Steve Edmunds

The Role of Renewable Energy in the Rural Economy

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1. Steve Edmunds Director, Mole Valley Renewables
2. The role of renewable energy in the rural economy The ‘Real’ figures showing from the MVF demo site ! Largest rural supplier Run on cooperative principles
3. Current Setting • The confidence comes from- – Climate Change Bill – CO2 Emissions – The UK Energy GAP some predictions ~40% 2020 to ~50% 2025 – Renewable Energy Generation Targets – 15% of energy by 2020 - 30% of Electricity !
4. UK renewable production / target
5. What do many renewables need? • Space ! • Either for generation or fuel production • 75% of land mass in the S.W is an Agricultural Holding ! • Less neighbours ! – less poorly informed nimby’s
6. Delivering renewable solutions There is a tremendous opportunity for our members – Farmers and landowners prob have the best opportunity of any other group V.good returns on investment possible Steady predictable income for 20-25yrs not directly related to food prices Spread your income sources Part protection from rising energy bills – fuel + electricity Game changer for some businesses – more competitive for 20yrs !
7. Farmer income 01-11 DEFRA 2011 30kw PV Av profit/yr Demo site £69k investment
8. Delivering renewable solutions Mole Energy set up to – • See the opportunities for our members early – influence the decision makers • Understand and help shape the rules and regs • signpost and offer unbiased advice for better informed decisions – anti ‘double glazing’ ! • Source products that are best for members not best to sell !!! • Use our combined buying power (~50,000 shareholders, members and customers) • Find complete solutions inc some preferred installers – our members are busy people with a wide range of knowledge already needed. • Influence our members to act appropriately – we need the general public on our side • Try out and show new technologies working – demo site – ‘real proofs’
9. PV demo site started being built 2009
10. • 100kW • Different panel types (2) • Cleaned / Un-cleaned panels • Various angles • Different mount types • Fixed Mounts • Seasonally Adjusted • Dual Axis Tracker • Roof Mounted • RHI – • Biomass boilers • GSHP • Solar thermal • Wind Turbine • No AD yet The main stream technologies
11. Groundscrew Bolt Down Push In
12. • Over 2,500 visitors inc Planners etc • Education – not Sales • Industry overview • Reasons for quality • Installer input • Make informed decisions • Make the right choices Demo Site at Ashcott, Somerset 10 – 15 Per group
13. Demo Site A tour looking at the seasonal adjustment different angles on mounts best suited for grazing our ORCHARD concept ! Do not target technologies that sig effect food production ! Keep to low impact technologies !
14. ‘Dual use’ around the dual axis tracker and a seasonal mount Not sterile ground !
15. Demo site Biomass boilers
16. ‘Low impact’ turbine
17. Demo site indicative £28k spend system comparison These will vary from site to site ! Biomass install relatively cheap here! 6/12 kw/yr income approx cost return /£28000 simple roi work input Evance 5kw turbine Until 1/12/12 11000 4125 28000 4125 14.7 no 20 kw PV grd fixed 22050 4540 34500 3760 13.4 no 30 kw pv roof 28500 5914 38000 4358 15.6 no 60 kw Log boiler 79000 10827 23900 8600 30.7 yes 50 kw pellet boiler auto 65700 6110 26900 6371 22.8 no 50 kw pellet boiler 65700 6110 23500 7269 26.0 some
18. The Importance of quality ! • These products are for 20+ yrs ! • Just a 5% increase is like having a whole extra years income !
19. The importance of product choice and design – not best to sell ! real proofs! Demo site 1st Year yield kwh/kw – can any one beat this? 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 Actual Prediction 1115 920 +21%
20. Demo site PV yields vs prediction (JRC not SAP!) for 1st+2nd year 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Actual 11 Prediction Actual 12
21. RHI • Paid for renewable heat used • Farmers have almost unique opportunity to get houses in phase 1 as well as business ! • Bureaucracy involved complicated and evolving • Targeted 12% return
22. Diff Technologies • GSHP – Good for med heat, so good for UFH, large radiators or med heat water supply – new houses • Solar Thermal – Good for reducing hot water heating needs • Biomass - good for the grunt work and ‘on demand’ heat – the most popular solution and with pellets the nearest to the ease of an oil boiler
23. Example –Ashcott farm, biomass energy centre calculator • 25kw • Replacing oil • System cost ~ £12k (12-30k) • Oil cost - £2018 (57p/l) • Pellet cost - £1683 (£210/t) 8t • RHI - £2595 (32,850 kwh) 1314hrs/kw/yr 15% • Nett gain – £ 2,930 / yr • Payback ~ 4yrs (~24% ROI for 20 yrs index linked) • Gone from paying £2k/yr to £1k/yr income to heat my own house for the next 20yrs !!
24. RHI+FiT -Summary FiT- PV - Still a great opportunity esp if no grid upgrade and own use – av 15% simple ROI RHI for our members gives – • A tremendous opportunity – get rid of heating costs for 20yrs – in fact create an income ! • The best chance of any other group of people to get your houses as well in phase 1 • Reduce Business costs – making us more profitable and competitive - a real no brainer! • ~10 – 32% returns being calculated over 20 yrs index linked ! • These returns very unlikely to stay available • Heat efficiency standards will be introduced for future new systems – may be a prob for Agriculture ! Wind – • Anti campaign growing Rental- • PV interesting if sound company. • Biomass – be v.careful AD • Needs lower cost options
25. Renewables -Summary • Spread your risk and income sources from direct Agriculture • Can be done with out increasing work loads ! • Do it sympathetically – we need the public ‘on side’ ! • Don’t let it compete with food production • Sell the positives to the community – • Lower CO2 • Better energy security for the country !
26. Delivering a Low Carbon Economy for Farmers in the South West Thank You