Integrating renewable energy into new developments: Toolkit

4,68
MB for planners, developers and consultants

208
stron

6400
ID Greater London Authority

2004
rok

Contents

Introduction 9

1.1 Toolkit background 9

1.2 Who has produced the toolkit? 9

1.3 What are the aims of the toolkit? 10

1.4 What is the status of the toolkit? 10

1.5 Content of the toolkit 11

1.6 Policy background 11

2 Definitions 15

2.1 Introduction 15

2.2 What is a major development? 15

2.3 What is a proportion? 16

2.4 What are electricity or heat needs? 16

2.5 What renewables are applicable to developments? 17

2.6 What is feasible? 19

3 Technology Guide 21

3.1 Introduction 21

3.2 Energy efficiency measures 22

3.3 Renewable energy technologies - General 31

3.4 Renewable energy technology - Wind turbines 33

3.5 Renewable energy technology - Photovoltaics 40

3.6 Renewable energy technology - Solar water heating 50

3.7 Renewable energy technology - Biomass heating 59

3.8 Renewable energy technology - Biomass combined heat and power 66

3.9 Renewable energy technology - Ground source heating 72

3.10 Renewable energy technology - Ground sourced cooling / borehole cooling 79

3.11 Other renewable energy technologies 84

4 Including Renewables in Development Proposals - A Route Map 89

4.1 Drawing up a shortlist of renewable energy technologies 91

4.2 Rules of thumb for renewable sources in development scenarios 101

4.3 Available and preferred methods for estimating delivered energy demand 103

4.4 Calculating the baseline carbon emissions of the site 110

4.5 Calculating the contribution of each proposed renewable energy technology 112

4.6 Calculating the costs of technically feasible renewable technologies 127

4.7 Assessing the benefits of technically feasible renewable technologies 130

4.8 Calculating the reduction of baseline carbon emissions for the development 131

4.9 Including renewables proposals in the planning application 139

4.10 Liasing/negotiating with developers on inclusion of renewables 140

4.11 Assessing renewables proposals included in the planning application 141

4.12 Reference tables 141

4.13 Results of the feasibility study 157

5 Factors Affecting the Cost of Renewable Technologies 177

5.1 Technology price changes 177

5.2 Economies of scale 177

5.3 Grants and their current predicted life spans. 177

5.4 VAT issues 177

5.5 Impact of legislation 178

5.6 Fossil fuel price changes 178

5.7 Marketing the benefits of renewable energy 179

6 Overview of How Developers Cost Developments 181

6.1 The costing process 181

6.2 Incorporating renewable energy in a development 182

6.3 Summary 184

7 Planning Framework 185

7.1 National policy 185

7.2 Regional policy 187

7.3 Local policy 189

8 Further Sources of Information 193

8.1 Chapter 1 - Introduction 193

8.2 Chapter 3 - Technology Guide 193

8.3 Chapter 4 - Grants 197

8.4 Chapter 7 - Planning 197

9 Performance Indicators 199

10 Appendices 201

Appendix A: Developments referable to the Mayor 201

Appendix B: Acknowledgements 203