Renewable and Low-carbon Energy Capacity Methodology Methodology for the English Regions January 2010 Renewable and Low-carbon Energy Capacity Methodology Methodology for the English Regions Contents 1: Introduction ..........................................................................................................................1 2: Methodology overview ........................................................................................................3 3: Detailed assessment of the potential for installed capacity by renewable energy category ....................................................................................................................................8 4: Assessment of the opportunities and constraints for low-carbon energy deployment .................................................................................................................................................26 Annex A: Detailed review and justification of the assessment parameters used and the values applied ...................................................................................................................... A-1 Annex B: List of acronyms.................................................................................................. B-1 Annex C: Bibliography ........................................................................................................ C-1 Contact: Chris Bronsdon Tel: 0131 2430724 email:
[email protected] Approved by: Chris Bronsdon Date: 26/02/10 Managing Director www.sqwenergy.com