DECENTRALISED ENERGY

Sandy TaylorHead of Climate Change &

Environment

THE GREEN VISION

• Published March 2013• Building a leading green city & 60% reduction in

CO2 by 2027

• More prosperous, healthier, fairer, resource-efficient and better for business

• How? – Planning framework and policy

– Sustainable energy and CO2 reduction

– The green economy

THE GREEN VISION ON ENERGY

• How Birmingham should be heated and powered – an Energy Plan for Birmingham to complement the Carbon Roadmap• Creating decarbonised local energy generation capacity – building on the city’s solar installations and exploring novel & renewable energy potentials, including bioenergy

ENERGY PLAN PROGRESS

Economic Zones & Regeneration/Development

Plans

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Energy consumption (kWh/M2)

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Existing energy infrastructure

An ‘energy map’ of Birmingham, capturing as many energy sources and infrastructure as possible to visualise type and scale of current and potential renewable energy sources and demand across Birmingham.

DECENTRALISED ENERGY PROGRESS

• Birmingham District Energy Company (BDEC)• Tyseley Energy Recovery Facility • European Bioenergy Research Institute (EBRI)• Hydrogen fuel cells

NEXT STEPS

• Adopt the “Your Green City” SPD to ensure a consistent energy approach through development and low carbon energy generation

• Produce Birmingham Energy Plan in Carbon Roadmap

• Develop key projects working with Working with DECC & ETI on “Smart Systems and Heat”

• Birmingham Development Plan – build in energy appraisal to maximise low carbon/renewable opportunities

CONSIDERATIONS • Future resource supply for renewable

energy• Large scale storage/smart systems• Grasping long term opportunities• Prioritising the vulnerable; who pays?• How to engage house builders/developers

in long-term benefits?• Working with government & uncertainty

over Energy Bill

GET INVOLVED

www.birmingham.gov.uk/greencommission

@greenbirmingham #greenbrum