Presentation from Business Link's 'Boost your marketing strategy' event at Center Parcs Longleat Forest on 2nd March 2011. Dr. Jeff Kenna's (Camco) presentation looks at green energy futures and how businesses can make the most of current and up and coming opportunities.

1. March 2011 Green Energy Futures Jeff Kenna

2. A changing world ....

3. The Greatest Market Failure?

5. Group Think

7. Independent

10. General Motors in Liquidation

11. Leaf – 0 gms C02/km

13. How can we get there? Fuel mix in a transition to low carbon society

15. Closure of coal power stations – Large Combustion Plan Directive

16. Rising oil and gas prices

17. Political instability in oil & gas rich countries

18. Lack of investment in energy infrastructure

19. Climate change and sustainability

21. Increasing electricity prices – Minimum 25% real increase by 2020

22. Massive investment - £200bn by 2020

23. Large scale energy efficiency improvements

24. 12% of energy to be local by 2050

27. European Union 20/20/20 Legislation

28. UK Climate Change Act

29. 80% cut in CO2 by 2050

30. Feed in tariffs

31. Renewables Heat Incentive

32. Carbon Neutral Homes from 2016

33. 15% energy from renewables by 2020 (30% electricity; 12% hear; 10% transport)

35. Generation tariff

36. Payment made for every kWh generated & metered

37. Export tariff

38. Payment made for every kWh exported to the grid

39. Payments will be made by electricity suppliers to generators.

40. Large suppliers are designated mandatory suppliers, and have to participate by law.

41. Small suppliers may participate if they wish

42. Maximum capacity for the scheme is 5 megawatts (5 MW)

43. Eligible low-carbon electricity technologies are – solar PV, new Anaerobic Digestion, hydro, wind, micro Combined Heat & Power

45. Solar Photovoltaics

47. PV costs have come down 35% in the past 4 years

48. Germany has 7.5 GW of pv – supplying 1.2% of national electricity

49. From 2016 new houses in UK will be zero carbon

51. No of businesses: 10,000

52. No of jobs: 53,000

53. Export Earnings: €6bn/yr

54. Installed Cost €4000/kW

55. Market growth 2001-2008: 80% per year10 MW solar farm in Bavaria

56. Solar radiation in Germany and UK

58. Would meet 3.2% UK electricity by 2020

59. Market of £10bn/year

61. Costs and Finance

62. Planning

63. Grid Connection

65. Temperature1 kW array will give approx 850 kWh/year in UK 10% annual variations

67. RPI linked

68. Tax advantages

69. Can be leased

70. Can be debt financed

72. But still a grey area for planners

73. Commercial systems will need planning permission

75. Smaller than 100 kW should be no problem

76. MW size can connect to 11 kV network

78. Performance Guarantees

79. Raising Debt

80. Offsetting risk

81. Ownership and roof renting

82. Track record and skills of contractors

85. 8-10% inflation proof

86. Long term & better than banks

87. Positions your company

88. Value add to local community

89. Supports global and national targets

91. Camco is an international leader in identifying opportunities and providing solutions to carbon risk.