Achieving carbon reductions involves using renewable energy which relies more on electrical energy, and less on fossil fuels.
More renewables means more demands on the electrical grid, and the need to significantly expand its coverage and network. As anyone will tell you who has worked in site assembly or inward investment โ an empty site isnโt a viable investment or development option unless it is serviced. Electricity grid connections and upgrades can take years to negotiate and deliver.
The kinds of tasks or priorities that you may need to address include:
-Lobbying for and ensuring that enhancements to the electricity grid and network can support your key employment sites
-Sustainable transport is also a must-do for any locality serious about climate change. This must be a blend of public transport, active travel, and provision for vehicles that can use alternative fuels, or electric vehicles
-To future-proof economic plans, strategies and growth โ they will need to align with sustainable infrastructure and transport provision and needs
-Infrastructure and transport plans that are not sustainable or utilize much lower or zero carbon emissions are unlikely to receive public funding or planning permission in future
-Permitting non-sustainable transport investment now may be reinforcing locational choices and economic structures which are not viable in the long-term
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Puertollano, Spain- 100 MW solar farm and Europeโs largest green hydrogen facility for industrial use (Iberdrola).
Milton Keynes – innovative wireless charging technology for a fleet of eight electric buses.
Copenhagen โEco-Metropolis. Our vision for Copenhagen 2015โ, which aimed to achieve a 50% bicycle share in commuting to workplaces and educational institutions by 2015.
Section 1-92 of the Illinois Power Agency Act allows a municipality or county to negotiate for the purchase of the combined electric supply of its residents and eligible small businesses.
MeerEnergie โ is an Amsterdam-based cooperative that plans to use excess heat generated by IT servers in Amsterdamโs Science Park to provide heating and warm water to more than 5,000 homes.
Exmouth Leisure Centre pioneered the use of data centres for heat a public swimming pool.
Energy4All supports a family of 30 independent renewable-energy co-operatives (10 solar PV sites, 12 wind sites, 6 hydro sites, 1 biomass site and Energy Prospects), with 17,308 individual members.
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5. Beyond slogans: a grown-up conversation about UK industrial strategy (Article 5 of 5 on industrial policy)
The preceding four articles have sought to build perspectives on the role of industrial development in local and regional economies. In this final article. I tie this together by looking at the role of industrial policy and strategy. The perennial question for the UK:...
