Talk given to Young Planners Cymru on 30th March 2013. Covering renewable energy and its implications for Wales.

1. Renewable
energy:
where‘s
benefit?the
@davidoclubb

2. Facts about Welsh energy use
Quantity coal wasted
8 words per slide*
*except this one, quotations and graphs

5. UK renewable energy
Energy Wales
roadmap
Renewable energy
http://goo.gl/B6XMV
http://goo.gl/ar4iq
http://goo.gl/S3Hfd
directive

6. “Our energy consumption
keeps
Increasing”
BBC Wales “Carwyn Jones talks of how to meet Wales' energy needs”
4th February 2013

7. Year
MTOE
http://goo.gl/oSMyV
UK energy use

8. 0
2
4
6
8
10
12
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Walesas%ofUK
EnergyconsumptioninWales,GWh
Total energy consumption in
Wales (left axis)
Wales as % of UK (right axis)
Around 8% for
industrial and
commercial (combined)
Around 5% for both
domestic and
transports
Duncan Millard, DECC

9. Conclusion 1
energy use has decreased
in Wales*
*6-year perspective

10. Cost
£
Efficiency

11. “Macro” level
“Micro” level

14. http://www.roadmap2050.eu/downloads

15. Poyry consulting, EWEA, 2010

16. In these financially
straightened
times, my
constituents believe it
is unwise to make
consumers
pay, through taxpayer
subsidy, for inefficient
and intermittent
energy production
that typifies onshore
wind turbines.
Glyn Davies MP, 2012

17. Thermal efficiency of electricity generation
www.ynnicymru.org.uk/blog/the-efficiency-of-wind-generation

18. Fuel Total amount
used
% used for electricity
generation
Amount used for
electricity generation
Waste (TWh)
Gas 905.9 TWh 34 308 TWh 159
Coal 51.1 Mt 82 41.9 Mt (303 TWh) 195
Wind 1330 mtoe 100 1330 mtoe 0
Total 354
DECC http://goo.gl/NkGk6

19. 1 TWh is
the
UK’s
dailyelectricity
consumption
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_electricity_consumption

20. Conclusion 2
energy use will continue
decreasing* in Wales
*expert analysis

21. http://goo.gl/0uxBn
Wales share of UK generation fallen from 9% in 2004 to 7.4% in 2011

22. http://goo.gl/0uxBn

23. Conclusion 3
‘trad’ energy generation is
on it’s way out
in Wales

24. 0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
GWh
Wind, wave, solar
Hydro
Bioenergy
Duncan Millard, DECC
Renewable generation by source, Wales

25. Renewable capacity per capita for all
administrations: 2011
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1
Scotland Wales Northern Ireland England
kW/capita
Source: ONS for census data; DUKES for renewable energy installation data. Thanks to Dr Richard Cowell, Cardiff University

26. Conclusion 4
‘trad’ energy generation is
being replaced by*
renewables in Wales
*not quickly enough

29. need to prioritise
funding to pay for
those public services
which we all rely on
..……… job creation
22/05/2013

30. “As the leader of
Plaid
Cymru, creating jobs
and improving the
Welsh economy has
been my number
one priority”
22/05/201323/05/2013

31. http://goo.gl/0BEzJ

32. 1. DECC; http://goo.gl/uRHpB
2. BBC; http://goo.gl/A6UfV
3. Cardiff Uni/Regeneris Consulting; http://goo.gl/A16Cn
Load factor (%) 48 27
Jobs/installed GW 50 287
Annual output (TWh) 4.2 2.4
Jobs/TWh 12 121

33. 10 x the jobs!

36. that‘s
per head
£36
Area Nominal project
size (MW)
Community
benefits (£/yr)
Business impact
(£)
Lifetime total (£)
Powys 480 3.8m 25m 120m
www.ynnicymru.org.uk/blog/powys-wheres-your-50-million/
per year
www.ifs.org.uk/bns/bn131.pdf
http://goo.gl/eeMHI

37. community benefit
business opportunities

39. David Clubb
Director, RenewableUK Cymru
david.clubb@renewableuk.com
“Renewable energy – where’s the benefit?”
Young Planners Cymru
30th May 2013
@davidoclubb
www.ynnicymru.org.uk
www.linkedin.com/groups/Ynni-Cymru-4880463?