Barriers to sustainable heating
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Barriers to Sustainable heatingA diverse challenge in a diverse market
• New/Large• Old/Large
• New/Small• Old/Small
Retrofit domestic
>55C(many)
New domestic
<55C (few)New cities/
Industry>70C (more)Retrofit
cities/Industry
>70C (many)
Major focus areas
Political
Human
CommercialTechnical
Environmental
Major POLITICAL barriersPOLICY CLARITY• DO WE REALLY MEAN RENEWABLE? Not SUSTAINABLE? • USE P.E.F. TO JUDGE OPPORTUNITIES• ACCEPT GAS PHASE DOWN IS NECESSARY AND NEEDS DRIVEN
POLICY ENFORCEMENT• TIGHTEN ENFORCEMENT OF EEPBD• REMOVE PLANNING OBSTACLES
POLICY REACH (RETROFIT)• ESTABLISH RETROFIT POLICY• SET TARGETS FOR EXISTING BUILDING STOCK (incl Landlord obligation)• MINIMUM EFFICIENCY >110% FOR REFURBS.........CALIFORNIA ANNOUNCED
GAS IS CHEAP – WE KEEP CONSTRUCTING GAS HEATED BUILDINGS• END "GAS IS CHEAP AND AVAILABLE/PERMISSABLE –MAKE TAX RELATIVE TO CO2• DISTRICT HEATING READY REFURB MANDATORY• CANADA ANNOUNCED CO2 TAX AT $50/t IN 2022 ($10/T IN 2018)
Major COMMERCIAL barriers
COST• SIMPLIFY/STANDARDISE/REPEAT DEPLOYMENT• ADJUST INDUSTRY USAGE FROM STEAM
REQUIRED ROI TOO HIGH• ESTABLISH INVESTMENT/DEPLOYMENT MODEL• SIMPLIFY SUPPLY CHAIN WITH UTILITY MODEL
STATUS QUO• GAS TOO CHEAP• LEVY TAX ON CO2
Major TECHNICAL barriersUSEABILITY • SIMPLIFY/STANDARDISE DEPLOYMENT• INTERFACES NOT FRIENDLY
RETRO-FITABILITY• DEVELOP INDUSTRY NORMS eg DRYING• SMALLER RESIDENTIAL UNITS• BETTER TEMPERATURE LIFT• LIFE CYCLE FOCUS WILL DRIVE HIGHER EFFICIENCY
INSTALLER BASE NOT BUSY ENOUGH• ESTABLISH FUNDED MODELS TO DRIVE VOLUME UP/COSTS DOWN
Major ENVIRONMENT barriers
WORKING FLUIDS• SIMPLIFY USE OF NATURALs (higher
efficiency/warmer)
NOISE• STANDARDISE GOALS
VARIABLE OUTCOMES• STANDARD TESTING / LIFECYCLE TESTING
Major HUMAN barriers
CONFIDENCE• SIMPLIFY/STANDARDISE DEPLOYMENT• EC PUBLICITY – NO TIME FOR AGNOSTICS
ROLE OF EXISTING UTILITY OPERATORS• ESTABLISH INVESTMENT/DEPLOYMENT MODEL• COMPULSORY OFFER WITH GAS BILLS
BRING SOME PZAZZ• APPLE, GOOGLE, AMAZON ETC• FUNDED MODEL
Summary• Force retrofit adoption
– (California 80% reductionn in 8 years – be bold)• Make polluters pay on fossil fuel• Bring Life Cycle (pay as you go) model
– Compulsory if selling gas to offer 10% Heat Purchase• Smooth working fluid barriers• Publicity from EC (are EC buildings on 2050 pathway?)
• Focus on repeating best practice• MANAGEMENT THEORY• HUMOUR• REALITY
Crossing the chasm
Drive up
Sustainable
Solutions
Drive down
Non-Sustainable
Solutions
The choice?
Listen to “Policy Needs” and act for the future now.......
Or wait till the Carrot is a just a faded memory!