Presentation introducing the Community Pathway event on the 18th October and providing an introduction to the CRIF project, as presented by Sheryl French.

1. Agenda
Title/ Subject Time Presenter
Introduction 5:00 – 5:20 Sheryl French
(Welcome & Agenda, Why we are doing this?
What do we hope to achieve? Overview of
CRIF, the Community Energy Fund)
How can the community deliver energy 5:20 – 5:55 Dr Tim Lunel, CEO, National
projects in Cambridgeshire? Energy Foundation
Workshop Introduction 5:55 – 6:00 Dr Tim Lunel, CEO, National
Energy Foundation
What ideas do you have for community 6:00 – 6:45 ALL (in Groups)
energy schemes and what support do you
need?
Questions + Answers 6:45 – 6:55 ALL
Next Steps 6:55 – 7:00 Sheryl French

2. Cambridgeshire Renewables
Infrastructure Framework (CRIF)

3. The Key Driver for Change
• The Climate Change Act 2008 legally
binds the UK to deliver its commitment
of 80% reduction of CO2 emissions by
2050
• Zero Carbon Policy for New Homes
• EU Renewable Energy Targets
• Electricity Market Reform
• Presumption in Favour of Sustainable
Development
• The Green Deal
• Feed-in Tariffs
• Energy Bill

4. The UK Energy Trilemma
Affordable Energy
£200 billion energy
investment required in Britain Global competition for energy
over the next decade
(Ofgem, 2009) Reducing supply of fossil
fuels
Securing alternative
energy supplies
UK
Energy Security Low carbon energy
Global demand for energy Climate Change Act 2008,
forecast to increase by 45% reduce CO2 emissions by 80%
between 2006 and 2030, (IAE 2008) by 2050 from 1990 levels

5. Global – Energy Demand

6. Source: E.ON
The energy challenge
ELECTRICITY
SUPPLY
GAP
Page 6

7. What does this mean for
Cambridgeshire?
• We need to find a way of dealing with rising fuel
prices.
• We need to find a way of responding to targets – and
the policy framework it offers. If we don’t we’ll find
investment and opportunities go elsewhere.
• We need to know what options are on the table
- how much energy will we need to generate,
- how much will we have to rely on energy efficiency and
- what investment, skills and resources do we have to
tackle these problems
• CRIF is Cambridgeshire’s attempt to deal with this in
an honest, sensible and transparent way.

8. 28% of energy
from renewables
in Cambridgeshire
by 2030.
Currently 7%.

9. The CRIF Project
Given that doing nothing is not an option,
the project is looking at our current and
future energy requirements and asking the
following:
• What options are available to us?
• What choices make sense for us in
Cambridgeshire?

10. Cambridge NW
South Cambs
homeowners Research &
Northstowe Rampton Business Parks
Drift
Retro-fit
Sustainable Parish
Energy Partnership
x 29
PV Bulk
CERT & Feed-in Tariff
procurement –
Histon/Coton
Cambourne 950
SCDC Housing Stock
Village Housing Associations
Colleges
Girton
Milton
Fen Carbon
Reduction
Drayton Commitment SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE:
SP/11
Renewable Energy
Feasibility studies
Infrastructure Opportunism
Wadlow Wind Farm
(permission on appeal)
Trumpington Meadows Agricultural
potential
South Cambs Hall & Linton Wind Farm
other public/community (under appeal)
buildings

11. It’s going to help us understand
how to make the best use of the
renewable energy resources
available to us in South Cambs
and in relation to the whole
county.
This means knowing:
1. How much renewable energy do we need to generate locally?
2. What and where are the best renewable resources (sun, wind,
biomass etc.)?
3. What are the most appropriate renewable energy technologies
for making best use of these available resources (solar panels,
turbines, heat pumps, district heating, £/tCO2 etc.)?
4. How much these technologies cost and how are they paid for
(supply, installation, servicing, grants, subsidies, etc.)?
5. Who are probably the best people to lead in making things
happen (local communities, public or commercial sector etc.)?

12. What will the CRIF
give us?
• An evidence base on which informed
decisions can be taken
• A menu of technology options from which
Cambridgeshire will need to choose how
to move forward
• A view from stakeholders on how they can
invest and deliver in Cambridgeshire to
support the low carbon economy

13. Opportunities?
Pathway to Zero Carbon Homes
CO2 emissions from new
25% reduction Regulated emissions
developments
44% reduction – heating, hot-water,
lighting& ventilation
100% reduction
Unregulated emissions
– appliances & cooking
2009 2010 2013 2016
Zero Carbon
Zero Carbon policy could potentially increase the role of local authorities in delivering
low carbon growth.

14. Opportunities
Allowable Solutions – A range of on-,
near- or off-site measures to mitigate
the remaining regulated emissions.
Carbon Compliance – the
level of CO2 reduction that
must be delivered through
on-site measures
The zero carbon policy introduced the concept of allowable solutions –
this creates the role for community energy funds

15. Community energy fund is a means of channelling developer
investment in carbon reduction into the local area
Allowable Solutions investment raised in Cambridgeshire
Developer CO2 reduction
Cumulative investment (£ million)
70
obligation
60
50
Payment to Fund 40
On-site CO2 reduction % of target met by payment
30
% of target met through on- into an Energy Fund 20
site measures 10
0
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023
2025
The Community Energy Fund
Developer Fund invests in local
Fund invests in local
investments are
COlow carbon projects
2 reduction
pooled in the Fund
Potential revenue
into the Fund

16. Community
Opportunities
• Take advantage of the feed in tariff (FIT)
and other incentives
• Produce energy locally – less dependency
on global markets to provide what you
need
• Provide local benefits – rather than going
global
• Provide local jobs

17. The process of doing this is starting to generate output…
But reports, presentations and strategies about how we can
have a more sustainable and secure energy future mean very
little unless we’re:
talking about them,
getting them into the mainstream,
making them normal,
drawing up village energy action plans, and
making them happen…
COMMUNICATION is everything…get people talking about
renewables…involve people…bring people on board…find the
skills…mobilise communities…get the facts out…etc…