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Climate Change Commission March 14th 2013

Prys DaviesEnergy, Water & Flood Division

Energy Wales

Energy Wales is Welsh Government’s sustainable strategy for our transition to a low carbon economy.

Launched by the First Minister in March 2012:

“Energy is a defining issue for our generation and an issue on which, as a Government, I am determined that Wales will lead”.

“As a nation, we are rich in energy resources and this provides a tremendous opportunity to fuel our drive for a fairer and more prosperous Wales and to achieve a better quality of life for our own and future generations”.

First Minister - March 2012

Energy Consumption & Generation in Wales 2011Generation of electricity in Wales by fuel type

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• The total amount of electricity in Wales has continued to fall since 2008, decreasing 15% between 2010 and 2011 to around 35,000 GWh

• This downward trend is mainly due to the decline in electricity generated from gas, which fell 33% between 2010 and 2011

Source: Department of Energy and Climate Change

Renewable Energy Generation in Wales 2011

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• The total amount of electricity generated from renewable resources in Wales has been steadily increasing, rising 33% between 2010 and 2011.

• The rise in renewable energy generation has been driven by wind energy

• The percentage of electricity generated in Wales from renewable cou8rses has increased from 2.9% in 2004 to 7.9% in 2011.

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Source: Department of Energy and Climate Change

Renewable energy generation comparisons across the UK

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Wales: 7.9%Scotland: 56.8%

Northern Ireland: 12.6%England: 6.2%

UK: 9.4%http://new.wales.gov.uk/topics/statistics/headlines/environment2013/energy-generation-consumption-2011/?lang=en

Source: Department of Energy and Climate Change

Leadership

Planning and Consenting

Hyder Report on Consenting RegimePlanning BillNatural Resources WalesSilk Commission

Leadership – cont.

Infrastructure

Engagement with Grid and DNOsWIIPGas Mapping

Leadership – Cont.

Coordinating and Prioritising

Energy ProgrammePlanning the ThemesDeveloping the Evidence BaseCommunication and Engagement Structural Funds / RDP

The Energy Wales ProgrammeThe Energy Wales Programme has been mobilised to coordinate and prioritise energy delivery across Welsh Government Departments.

Maximising Benefits

Economic and Community Benefits

Supply Chain developmentTailored Business supportOnshore wind groupCommunity-scale energy

Maximising Benefits

Energy Efficiency

Reviewing advice and support arrangements

Investments in Arbed/NestECO

Maximising Benefits

Projects of Greatest Potential Evidence baseOpportunity PipelinePublic AttitudesHorizonBarrage?Smaller-scale generation

The Pipeline of Low Carbon

The Pipeline of Low Carbon

Agree Neither agree or disagree Disagree DK

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50%

To what extent you agree or disagree that the UK should reduce its use of fossil fuels?

76%

15%7%

4%

Biomass Wind Power Hydro-electric Tidal & Wave Sun/Solar

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50%

Energy Sources Favourability

58%

29%

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88%79%

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2%

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Long-term Energy future

Marine EnergyPlanning the next steps – a case study

Smart LivingIdentifying appropriate demonstrators

How do we support the industry in Wales?

Constraints of powers and financePrivate sector led

Marine Energy Planning

Planning Marine Energy - Primary Effort To Date

Evidence and Policy Studies (e.g. MRESF) to aid site selection for

tidal and wave development; measures to increase attractiveness of Wales

Business SupportEnterprise ZonesInnovation support for device developers

Options AnalysisFocus of our thinking

Evidence and PolicyPlanning and ConsentsFinanceSupply ChainInward InvestmentInfrastructureComms, Marketing and EngagementResearch, Development and InnovationSkills

Initial Thoughts…..Early Priority Defer

Strategic Surveys – Selected Sites

Strategic Surveys – Further Sites

SEAs– Selected Sites

SEAs – Further Sites

Grid Infrastructure – Facilitation

Environmental Research Priorities

Grid Infrastructure – Grid SurveyEvidence

& Policy

Onshore / Offshore 30MW

Supply Chain

Onshore / Offshore 10MW

Onshore 30MW

Onshore10MW

Infrastructure

Business SupportSupplier

Development Service

R, D & I Subject of TINA Deep Dive

Initial Thoughts…..Early Priority DeferDevolution Business

CasePlanning /Consents

Supply Chain

Finance

Business Support for Device Developers

Supplier Development Service

Targeted Infrastructure

Capacity Building

Marine Innovation

Comms Promotion of Welsh Strengths

Marine Sector Group

TBCSkills

Some key issues

• Balancing competing demands in relation to energy

• Planning and Regulatory Reform

• Planning and building the evidence base

• Funding opportunities

• Public acceptability

• How best to develop community scale energy?

Diolch / Thank you

Unrhyw gwestiynnau?Any questions?