…………………………………………….
*Locating renewables in community contexts*
One day conference at the OU - Nov 15th, 10am –5.30pm
Venue: The Berrill Lecture Theatre, Open University, Milton Keynes -
Organised by the University of Birmingham in collaboration with the Open
University. An international programme of key academic and industry
speakers. More details from [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Programme follows. *Also see attached
poster*.
*Locating renewables in community contexts*
*One day conference at the OU - Nov 15^th , *10am –5.30pm
Venue: The Berrill Lecture Theatre, Open University, Milton Keynes
9.45 am* Registration and coffee *
* *
10.30 am* Session 1: Renewables and planning*
* *
Chair: *Prof. Andy Blowers (OU) Introduction*
10.35 Case Study: *Colin Palmer (Wind Prospect) – *Fenland Green
Investments and local ownership of renewables -What mainstream
developers can do to involve the public
10.50 Planning: *Dave Toke (**University** of **Birmingham**) *UK: What
are key factors which influence wind power planning outcomes?
11.05 1. *Joyce Loring ( ex SPRU) H*ow locally inspired projects utilize
local social networks to improve the chances of planning consent
11.20 2. *Maarten Wolsink and Sylvia Breukers (**University** of
**Amsterdam**) *Nimbyism and
comparisons between The Netherlands and the UK
11.35 3. *Patrick **Devine-Wright (**DeMonfort** **University**) -
*analysis of NIMBisam
11.50 Discussant: *Andrea Davies from Campaign to Protect Rural
**England** (CPRE)*
12.00 Stephen Ward, *Centre For Sustainable Energy*: Enhancing Community
Benefits from large-scale wind projects.* *
*12.15 Questions/ Discussion*
* *
*12.45* Lunch- Buffet
* *
*Session 2: Community Involvement *
2.pm* Chair: Prof. Dave Elliott (OU)*
2.05 Intro: *EU successes - Dave Toke*
*EU Case Studies:*
2.15 1. *Henning Holst, *from North Germany, who will focus on a new
locally owned 50 MW project and discuss German local ownership in general**
2.30 2. *Local ownership in Denmark: Soren Hermansen *from *Samsoe*,
Denmark- wind,
biomass and solar (plus OU video- 10 mins)**
* *
2.55 3.* Dirk Kestelen, *from Germany who will talk about farmer
ownership and ‘burgerwindparks’ in Germany**
* *
*3.10 Questions*
*3.20 Tea*
**
*UK** Case Studies of success in planning for local ownership;*
*3.35**Geraint Davies*: *The Moel Maelogen *project- how local ownership
helped get us
planning consent, and plans to give opportunities to the public to
invest in the project**
* *
*3.50 Adam Twine*: *The Westmill Wind Co-operative – *the campaign for
co-operative clean energy. A locally inspired project that will be owned
by local people through a public share offer
4.05* Questions *
*Proposals and problems:*
4.20 1. *Helen Davies:* *Awel Aman Tawe** *community co-operative
proposal - where are we now?
4.35 2. *Paul Upham : Biomass at Winkleigh – *Problems and prospects in
local planning for biomass energy
4.50 Discussant: *Chris Tomlinson (BWEA)*
5.00 Discussion
5.30 pm* END*
* *
Registration fee: £35. The Open University ,Walton Hall can be reached
by train from Milton Keynes Central- Virgin trains from Euston take 35
-40 mins, then a taxi to the OU, which takes 5- 10 mins. Or by car from
the M 1 Junction 13 or 14. Aim for Walton Hall. There is free parking
available on the OU site, near the Berrill Building- which, in addition
to the Lecture Theatre, also houses the OU Visitors Center. Maps and
more detailed directions are available on the OU webpage:
http://www3.open.ac.uk/contact/locations.aspx#hq
More details from: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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-----Original Message-----
*From:* Philip Smith [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
*Sent:* 12 September 2005 23:42
*To:* David Toke
*Subject:* RE: [Gpex-lowtraffic] Environmental Audit Committee Inquiry -
Nuclear, Renewables & Climate Change
David,
Thanks for the paper, it was very interesting. You might want to check
the C motions concerning renewable energy proposed by Ricky Martin et al
particularly EN809 which was passed i.e. fund to be set up by all
renewable projects. What do you think?
