Peak Sub-Region Climate Change Study Focussing on the capacity and potential for renewables and low carbon technologies, incorporating a landscape sensitivity study of the area. Final Report July 2009 ! National Energy Foundation "#$ % &' !' ( # ) ( * )(+,$- " ,++++ ./.. Land Use Consultants 0%# 1 $2& " 3,+3,0 . *.4. CONTENTS )!5$ 6" 1 Executive Summary.................................................................................................... 7 2 Study Background and Brief ................................................................................... 11 !7*84'*/#* ............................................................................................. 94.............................................................................................................................. 4 /#* ................................................................................................................... ! 4# ................................................................................................................................. 6 * .................................................................................................................................... 0 4/#* ............................................................................................................. 0 *# ................................................................................... + 3 Policy Context........................................................................................................... 17 "#4#4/#* ............................................................................................... 3 :*** '*#* .......................................................... 4 '* ........................................................................................................................... 4 / .................................................................... 14 4 ## .................................................................. 0 4 Renewable Energy Contributions in the Study Area ............................................. 39 97**................................................................................................................................... !4* ................................................................................................................. + 7 74*4 # .................................................................................................... -*4# 7 * ..................................................................................................... 3 4# * ................................................................................................................... 3, 2 .............................................................................................................................. , &*4#....................................................................................................................... %**77 .......................................................................................................... 44 **................................................................................................................ + 5 Carbon Capture....................................................................................................... 113 6 Setting Targets........................................................................................................ 115 7 Conclusions and Recommendations.................................................................... 127 8 Funding Opportunities ........................................................................................... 139 / */ 4# *.................................................................... /* 4/44# * .......................................................................................... 0 1!$&%! $5"5;5"<!)$"6$2!915$"= !(>9 -56$ Scope of the Methodology............................................................................................. 145 ! 4# *4 **' ****7 ..................................................................... 0+ 1*4 4#4* ............................................................................................... 0 Criteria for Determining Sensitivity............................................................................... 146 2 ........................................................................................................................... 0 9 4 *..................................................................................................................... 0 Undertaking the Landscape Sensitivity Assessment.................................................. 150 ! #4 ............................................................................................................... + >#**' ****7................................................................................. + Landscape Sensitivity findings for Wind and Bioenergy crop planting .................... 151 Criteria and Generic Guidance for other renewable energy technologies ................ 153 97**?# ?*4* *.................................................. + 7 *4 # .................................................................................................................. +0 Landscape Sensitivity Assessment Tables.................................................................. 156 Landscape Sensitivity Maps – Wind ............................................................................. 211 Landscape SensitivIty Maps – Bioenergy Crops ......................................................... 214 ! 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Renewable Energy Technologies......................................................... 217 97**................................................................................................................................. 3 !4&*............................................................................................................... 7 )44 = ................................................................................................ -4= 7 *.................................................................................................. "4# *................................................................................................................ 0 2 ........................................................................................................................... &*4= ...................................................................................................................... , Appendix 2. Renewable Energy Feasibility Case Studies - New Developments ... 229 * %**$&7*4 ............................................... * %* &7*4&' 7 ................................... 0 Appendix 3. Carbon Capture...................................................................................... 255 Appendix 4. The Renewables Obligation .................................................................. 257 Appendix 5. Energy Statement .................................................................................. 259 Appendix 6. Existing RE Installations and CO2 Targets .......................................... 261 0 INDEX OF FIGURES ."# ! ........................................................................................... , .( '7 &**## ................................................ .:* 5* *# ...................................................... .0&*$6 * ................................................................................................ 0 .+ 44 -$............................................................................... + 0.:*2 ## ...................................................................... 0 0.1*4 *' )*4#* ......................................................................... 0+ 0.1*4 *' #% 4 .................................................................... 0 0.0*4 /= ................................................................................................... 0.+14/!@/*# .......................................................................... 3+ 0.>( 5A 2#7B ................................................................ 3 0.3 2*40+7*=#........................................................... ,0 0., 2*4+7*=#........................................................... ,+ 0. 2*4 7*=#........................................................... , 0. 1*4 *' 14 2"&' 7 ....................................... ,, 0.!*/*4$4*/ 7 ................................................................... , 0.1*4 *' )74 2"&' 7.................................... 0.!*/*4$4*/ 7 ..................................................................... 0.01*4 *' 7 4 2"&' 7........................................ 0.+!/*4$4*/ 7....................................................................... +. ) # ................................................................................. 0 + INDEX OF TABLES " .*7/ 4/7 *# .................. , " .%&:'* A*B................................................................................... 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