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The CCC Review of Bioenergy

Dr Ute Collier, Committee on Climate Change Discusses the nature of bioenergy in respect to feedstocks, conversion processes, and the potential end uses (heat and/or power, liquid fuels and gaseous fuels), considering current UK production levels. The review seeks to assess the potential role for bioenergy in meeting the carbon budgets, taking account of lifecycle emissions and other sustainability concerns as well as alternative uses for bioenergy feedstocks. It considers the role for bioenergy across different sectors and concludes that around 10% bioenergy penetration may be required to meet the 2050 target, and that this could be sustainable. Key priorities should be to develop CCS, develop bioenergy options, and invest in a range of other low carbon technologies, such as electric vehicles and heat pumps.

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CCC Bioenergy Review Jan 2012.pdf 1.99 MB
31st
Jan
2012

Zero Carbon Buildings ULI 2009

Alexandra Notay, Urban Land Institute Provides an overview of the Urban Land Institute and its five key global policy objectives: sustainability, climate change and energy; infrastructure; housing; capital markets; and public leadership. An overview of a survey is provided, that looked at: how people access information on energy use in buildings; the barriers people encounter in looking for information on energy efficiency and retrofitting; and what would attract people to a central hub for advice on these areas. Detailed information on the Energy Exchange Initiative website is provided, covering the key areas of its content: non-domestic only; pan-European; energy efficiency and retrofitting; and efficiency of energy use.

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Zero Carbon Buildings ULI 2009.pdf 6.09 MB
16th
Nov
2009

Zero Carbon Buildings Fulcrum 2009

Andy Ford, Fulcrum Consulting Sets out the business case for zero carbon, explaining why it is needed, what needs to happen and by when. An overview is provided of the current emissions from the built environment and how this needs to fall by 2050, in the context of the problems with the existing building stock. A zero carbon hierarchy is put forward, based upon: 1) energy efficiency; 2) carbon compliance; 3) a community energy fund. It is suggested that to move towards zero carbon, we should start building a heat infrastructure and find ways to fund community energy centres, linking energy and property companies and investigating how non-domestic development might benefit existing housing. Overviews are provided for Interseasonal Heat Transfer, Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage and city sized ring mains.

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Zero Carbon Buildings Fulcrum 2009.pdf 755.97 KB
16th
Nov
2009

Building Market Transformation: transforming markets from the inside

Mark Hinnells, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford Buildings account for 47% of UK carbon emissions. Building Market Transformation is exploring how markets could be transformed to achieve large-scale reductions in carbon emissions from both residential and non-residential buildings (eg as much as 80% by 2050). For many years, policy has been evolutionary and has allowed businesses and business models to remain broadly unaltered. However, policy is now arguably becoming revolutionary and eliciting exciting unexpected and unpredicted responses from business. The paper several examples of how business models may fracture and then new ones emerge as a result of changed policy. There are also likely to be new ways of learning in response to policy, eg using internet based communities to build partnerships and share learning much faster than through conventional routes. The author, as well as being a researcher at Oxford is a partner in a business incubator in the process of developing four low carbon businesses, each of which has been given the opportunity to emerge because of changed policy and market conditions. The paper is based on Read more…

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25th
Sep
2008

Renewable Energy in the 2007 Energy White Paper

Professor Catherine Mitchell, University of Exeter Provides an overview of progress on renewables within the UK, the current support mechanisms for them, new policy developments and what needs to change to better enable their development. To date, progress has been poor, in comparison to other EU countries, with support in the UK currently provided through the Renewable Obligation. The EWP sets an aspiration for 20% renewable electricity by 2020 and sets out policy developments for banding the RO and changing the planning regime; however, it does not deal with renewable heat or transport and continues to play down microgeneration and market intervention. A real issue continues to be a lack of a long term strategy for the UK energy system, which the EWP fails to address.

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Renewable Energy in the UK 2007.pdf 115.17 KB
25th
Sep
2007

Saving Energy

Dr Brenda Boardman, ECI,  Oxford University In the context of the challenge to cut carbon emissions, the task is huge, but possible. The 40% House study provides insights into saving energy within the domestic sector, showing the importance of reducing demand as this also reduces technology costs and increases security of supply. Action is required on lighting, appliances, insulation and better building standards, which will also help to reduce bills and fuel poverty. The current distribution of EPC bandings for the UK housing stocking is shown, based on SAP 2005 as well as how this needs to be transformed by 2050. Whilst the EWP contains some useful initiatives, it lacks an overall vision and sense of urgency, and a vast untapped potential for saving energy exists, particularly in combination with micro-generation and trading (personal carbon allowances).

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Saving Energy 2007.pdf 188.48 KB
25th
Sep
2007

Energy White Paper 2007: Meeting the Energy Challenge

Vicky Pryce, BERR This provides a brief overview of the 2007 Energy White Paper (EWP), setting the policy and analytical context and some key highlights. The key long term challenges for the energy policy are stated as tackling climate change and ensuring secure, clean and affordable energy. Context for climate change is discussed in respect to the Stern Review, the 2006 WEO, and the UK’s current position for emissions relating to transport, heat and energy. Issues for security of supply are also discussed. Based on these an outline of some of the key economic analysis that underpins the EWP policies; an explanation of the conclusions the Government has reached; and the action Government now want to take to tackle the challenges.

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Energy White Paper 2007 Meeting the Energy Challenge.pdf 167.59 KB
25th
Sep
2007

Energy White Paper 2007

“Meeting the Energy Challenge”, the White Paper on Energy, was published on May 23, 2007 following several years of intense energy policy review and debate. The BIEE one day seminar on September 25th brought  together prominent academics in each of the topics of the White Paper, to present their assessment and critique of the paper. A meeting report produced by UKERC was published after the meeting.

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Distributed Energy 2007.pdf 591.07 KB
23rd
May
2007

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