Transcript Presentation to Low Carbon Homes Conference

Introducing low carbon
technologies to South Tyneside
Presentation to Riverside CAF
13 March 2012
Introduction
Nick Huston
Development Manager
South Tyneside Homes
Objectives
• This presentation will give you an overview of our key
green initiatives including:
– What renewable energy schemes STH have completed/
are planning
– How we have engrained low carbon technologies into
mainstream Decent Homes programmes
– How we have maximised external funding to help fund
this work
Air Source Heat Pump
Solar Thermal Panels
Our first heat pump scheme - Lukes Lane
• 50 properties – mainly in Lukes Lane and Kelly Road, Hebburn
• Gas ducted air
• Previously had external insulation/cladding installed – well
insulated
• Work consisted of replacing the ducted air systems with air
source heat pumps to all properties
• We also installed solar thermal panels to all south facing
properties (36)
• New oversized radiators fitted throughout
• Also replaced all single glazing, and ensured cavity and loft
insulation was in place
Our first heat pump scheme - Lukes Lane
• 12 month project
• Initial discussions with suppliers/installers took place between
June - September 2009
• Approval by SMT in October 2009
• Consultation November 2009 – April 2010
• Initial BRE application went in December 2009
• Work took place April – June 2010
Our first heat pump scheme - Lukes Lane
• 50 Total cost of the project £455,000
• External funding secured from the Low Carbon Building
Programme 2 fund, managed by the BRE - for £182,000
• Difference funded from DH programme (normal cost of
heating replacement)
Lukes Lane
Demo Home
Lukes Lane
Outcomes
• Several open days held – partners, schools
• Regional winners of the North East National Energy Action
‘Footprint Award’
• Regional and national press interest, including local radio
• Estimated 20-30% reduction in tenants fuel bills
• CO2 saving of 4 tonnes of carbon per property per year based
on old system
Our second heat pump scheme - The Lonnen
• 61 properties – all 1 bed bungalows
• Replace electric night storage heating with Air Source Heat
Pumps
• Part of the work being done in house to receive
accreditation
• Work started Jan 12 – March 12
• Total cost £380,000
• External funding received:
– RHPP - £52,000
– CERT funding - £18,000
– British Gas – £120,000 (to be confirmed)
Our third heat pump scheme?
• Currently working with external funders to bring in
funding that will help pay for a third heat pump scheme
• Work will see electric heating replace with air source heat
pumps
• Approx 70 properties involved, to include properties
within the Woodbine estate, Beacon & Bents
• Work will commence late March – April/May 2012
• Consultation to start late March 2012
Gas Extension Programme
• Worked with Northern Gas Network to fund new gas lines to
properties with solid fuel heating
• Involved over 30 properties across the borough including the
properties in Whitburn and Beacon & Bents CAF area
• This has resulted in new gas boilers being fitted
• Tenants have their homes heated much more efficiently,
much greater control over the heating, and fuel bills reduced
Thermal image of a typical
Myton property before
insulation application
Construction of storey height precast
reinforced concrete panels
What a difference this work
has made to the quality of life
for residents living in their
homes
Regeneration and Decent
Homes work complete
Boroughwide Insulation
Programme
Dorset Avenue
STH First New Build Scheme
Dorset Avenue
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4 new 2 bedroom bungalows
Council designed and specified
Completed in 2011
Built to Code 4
Feature Ground Source Heat Pumps
Under floor heating
Solar thermal panels
Triple glazing
High level of external and internal insulation
Dorset Avenue
Solar PV Schemes
Feed-in Tariff (FiT)
• Feed-in Tariffs became available on 1.4.10. Under this
scheme energy suppliers make payments to landlords who
generate electricity from renewable sources
• Up to March 2012, PV panels are able to generate an
income of approx £700 per year for 25 years based on
41.3p per kilowatt hour, funded through the FIT. (£17,500
over 25 yrs – per property)
Solar PV scheme
• During October 2011 to January 2012 we installed Solar PV
panels to 80 properties in Biddick Hall and Horsley Hill
estates.
• Solar panels cost on average £5,000 per property, but will
generate an income of approx £700 per property per year
for 25 years (£56,000 per year, £1.4m over 25 yrs)
• The scheme was funded by the Council, with the revenue
going into the Council’s General Fund
• Part of the work is be carried out in house by Property
Services
PV Scheme
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Pilot Property at 28
Horgarth Road
Property Services have
completed training to
become MCS certified
installer in PV installations
PS have also completed
training for solar thermal
and heat pump
installations – will be MCS
certified once pilot
installations have taken
place
Solar PV scheme – additional properties
• In addition to 80 properties funded by the Council, STH has
also managed a further 67 properties that have had PV
panels installed, and ensured that tenants are consulted
and the FIT is applied for.
• This includes new build bungalows at Colliery Close,
Hedgeley Road, Sheridan Road, Druridge Crescent.
• Also refurbished non trad properties at Lincoln Road.
• These 67 properties will bring in £46,900 per year for 25
years
• In total – over £100,000+ will be received by the Council
under the FIT per year for 25 years
External Funding
• The team has been extremely successful in working with
our partners and external agencies to maximise grants and
funding opportunities
• All external funding contributes towards the installation of
various measures which will directly benefit our tenants
by making their homes warmer and reducing their energy
bills
• Our key funding achievements are as follows:
Community Energy Saving Programme
(CESP)
• c.£9 million agreed from Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE)
• Funding will run from 1st June 2010 – 31st December 2012
• The funding will contribute to the installation of loft, cavity
and external wall insulation, new boilers, heating controls and
double-glazing, mainly in non-traditional properties
• Funding is linked to indices of multiple deprivation, there are
20 areas of the borough that are eligible for CESP funding
• Currently negotiating with SSE to agree contracts to provide
funding for work to private householders in non-traditional
homes in Biddick Hall, West Harton and Luke’s Lane estates
European Regional Development Fund
(ERDF)
• Worked with EC Harris and other key partners for over 12
months to secure the funding
• £1.2 million agreed in December 2010
• Part of a consortium bid with Narec and Northumberland
Council
• Funding will run from December 2010 – April 2013
• The funding will contribute to external cladding and loft
insulation in 136 Tarran Newland properties and external
insulating render to the 3 high rise blocks in Jarrow
Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT)
• £59,000 received during 2011
• The funding is available to fund measures installed between
1st June 2010 and 31st December 2012
• This funding is towards the cost of installing of loft and cavity
wall insulation throughout the borough and external solid wall
insulation in the areas that do not qualify for CERT funding
Tackling Fuel Poverty
• 2 Community Energy Advisors (CEAs) employed in January
2011
• Partnership project with the Tyne Gateway
• Posts funded by the Future Jobs Fund (6 months) and
North East Procurement’s ‘Future Sparks’ (6 months)
• The CEAs are STH tenants and have personal experience of
fuel poverty
• So far they have visited over 200 tenants across the
borough saving an average of £60 per month off their fuel
bills
• STC just secured Department of Health funding to extend
the project until 31st March 2012
Tackling Fuel Poverty
Tackling Fuel Poverty
Tackling Fuel Poverty
Any questions?
Thank you very much for your time.