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Midlands Energy HubBEIS –Local Capacity Support program
Tim Yair– Regional Senior Energy Projects Officer
Greater LincolnshireJack Hayhoe
D2N2Michael Gallagher
MarchesTim Yair
Black CountryPatrick Flemming
Greater Birmingham & SolihullSerena Bacuzzi
Coventry & WarwickshireAyat Ahmed
WorcestershireAlex Pearson
Stoke & StaffordshireMark Gibbons
Leicester & LeicestershireGavin Fletcher
Who is theMidlands Energy Hub
• Support the LEP and Local Authorities through the Midlands Energy Hub with delivery of their energy strategies and projects.
• Manage RCEF for the region and support projects applying to the fund.
• The Midlands Energy Hub will act as the central communication point to ensure effective:
• Regional collaboration• Sharing of good practice• Standardisation of approach• Sharing of documents
Role of the Midlands Energy Hub
Project Types
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AnaerobicDigestion
CommunityEnergy
Eco-build
Efficiency
Energy fromWaste
EnergyStorage
Gridimprovement
HeatNetworks
HeatNetworks &
EfWHyro-electricity
InfrastructureImprovements
Low CarbonTransport
Multi-technology
Planning
Retro-fit
Solar
Solar &Storage
Theoretical
Midlands Energy Hub in the Marches
Key Partners
Marches LEPDNOs
Key Priority 1: Smart control and mitigation of grid constraints
• Improve Liaison with DNOs• Pilot a grid constraints
mitigation project• Energy Innovation Zones
• Liaison with the agricultural sector to better understand their energy needs and opportunities
• Establish centre for Agri-Tech innovation and low carbon transition
Key Priority 2: Innovation in agricultural technologies
Key Partners• Marches LEP• DNOs
• Agri-Tech sector• FE establishments
• Widen awareness of funding and support schemes for anaerobic digestion in the agricultural sector
Key Priority 2: Innovation in agricultural technologies
Key Partners
• Marches LEP• DNOs• Agri-Tech sector
• Lobby DNOs for more investment• Review Local Transport Plans• Co-ordinate joined-up approach to planning• Support EV provision and roll-out
Key priority 3: Sufficient Reliable Energy Supply
Key Partners
• Marches LEP• DNOs• Local Authorities
• Increase awareness of EV opportunities
• Support businesses looking to expand into low carbon sector
Key priority 4: Development of the supply chain in key areas of the low carbon economy
Key Partners
• Marches LEP• Local Authorities
Key priority 5: Local renewable energy supply
• Promote uptake of low carbon tech• Widen awareness of funding & support• Review barriers to deployment
Key Partners
• Marches LEP• DNOs• Local Authorities
Key priority 6: Addressing high levels of fuel poverty
• Influence energy companies• Spread affordable use of renewables• Planning framework changes
Key Partners
• Marches LEP• Local Authorities• Housing Associations• Community Energy Groups
Thank You!Any Questions?
Email: [email protected]://www.marcheslep.org.uk/download/energy/Marches-Energy-Strategy.pdf
