Edmund Bailey

Is your site suitable?

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1. Edmund Bailey Partner, Carter Jonas LLP
2. carterjonas.co.uk Hydropower Is your site suitable? The Risks Edmund Bailey
3. carterjonas.co.uk Carter Jonas  National firm of property consultants established in 1855  30 Offices across England & Wales  Multi disciplined firm:  Residential  Rural  Commercial  Planning & Development  Building Surveying Specialist Teams:  Energy & Marine  GIS CAD & Mapping  Minerals and Waste  Infrastructures  Longstanding history and relationships with the farming sector
4. carterjonas.co.uk Experience and expertise  Expertise from appraisal through to project delivery, including: feasibility studies, land assembly, finance and planning, overseeing procurement, construction and commissioning  Specialists in anaerobic digestion, biomass, coal bed methane, energy from waste, hydro power, solar power and wind energy  Clients include: Land and property owners, developers, energy companies, utility companies, investors in the sector, businesses with high energy demands  Proven track record: 200+ ongoing projects  Environmental Planning specialists  Dedicated GIS CAD and Mapping team with specialist renewable energy software  Strong market knowledge and experience of renewable energy sector, including manufacturers & their products  Independent advice
5. carterjonas.co.uk The Summary  Hydropower in England & Wales – A new concept?  The Case Study (1) The Objectives (2) The Risks (Theory V Reality) (3) A Design to manage risk  Conclusions  Questions & Answers
6. carterjonas.co.uk Hydropower in England & Wales
7. carterjonas.co.uk Hydropower in England & Wales  Summary of hydro potential mapping results for England and Wales  Total number of barriers - 25,935 In England - 21,823 (782MW) In Wales - 4112 (396MW)  Maximum power potential/MW - 1178  Average maximum power potential/kW - 45  Number of potential win-win opportunities - 4190  Number of low environmental sensitivity opportunities - 1092 Number medium environmental sensitivity opportunities - 5631 Number of high environmental sensitivity opportunities - 12,040
8. carterjonas.co.uk Our Case Study
9. carterjonas.co.uk Case Study – The Objectives  Time, Cost, Quality – Success criteria  Revenue stream that’s future proof  Tax & succession planning  Tenure aware  Fully and properly licensed and consented  Sympathetic development  Security of energy & water supply
10. carterjonas.co.uk Case Study – The Objectives
11. carterjonas.co.uk Case Study – The Plan  New abstraction point as per the original abstraction point on leat at 358m  Weir repairs affecting an increase in the water level of the reservoir to the original level circa 800mm higher  Siphon pipe installation  Distribution screen box – HOF, turbine and river weir & maintenance of maximum efficiency  3.2km of pipe, 2 road & 1 watercourse crossing across 4 different tenancies over 2 ownerships!  Water supply improvements, demand fed through new supply from settlement and filtering tank  80kw Turgo turbine, remote interface inclusive of controls system which varies frequency to find maximum ouptut for the actual flow and head of water available as it varies from day to day  EASY!!!
12. carterjonas.co.uk Case Study – The Risks (Theory)  Pre-application licensing (Estimation 3 months)  Licensing (impoundment, abstraction and flood defence consents – estimation 4 months)  Planning – (Design & access statement, method statement, noise – estimation 8 months)  Tenure – (Landlord & Tenant relationships, reinstatement)  Grid connection – (grid availability, connection, timing, G59(2) certification & testing  Civil works – (tender, pipe procurement, HSE notification, CDM regulations)  Finance – (Banks attitude towards risk and limited specific hydro finance policies, tax planning)  FiT Changes – (Dependant on uptake levels)
13. carterjonas.co.uk Case Study – The Risks (The Reality)  Pre-application licensing, Licensing (impoundment, abstraction and flood defence consents – estimation 3 years!!) – confused fish!!!!, careful record keeping and changes of personnel, loss of new water supply plans  Planning – (Ecology, Bats, Water Voles & Archaeology)  Tenure – (Landlord & Tenant relationships good – future reinstatement plans)  Grid connection – (More expensive than anticipated, longer lead in times, contestable work)  Civil works – (High variation in cost options against difficult balance in getting cost & quality)  Finance – (Limited options, tax planning central to option choice – beware early repayments)  FiT Changes – (Objective to be commissioned before end of March 2012)
14. carterjonas.co.uk Project Management – A Design to Manage risk  Unitisation – (Turbine House, electrics, distribution screen box, weir plates & bridges)  Disturbance/ reinstatement – (Objective = single pass with tracked machines, min cultivation!)  Access/ delivery – (Purpose built low level trailer, electrically driven rear wheel steering)  Grid connection – (Metering cubicle separate from house – facilitates early DNO connection)  On going management – (Turbine casing for easy viewing/ repairs to major components)  PLC & HMI – (Remote interface, control parameters, history, alarms, trends)  Contract & Insurance – (Contract particulars, material and business loss insurance)  Cashflow management – (VAT recovery is crucial!)  Communication
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30. carterjonas.co.uk Contact Details  Edmund Bailey BSc (Hons) MRICS  Edmund.bailey@carterjonas.co.uk  Tel 01248 360414  Mob 07703 198 947  Thank you for your time