Sustainability

Projects in the

North West

January 2011

Mark Knowles

Low Carbon Economy Manager

The Mersey Partnership

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Liverpool City Region

Key Drivers

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• EU and National Government

Targets

• Legislative Compliance

• Rising resource costs

• New market opportunities

• First mover advantages

• Customer and media

pressure

Low Carbon Growth Points

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Energy Networks Transport Buildings

1. Off-shore wind

2. On-shore wind

3. Micro-generation

4. BioMass / Energy

from Waste

5. Nuclear

6. Tidal

1. Smart Grid

2. Heat Networks

3. Carbon Capture &

Storage

4. Rail Electrification

5. High speed rail

1. Low Emission

Vehicles and

Alternative Fuels

1. Building Standards

and Specifications

2. New Build

3. Retro Fitting

Key Low Carbon Projects

Underway in the City Region

UK Smart Grid Trial

Power from the Mersey

Irish Sea Offshore Wind

Biomass Power Plants

JLR Evoque Programme

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Centre

PV Mass Rollout Programme

Social Housing Renewal

Low Carbon Training Centre

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Offshore Wind -

Opportunities

• The UK is now the largest

offshore wind market in the

world

• Projects valued at £100bn

now committed

• Irish Sea zone valued at

£18bn

• Developers include: Dong

Energy, RWE, Vattenfall,

Scottish Power and Centrica

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Offshore Wind –

The LCR Offer

Integrated partnership

Solution based approach

Low risk location

Strong NW supply chain

Crossover facilities with

nuclear industry

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Offshore Wind -

Recent

Developments

- LCR Offshore Wind

report from Arup

- LCR Offshore Wind

collaborative partnership

- Developer engagement

- Joint Marketing and

Promotion activity

- Supply chain capacity

development

Offshore Wind -

Future Plans

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- Further developer and

supply chain engagement

- Potential PIF and or RGF

bids for infrastructure

improvements

- Increased partnerships

with LCR companies

- Promote the LCR offer at

key events such as The

Crown Estate event in

February and Renewable

UK Offshore Wind in June

SmartGrid - The

Toxteth Trial

Focused specifically on

retrofitting SmartGrid

technology into existing

communities

Key outputs centre on

•Technology suitability

•Consumer adoption

•Regulatory environment

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SmartGrid

–The Project Team

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Organisation Roles

EA Technology Project Management / DNO Liason /

Technology Options Review

Scottish Power Energy

Networks

Host DNO for the Liverpool City

Region

The Mersey Partnership Low carbon project development and

Regional economic develooment

Liverpool City Council Urban regeneration

Plus Dane Group Principle Registered Social Landlord

SmartGrid

- Key Elements of

the Trial

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Demand Side Management

Customer Participation

Distributed Generation

Heat Pumps

Smart meters

Network Automation

Energy Storage

Network Monitoring and Comms

Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

Voltage Control

Low Loss Transformers

Low Carbon

Transportation

Low Emission Vehicle Assembly

Jaguar Land Rover

Vauxhall

Automotive Supply Chain

Lightweight materials

Propulsion systems

Alternative fuels and storage

Supply Infrastructure

Electric vehicle charging

Hydrogen highway

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Low Carbon Building Stock

REECH Programme

Energy efficiency measures and renewable

energy systems in social housing stock

Estimated value £7.5m. Project due to

commence in early 2011

Local supply chain and skills development

an integral feature of the programme

LCR Renewable Energy Capacity Review

Improved knowledge base for councils and

developers

RSL Development Programmes

Passiv Haus and Codes 5 and 6

Retrofitting Alliance

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Challenges to Low

Carbon Development

Project Financing

• Scale

• Risk and precedent

Expansion Funding

• Business Financing

• Scaling Gap

Economic Climate

• Conservatism

• Short term priorities

Government Policy

• Certainty to invest

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Informed Procurement Leaders

Procurement teams are

expected to be the experts

Need timely, unbiased

information

Should be an integral part of

major projects

Can lead the move to a low

carbon economy

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Thank you.

Any questions?

mark.knowles

@merseyside.org.uk

(44) 151 237 3949

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