District heating in Scotland 02 March 2016 Suzanne Le Miere Head of Heat Policy
Overall priorities for heat in Scotland Low carbon Scottish Government Heat Policy Statement (June 2015) Resilient Affordable The heat sector will need to be largely decarbonised by 2050
The heat hierarchy
District heating support measures Policy Planning and regulation Support Heat mapping Funding
Overarching measures - Policy June 2013 District Heating Action Plan March 2014 Consultation on Heat Policy Statement June 2015 Heat Policy Statement» ambition to achieve 1.5 TWh of Scotland s heat demand to be delivered by district or communal heating and to have 40,000 homes connected by 2020 Energy efficiency of Scotland s homes and nondomestic building stock designated as a National Infrastructure Priority Scottish Energy Efficiency Programme
Overarching measures heat mapping March 2014 Published National Heat Map for Scotland January 2015 Scotland Heat Map Public Sector Analysis June 2015 Opportunities Assessment Tool Local district heating strategies
Overarching measures - support June 2013 Heat Network Partnership - coordinated programme of support for district heating:» provided over 300,000 in support for Local Authority Strategies, Feasibility and Options Appraisals» Project directory» Knowledge Hub (case studies, technical information, reports)» Project development support from partners November 2014 Scottish Heat Network Partnership Practitioners Group March 2015 Low Carbon Infrastructure Transition Programme» 76 million programme, part-funded by ESF, to boost jobs and economic growth in Scotland s low carbon sector.» Scotland wide, cross-sector project development unit, to support the development and acceleration of over 100 low carbon infrastructure projects in the next 3 years. June 2015 District Heating Strategy Support Programme for Local Authorities
Planning & Regulation Planning June 2014 updated Scottish Planning Policy (SPP)» The national planning policy context for delivering heat networks» Local development plans should identify where heat networks, heat storage and energy centres exist or would be appropriate and include policies to support their implementation October 2015 Planning and Heat online planning advice Procurement November 2014 HNP Guidance on Procurement March 2015 HNP Guidance on ESCos and Delivery Structures for District Heating
Planning & Regulation Regulation and Standards October 2015 Amendment to Pollution Prevention & Control Regulations on energy efficiency of thermal generation and industrial processes November 2014 Heat Metering & Billing Regulations July 2015» Deadline for notification of heat networks to NMRO 31 December 2015 and then at least every 4 years CIBSE/ADE CP1 Heat Networks: Code of Practice for the UK November 2015 Heat Trust launched, after two years of collaboration between industry, consumer groups and government Next Steps Report to Scottish Ministers by the Expert Commission on District Heating s Special Working Group on Regulation
Funding March 2014 February 2015 Increased funding for the District Heating Loan Fund, making 8 million available over 2 years to March 2016» since 2011, 33 projects with loan offers totalling 7 million 1 million loan to Aberdeen Heat & Power March 2015 Local Energy Challenge Fund Round 2 October 2015 Water Source Heat Pump Challenge Fund
Collaboration Learning Journeys to Gothenburg and Copenhagen Memorandum of Understanding between the Danish Government and Scottish Government on District Heating & Energy Efficiency in Buildings aims to to help local and national authorities develop effective heating and cooling plans that are joined up, evidence-based and strategic. http://stratego-project.eu/nhcps/ Scottish Heat Networks Partnership Practitioner Group
Strategic approach to energy Developing an overarching energy strategy building on Heat Policy Statement, Electricity Generation Policy statement and Community Energy Policy Statement. - system view - decarbonising energy system - local energy approach Developing the Third Report on Proposals and Policies (RPP3) to 2032. RPP3 will be underpinned by our new detailed energy and environmental model for Scotland Continue to be guided by the transformational outcomes set out in the Scottish Government s Climate Change Delivery Plan (2009) including a largely decarbonised heat sector by 2050 with significant progress by 2030
Email: Suzanne.LeMiere@gov.scot Website: http://www.gov.scot/topics/business-industry/energy/energysources/19185/heat