Philip
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Toke"
To: "Philip Smith" , [log in to unmask], "Tom Tibbits"
Subject: RE: [Gpex-lowtraffic] Environmental Audit Committee Inquiry
- Nuclear, Renewables & Climate Change
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 09:05:17 +0100
Dear All,
Please find attached a very useful report prepared for the
Environment Agency by Stephen Thomas of Greenwich University on
costs of building nuclear power stations. Please ask Stephen if you
want to cite the report. His e mail address is:
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Best Wishes,
Dave Toke
-----Original Message-----
*From:* Philip Smith [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
*Sent:* 06 September 2005 00:08
*To:* [log in to unmask]; Tom Tibbits
*Cc:* Brian Heatley; 'Matt Wootton- Green Party'; 'Phillip Smith';
David Toke; 'Tony Cooper'
*Subject:* Re: [Gpex-lowtraffic] Environmental Audit Committee
Inquiry - Nuclear, Renewables & Climate Change
Keith and Tom,
Here is an attempt at a response to the Env. Audit Committee
Inquiry. It might prove useful in discussions at the conference.
Regards,
Philip Smith (Energy Working Group)
The Green Party opposes any watering down in the vision that
renewables and energy efficiency will play a key role in the energy
future of the country, as highlighted in the Energy White Paper
2003, especially if it is as a consequence of considering a new
generation of nuclear power stations.
The opposition to a new generation of nuclear build are based on
financial, environmental and strategic considerations.
From a financial viewpoint, nuclear power is an unrelenting
failure. The private sector does not regard nuclear electricity as a
viable investment, and no insurers will cover nuclear power. The
taxpayer also has to subsidise the electricity consumer in regard to
the decommissioning costs of nuclear power; only last month, the NDA
(Nuclear Decommissioning Authority) revised its estimate of complete
the nuclear clean-up of the UK’s 20 sites from £48 billion to £56
billion. Nuclear decommissioning has never been fully attempted
before and the final cost could be mush more than this. The
government is the only customer for nuclear power and the costs are
enormous and open-ended. The cost of Uranium is also bound to rise
on international markets as other nations with a substantial
investment in nuclear infrastructure.
Environmentally, there is still been no permanent solution to
address intermediate and high-level waste apart from storing it
either on the surface or in a deep hole some way out of sight.
Constructing nuclear stations have been 10-year affairs that consume
large amounts of resources, energy and money. It can be disputed
whether the amount of CO2 that is saved is counter-balanced by the
regulated emission and accidental release of radioactive material
into the local environment.
Thirdly, the large amount of nuclear materials and sites pose a
constant threat as an attractive target to a terrorist attack. There
is also the matter of Uranium-235 supplies being depleted as there
is no technically viable fast-breeder reactor to activate
Uranium-238 into further fissionable fuel.
Renewables offer much better prospects. Onshore wind power is
already financially viable, with the private sector and some
community based organisations making electricity profitably for
their investment. Offshore wind is being installed on specified
coastal sites already. The UK has access to 40% of Europe’s
available wind energy as well as having access to wave energy. There
is also huge commercial potential for micro-generation of energy in
people’s homes with micro-turbines, PV panels, solar thermal panels
and heat-pump technology. A lot of effort has been made on
insulating homes, but this needs to be extended to the
privately-rented sector. All new homes could have these extra
technologies incorporated at the time of construction at minimal
cost. The design and manufacture of these products would also be a
benefit to the UK economy.
Environmentally, there is a minimum amount of CO2 emitted in the
construction of such devices, and the impact of prolonged service of
such devices is minimal.
From a security perspective, renewables are not an attractive
target for terrorism.
Strategically, as electricity production would be localised and
diversified, and the National Grid would be more cellular in
arrangement, there would be less waste in transmission and more
black-out resiliency than in our current centralised grid.
