Tag Archives: Decentralised Energy

Pimlico and Whitehall Decentralised Energy

7 July 2011: DECC’s Carbon Management Plan (see Note 7 of press release linked) published yesterday, provides a brief update on an LDA project which involves the connection between the Whitehall and Pimlico district heating schemes in order to improve the operational efficiency of the two existing combined heat and power (CHP) plants. The Plan states that “The feasibility of linking to the Whitehall District Heating Scheme will be investigated if this Scheme is opened to new participants over the period of the Plan. An estimated cost for joining the scheme has been included in the planned projects below but it is not currently possible to estimate what the likely costs or savings would be.” £50,000 has been allocated by DECC to progress this action.

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Review of Renewable and Decentralised Energy Potential in South East England

15 June 2010A review of the potential for renewable energy development in the South East developed using DECC’s methodology. The work was intended to inform the SE Regional Strategy. Due to the revocation of RSS and ending of regional planning, the reports have been tailored as far as possible to be useful to planning authorities in developing their own assessments and evidence base for local policy

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Heat efficient Holborn

6 June 2011: inmidtown – which represents the interests of 560 businesses in Holborn, Bloomsbury and St Giles – is working with Camden to explore opportunities to increase the use of decentralised energy in the area by linking heat loads together. Further information on their energy sharing initiative here.

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Making a case for national heat mapping

1 June 2011: Article highlighting London’s Decentralised Energy Master Planning (DEMaP) programme, which has led to the production of the London Heat Map.

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Mayor’s responses to London Assembly energy and climate change questions

May 2011: The Mayor’s responses to the London Assembly on energy and climate change questions questions included:

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Dalston Square – Decentralised Energy

May 2011: A presentation and case study by the energy services section of E.ON on the Dalston Decentralised Energy (DE) project that they have developed and now operate. Serving 553 residential units over 5 blocks with retail units and a public library, the energy centre is powered by gas-fired combined heat and power units (CHPs) and gas/biomass boilers.

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Legal Frameworks for Sustainable Community Infrastructure

20 May 2011: The UK-Green Building Council – in conjunction with the Zero Carbon Hub – launched the  interim findings of the Legal Frameworks for Sustainable Community Infrastructure. The report represents work by an industry task group on what is needed for the development of standardised legal frameworks across the industry to facilitate the growth of Sustainable Community Infrastructure and reduce associated costs and burdens.

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New DECC CHP Site Assessment Tool

16 May 2011: New DECC tool posted on CHP Focus website allowing users to “get an indicative assessment and review potential options for installing CHP on a particular site and it has been carefully designed for users who have limited knowledge of CHP.”

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Southwark Heat Network

3 May 2011: Updates on Southwark’s work with SELCHP on taking waste heat from the power station to  nearby residential estates: 27 April update; 3 May update.

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Hospital’s Decentralised Energy System

26 April 2011: Mitie have been commissioned by the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead to develop an energy centre incorporating onsite CHP generation.

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White City Opportunity Area Planning Framework (OAPF)

8 April 2011: Chapter 8 of the main OAPF document summarises energy issues. A technical appendix (TA9) to the report goes into further detail on energy.

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Olympic Park to provide green power to Stratford homes and businesses

30 Mar 2011: LDA report on their funding of £480,000 to install hot water pipework connecting the energy centres on the Olympic Park and Stratford City through to Stratford High Street and beyond. Read the full LDA news release here.

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