • Save money • Maximise all energy saving opportunities before considering renewable energy if you want to save money • New financial mechanisms – FIT and RHI will make it easier to make money from renewable energy

7. Options Appraisal • Resource assessment • Wind speed • River • South facing roof • Access to a biomass fuel

8. Feasibility

9. Feasibility 3MW wind turbine Time to develop = 2 years + Planning permission? = Yes

10. Feasibility 3kW Solar PV Time to develop = < 6 months Planning permission? = No (?)

11. Feasibility 15kW Wood Chip Boiler Using waste wood produced by the company (EA compliance) Time to develop = 6 months Planning permission? = ??

12. Suppliers • Feasibility assessment • Independent assessment • The technology best for you and not for the supplier • Sense check the information you are provided • Technology and installation provider • Microgeneration Certification Scheme • Quality and experience

13. Planning • Do you need planning permission? • Consult your local planning authority- PD Enquiry • Permitted development orders apply for domestic only- consultation currently underway to extend to businesses

14. Planning

15. Regulation • Will it need permitting? • Hydro • Abstraction licence – Environment Agency • Biomass installations • Emissions? – Environment Agency or Local Authority • Waste regulations – Environment Agency • Grid connection • Meet YEDL regulations • Amend import to import and export connection

16. Funding • Grants will be restricted with new financing tariffs • FIT and RHI • New funding mechanisms with the arrival of the FIT • Financial support provided in return for proportion of the FIT value • More specific loans on offer

17. Operation and Maintenance • Ensure maintenance costs are included in your feasibility assessment • Accredit your technology with Ofgem to receive your FIT entitlement • Choose a technology with spare parts and local maintenance engineers • Companies are on hand to do it all for you!

18. Summary

19. Questions to ask • Why am I doing this? • Lifetime of the technology? • Does the technology come with guarrantees? • What capacity factor have been used in the calculations? • Check your wind speed - http://www.bwea.com/noabl/index.html • Support on offer

20. Jemma Benson Renewable Energy Programme Manager 0113 237 8422 Jemma.benson@co2sense.org.uk