There are still challenges for renewables. Intermittency and
electricity storage require public investment and research. The
development and implementation of renewable generating technology
should be encouraged and accelerated by the government. The National
Grid is a key agent that needs to change radically. It has to
encourage decentralised generation, allow householders to contribute
to the Grid and take responsibility for distribution up to the point
of generation; in the case of offshore wind power, the Grid should
meet the wind array, and not he other way round. For these strategic
reasons, as electricity distribution is a matter of national
interest, the National Grid should be made publicly accountable.
The government does have to make a decision; it should resist the
nuclear lobby and the high cost, centralised solution and support
renewables and energy efficiency.
----- Original Message -----
From: [log in to unmask]
To: "Tom Tibbits"
Subject: Re: [Gpex-lowtraffic] Environmental Audit Committee
Inquiry - Nuclear, Renewables & Climate Change
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 00:46:04 +0100
I think getting together at Conference is a good idea.
I'm there from Thursday afternoon to Sunday morning, and I think
Caroline
may want to be involved.
What's your availability?
Keith
City Councillor for St Peters & North Laine Ward
Convenor of Green Councillors Group
tel/fax 01273 291165
"Tom Tibbits" To: "Brian
Heatley" , "'Matt Wootton- Green
Party'"
cc: "'Keith
Taylor'" , "Dave Toke"
30/08/2005 16:03
, "'Phillip Smith'" ,
"'Tony
Cooper'"
Please respond to "Tom Subject:
Re: [Gpex-lowtraffic] Environmental Audit Committee Inquiry -
Tibbits" Nuclear,
Renewables & Climate Change
hi all i'm here
Can we discuss this informally at conference?
personally, i think we should try and 'agree' with submissions
that others
like Greenpeace and FoE will be making.
We need to persuade voters to vote for our candidates
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Heatley
To: 'Matt Wootton- Green Party'
Cc: 'Keith Taylor' ; Dave Toke ; Tom Tibbetts ; 'Phillip Smith'
; 'Tony
Cooper'
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 8:34 AM
Subject: RE: [Gpex-lowtraffic] Environmental Audit Committee
Inquiry -
Nuclear, Renewables & Climate Change
Matt
Too technical for me to cook something up, but I hope one of the
copy
addressees is out there and can do something – please respond
someone!
Are you there Tom?
Looks like a good media opportunity for us in a central
campaigning area.
Brian Heatley
Policy Development Coordinator
The Green Party
Lorton Barn
Lorton Lane
Weymouth
Dorset DT3 5QH
01305 816514 (most of the time)
0794 1089274 (mobile)
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-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Wootton- Green Party
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 25 August 2005 11:48
To: Brian Heatley
Subject: Fwd: [Gpex-lowtraffic] Environmental Audit Committee
Inquiry -
Nuclear, Renewables & Climate Change
Hi Brian,
are you in a position to make any comment on this? Or a
spokesperson?
Doesn't seem to have been much activity since Keith sent this
email.
Cheers :-)
yours
Matt
Begin forwarded message:
From: Keith Taylor
Date: 16 August 2005 11:43:41 BST
To: Dave Toke
, Chris Keene ,
Caroline Lucas , Caroline Lucas
, Ben Duncan , GPEx 1
, GPEX low traffic
, Janet Alty
, [log in to unmask], Chris Rose
, Tim Turner ,
[log in to unmask], Paul Ingram ,
[log in to unmask]
Subject: [Gpex-lowtraffic]
Environmental Audit Committee Inquiry - Nuclear, Renewables &
Climate
Change
Dear All
The EAC has a new inquiry to which I think the GP
should make representations.
The press notice regarding this is at
http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/environmental_audit_committee/eac_21_07_05b.cfm
The announcement invites evidence to be sent by
September 21, although there is a little ambiguity as
to whether they are seeking comment on the issues
raised in the notice, or whether it's the actual scope
of the inquiry. I'm raising that as a query with them,
although their office is closed for the recess.
Either way I'd be grateful if you'd look at this and
let me know if and what you think we should be saying.
We can then decide who's doing what etc.
Cheers
Keith
Keith Taylor
(44) 07780 528990
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