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The first of this year's energy and climate change briefings, this excellent talk was presented by Adrian Pike, CEO of Anesco, who has been at the forefront of delivering a broad range of green technology services.
The presentation, well attended by Registered Providers and Local Authorities, brought together a number of issues that have recently dominated the news – the challenge to the cut in FiTs, rising energy prices, the Government's carbon reduction target of 80% by 2050 and the availability of existing and future Government schemes. Lots of views were expressed by delegates about the various existing and new schemes such as the Green Deal and whether solar FiT schemes will be on or off the agenda going forward.
The briefing focussed on a pioneering project called ‘Greenwatt Way’, built by SSE with which Adrian Pike was closely involved in delivering. The development contains a mixture of ten homes built to Code 6 of the Code for Sustainable Homes and is one of the first ‘zero-carbon’ developments in the UK. Adrian took us through all the features of the development from the solar PV tiles which cover the entire roof and the district heating system powered by four different renewable sources to the shared electric car for the occupants of the development. The project was a fascinating insight into the future of zero-carbon homes.
During the interactive session, we discussed how Registered Providers may be able to implement some of the new technologies and Adrian pointed out the pitfalls of a one size fits all approach and the need to look to a blended technologies approach to provide the most appropriate energy solutions for housing. Topics of interest included the key issue of financing new technology and in particular how this is going to work in the context of the Green Deal, the practical aspects of implementing new technology including the need for educating tenants how to use the technology and the importance of getting the maintenance and monitoring arrangements right from the outset of a new build or retrofit scheme.
If we can assist you with any of your energy and climate change matters or if you're interested in attending any of our upcoming Energy and Climate Change Briefings please contact Caroline Mostowfi on caroline.mostowfi@devonshires.co.uk or 020 7065 1855.
