The Opportunity for Scotland in Geothermal

Seonaid VassDirector, Renewable Energy Low Carbon Technologies

Legislative and policy drivers

EU Priorities- EU Energy Efficiency Directive

- Obligation on each Member State to set an indicative national energy efficiency target

Scottish Government Targets

- Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009– Reduce energy demand by 12% by 2020; – Source 11% of heat demand from renewables by 2020;

Draft Heat Generation Policy Statement Targets– 40,000 more homes to be connected to District Heating– 1.5TWh of heat delivered by District heating by 2020 (domestic and non-domestic properties)

Scottish Planning Policy– National Planning Framework 3 - Work ongoing with local authorities to build national and local

authority heat maps into development plans.

Reducing Costs & Economic Opportunities

• Scottish Enterprise paper- Heat Recovery: sector opportunities for sustainable growth in Scotland

• Heat Recovery:– Waste heat recovery– Renewable heat from geothermal and ambient heat sources

• Economic opportunities of scale for industry from excess heat reused :

(a) on site for industrial symbiosis

(b) on site or off site for potential district heating networks

Why focus on Low Carbon Markets?

Scottish low carbon: 78,000 jobs, £10.1bn

market. Global market £3.4 trillion.

‘Low carbon’ growing faster than rest of the

economy

Innovative firms grow twice as fast

Low carbon SME’s nearly twice as likely to export

SE Low Carbon Priorities

• Offshore Wind• Wave and Tidal• Carbon Capture Storage• Smart Mobility• Sustainable Construction• Water and Wastewater

• Low Carbon Heat• Resource Efficiency• Circular Economy• Smart Technologies

– Industrial Biotechnology– Smart production – (advanced engineering)– Environmental monitoring

& Sensors– Smart grids & Storage

Analysis:•Industry Capability Analysis•International Market Survey•Supply Chain Analysis

Future Direction:•Heat Workshop on 27th October•Low Carbon Heat International Showcase 18th November•Development of New International Operating Plan•Identification of further support required

Realising Economic Potential

Company Capability Initial Analysis Research

• Purpose: To identify market opportunities arising from the global growth in demand for related goods, services and technologies (in low carbon heating / cooling) and to assess the capabilities of firms in Scotland to exploit these opportunities

• We Identified 225 low carbon heating and cooling companies, 72 of which completed the survey, equivalent to 32% return rate

• Majority of the companies were involved in design and installation of equipment although there was also a significant manufacturing base

• Heat recovery, storage, heat pumps, passive heating and cooling, biofuels and fuel cell companies present.

• Strong core of companies in the heat control, sensors and monitoring areas

• Companies in solar and biomass tended to be predominantly installation

Low Carbon Heat International Showcase18 – 19 November 2014

Event, 9-6.30pm, 18 Nov 2014 – Sheraton Hotel, Edinburgh• B2B matchmaking (pre-arranged networking)• Exhibition• Seminars• Drinks reception• International delegations – Sweden, DenmarkSite visits, 19 Nov 2014 – Central Belt

For suppliers, customers (facilities managers), international delegates, others supporting development of low carbon heat sector