Please use the diagram below to navigate the Kent
Renewable Energy Network Plan.
| Action |
Progress |
| Integrate sustainable
energy targets into local authority policies and development
plans |
Influenced the targets for over 50
Strategies across Kent, Including Kent and Medway structure Plan,
Medway PSA, and Community strategies. More information ... |
| Encourage SEEDA to insist
on the inclusion of renewable energy on developments on their
land |
The Queenborough and Rushenden masterplanning
is developing a flagship installation across a SEEDA owned site |
| Provide the resource
funding and person to support the coordination of positive policies |
|
| Production of Kent Action
Plan |
Completed, you are here. |
| Approach other organisations
identified at the workshop and invite participation |
Expanded network |
| Action Group meeting
and feedback to network |
Quarterly. Request more information
... |
| Full network meeting |
2005 SE RE conference. More information
... |
| Action |
Progress |
| Develop case studies
for installations in each technology |
Developed local case studies for
PV, Sunwarm and solar thermal installations. A Guide for small
scale hydro and developing case studies for mini CHP installations
and GSHP |
| Design leaflets and
promotional packages for each audience |
All Audiences: Web based information
on each technology Domestic Audience: Produced domestic service
leaflets (Solar Sunrise), Community audience : Produced installation
sheets for all technologies including CHP. and domestic info
sheets (solar) Social Housing: Facilitating programme funded
through the EST to involve social housing managers. Business:
Produced business service leaflets including the Solar Sunrise
scheme |
| Monthly information
sheet rounding up funding progress, installations and news. |
KREN update produced quarterly |
| Press releases |
Published/ Broadcast information
on : Sunrise Solar, Kent Solar Cars Challenge, Kent Watermills
Hydro Project, Kent Renewables. |
| Distribution of awareness
raising materials |
Distributed to: Care homes, sheltered
housing, housing associations, local authorities, community groups,
schools: PCT's, developers |
| Develop website with
links to other organisations sites |
You are here. |
| Awards for projects
(perhaps part of Kent Environmental awards, Kent Design awards
then feeding into regional renewable energy awards) |
Regional RE Awards and the Kent Environmental
Business awards |
| Create champions in local authorities
and other organisations |
Champions being identified through CEN activity
Raised the profile of sustainable energy with 31 profile raising
events and presentations with the support of 3 local MPs and
other strategic stakeholders. |
| Demonstrate economic viability of
technologies |
Information sheets developed (see above). Provision
of options appraisal reports for housing associations and care
homes considering the use of mini-CHP |
| Ensure there are demonstration technologies
in the area |
All technologies have now been installed in the
County, except geothermal where no resource exists. |
| Installations on public buildings |
Swadelands school- innovative solar thermal application
for under floor heating. Thanet District Council's 6 installations
on local authority owned domestic properties. Moat installation.
More information ... |
| ADVICE - Develop a local internet
portal which points to advice providers for all audiences and
technologies
e.g. Kent Energy Centre website available for all relevant sites.
Make use of flagship projects as source of information. |
On KREN Website |
| ADVICE - Develop guide to funding |
|
| ADVICE - Develop advice packs on the range
of technologies |
Installation sheets (all technologies including
mini-CHP) and domestic info sheets (solar). |
| DOMESTIC ADVICE - Train existing
energy efficiency advice network to provide renewable advice
to householders.
Kent
Energy Centre local authorities – Advice pointing to installation
programmes – sunrise, Bio Energy Capital, Grants scheme. |
Trained all energy conservation officers. Once
the service is running ensure that it is marketed. |
| BUSINESS ADVICE - Identify and use
existing networks such as KSBP/e generation to provide advice
to businesses.
Need
to raise the awareness of this provision |
Businesses now being supported. More information
... |
| Action |
Progress |
| Integrate into the Kent
Schools programme |
Completed Prefeasability for Kent
and Medway's schools. Producing an integrated education/installation
programme with KCC. Coordinated Kent Solar Car Challenge. More
information ... |
| Develop market in areas
off the gas network |
Working with housing associations
to identify appropriate solutions for properties off the gas
network. Proposed solar thermal installations to be agreed. |
| Identify organisations
who benefit from CHP |
Ongoing- sectors/tenures identified.
Liaison with the National Care Standards Agency |
| Facilitate funding applications |
Facilitated: various installations
across technologies. Examples ... |
| Provide audits/feasibility
assessments for customers |
CEN offer site and project evaluation,
providing capital cost estimations for project managers and possible
solutions to integrating sustainable energy into proposed developments.
Examples ... |
| Develop ESCOs |
CEN have developed and are able to
fund and offer an energy service contract for mini-CHP with the
support of the Energy Saving Trust. This contract has the potential
to be replicated for other technologies. More information ... |
| Utilise locate in Kent |
More information ... |
| CLA/NFU need to develop role with
landowners to ensure supply demand issue can be overcome. |
Biomass project developing these
links. More
information ... |
Market Intelligence (SWOT & GAP)
analysis – defining demand:
1) Profiling main stakeholders
2) Enterprise profiling report |
Delivering in partnership with KSBP
and KCC |
Delivering/overseeing 2 Thematic
Studies
1) Development of Wood Fuel Supply chain in Kent
2) The
business opportunities for Renewable energy in Kent |
Delivering in partnership with KSBP
and KCC |
| Provide technology training and support
for developers and architects |
Working in partnership with Kent
Architecture centre (link) and
Kent Design (link). |
| Support for developers in attaining
renewable energy targets |
Assisted the development of the Kent
Design Guide. CEN developer support service available (link). |
| Provide support for the Ashford and
Thames gateway growth areas |
Planners support available to all.
Provided Masterplanning support developing a flagship project
in Queenborough and Rushenden |
| Provide best practise demonstrations
of new build and retrofit installations. |
Case studies developed (link),
Kent Design Guide inclusions (link) |
| Design a web based directory for
sign posting |
You are here. Look around. |
| SEESTATS |
Collating sub regional statistics
on all installations to feed into regional seestats page. More
information ... |
| Action |
Progress |
| Develop a database of quality accredited installers |
CEN has an established installer referral network.
More.. |
| Train Installers for accreditation to clearskies |
Have previously supported installers through this
process for solar thermal and PV. CEN are actively looking for
new installers and are able to provide training for accreditation.
Request more information... |
| Encourage research and development institutions to make more
cost effective systems (carbon Trust Support) |
|
| Training for planners |
Initial information provided. Comprehensive training
package being offered for sustainable energy, development of
SPD and supporting services for planners. Commences July 2005. |
| Inform and raise the profile of renewable energy
to planning cabinet members |
Initial information provided. Comprehensive training
package being offered for sustainable energy, development of
SPD and supporting services for planners. Commences July 2005. |
| Site visits to renewable energy installations |
Site visit undertaken for Kent energy officers,
developers and housing associations, Thanet council visit. Request
more information... |
| Support planning applications |
Individual Wind, PV, sustainable construction and
Solar thermal applications are being supported . (See planning
capacity development) |
| Seek to inform Local Development Frameworks and
local plans to the importance of renewable energy inclusion |
Comprehensive training package being offered for
sustainable energy, development of SPD and supporting services
for planners. Commences July 2005. This could be expanded to
offer LDF development support |
