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Yn cefnogi ymgyrch Cymru dros economi carbon isel lwyddiannus.
Supporting Wales’ drive towards a successful low carbon economy
Swansea Bay City
Region: Regional
Energy Planning
Notes from Stakeholder Webinar held on
30 March 2020
April 2020
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Contents
About the Welsh Government Energy Service ................................ 3
1. Webinar Registrants ..................................................................... 4
2. Introduction .................................................................................. 6
3. Vision ............................................................................................ 7
3.1 Vision Statement ................................................................. 7
3.2 Regional priorities .............................................................. 7
3.2 Ranking Regional priorities ............................................. 11
3.3 Setting the level of ambition ............................................ 12
3.4 Energy Strategy Hopes .................................................... 13
3.5 Energy Strategy Concerns ............................................... 13
3.6 Evaluating the success .................................................... 14
4. Regional Opportunities and Challenges ................................... 15
4.1 Heat and Energy Efficiency .............................................. 15
4.2 Electricity & Flexibility ...................................................... 16
4.3 Transport ........................................................................... 17
5. Governance ................................................................................. 19
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About the Welsh Government Energy Service
The Welsh Government Energy Service can help progress your energy
efficiency and renewable energy projects.
The service supports community and public sector organisations in Wales to develop energy efficiency and renewable energy projects that will lower carbon emissions and provide cost savings, income generation and wider community benefits.
We offer technical, commercial and procurement support through a team of experts with extensive experience in developing energy projects in Wales.
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1. Webinar Registrants
Organisation Name Title
Transport for Wales Alana Smith Sustainable Development
Officer
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Alexander Herridge Alliance Carbon Manager
Swansea University - Active Building
Centre
Andrew Perry Head of Programme
Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum CiC /
Marine Energy Wales
Bethan Simes Project Coordinator
WGES (Carbon Trust) Brian Drysdale Development Manager
Carbon Trust Charlie McNelly Senior Analyst
Tata steel Chris Williams Manager Energy Research
NPT Council Christopher Jones Energy Manager
Hywel Dda University Health Board Clare Hale Strategic Partnership Manager
Transport for Wales - Rail Services David Perrett Sustainability & Environmental
Manager
Welsh Government Eleanor Knight Head of Smart Living
WGES (Carbon Trust) Floriane Ortega Development Manager
Carmarthenshire Energy Gareth Tucker EV Chargepoint Coordinator
WGES (Carbon Trust) Georgia Mostyn Development Officer
Natural Resources Wales Gideon Carpenter Specialist Advisor Energy
Ynni Glân Guto Owen Cyfarwyddwr
Regen Hazel Williams Head of Delivery
Welsh Government Helen Donovan Business Energy Manager
Welsh Government Huw Lewis Energy Delivery Manager
Facilitating the Future & Active
Building Centre
Hywel Lloyd Director /Advocacy Manager
Swansea University Marine Energy Ian Masters Professor
WGES (Local Partnerships) Jane Forshaw Strategic Lead
Welsh Government Jennifer Pride Head of Energy Policy
innogy Jeremy Smith Head of Development Strategy
- Wales
Regen Joel Venn Head analyst
Swansea Bay City Deal Jonathan Burnes Programme Director
Swansea University - Active Building
Centre
Jonathan Williams Head of Projects
Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult Joseph Kidd Innovation Manager
Neath Port Talbot Council Julia Lewis Strategic Funding Officer
Welsh Government Kate Hearnden Head of Industry
Decarbonisation, Energy &
Steel
Carmarthenshire County Council Kendal Davies Sustainable Development
Manager
Welsh Government Kevin Friis Industrial Decarbonisation
Manager
Swansea Bay University Health
Board
Kyle Jones Technical Services Officer
(Energy and Carbon)
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WGES (Carbon Trust) Lisa Lafferty Development Manager
Neath Port Talbot CBC Lisa Willis European & Strategic Funding
Manager
Swansea University Miles Willis Strategic Programme Manager
Transport for Wales Natalie Rees Sustainable Development
Manager
Swansea University - Active Building
Centre
Nigel Morris EV Integration Manager
Wales & West Utilities Oliver Lancaster Future of Energy Manager
Swansea Bay City Deal Peter Austin Business Engagement
Manager
Swansea Environmental Forum /
Low Carbon Swansea Bay
Philip McDonnell Coordinator
Carbon Trust Poppy Potter Associate Director
WGES (Local Partnerships) Richard Evans Strategic Lead
Community Energy Wales Robert Proctor Business Development
Manager
Welsh Government Ron Loveland Energy Advisor
Carbon Trust Shayan Moghaddam Intern - Cities & Regions
NPTCBC Simon Brennan Head of Property &
Regeneration
SBEB Simon Holt Board Member
Swansea University - Active Building
Centre
Simon McWhirter Head of Engagement
Pembrokeshire County Council Steve Keating Sustainable Development &
Energy Manager
Tidal Lagoon Power Tessa Blazey Director of Engagement
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2. Introduction Thank you very much for your participation in the online webinar held on 30th March 2020.
This webinar was in place of the first workshop organised to support the development of a
Regional Energy Plan in the Swansea Bay City Region. During the webinar, we sought to
obtain feedback from the region in order to inform the development of a strategic vision for the
future energy system in the region.
• 45 stakeholders from Welsh Government, local councils, industry and academia
attended the webinar and shared their vision, hopes, and concerns about the energy
future in the Swansea Bay City Region. In addition to the webinar, an on-line survey
was created to obtain feedback from regional stakeholders on the energy plan’s
direction of travel and level of ambition. As part of this, respondents also shared their
hopes and concerns for the plan.
We have summarised the feedback and ideas shared during the webinar. This document
presents this summary using the following structure:
• First, we summarise the feedback collected from the online survey on the Strategy
Vision and objectives.
• This section is followed by three sections that summarise the feedback collected during
the webinar ‘breakout rooms’ on the key opportunities & challenges for the region with
regard to transport, electricity and flexibility, and heat and energy efficiency.
• The final section provides a summary of some of the City Region’s options for
appropriate governance structures for the energy plan.
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3. Vision
3.1 Vision Statement
Survey Respondents stated that the vision statement for the SBCR regional energy plan
should include the following:
• To deliver the region’s transition to a zero-carbon society whilst improving the lives of
those living in the Swansea Bay City Region.
• A wholly integrated energy system looking to exploit the region’s available resources.
• Renewable, low carbon energy for all, affordable by all, to the benefit of all.
• Tackling the climate emergency head on.
• To transform the energy system for the SBCR into one that is highly efficient, flexible
and low carbon, providing affordable power and transport to support a healthy and
equitable society.
• To have a proactive and effective regional delivery vehicle in place that champions,
lobbies for and implements the recommendations contained in the Energy Plan. The
Energy Plan will offer a tangible route map to the regional achievement of enhanced
sustainable energy production, improved energy usage efficiencies, a reduction in
fossil fuel reliance and Net Zero carbon attainment.
• For the SBCR to become the most energy efficient region of Britain.
• To include an ambition to be net zero carbon by 2050 (realistically this may need to
exclude very large industrial consumption).
3.2 Regional priorities
As part of the survey, stakeholders were asked to what extent they agreed with the SBCR
energy priorities as defined by the IWA report1. The level of support for each priority is as
follows:
Energy Efficiency
‘Deliver a step change in domestic and commercial and industrial energy efficiency
represented by at least a 20% reduction in heat and electricity demand, with a 30% energy
efficiency stretch target’
1 https://www.iwa.wales/wp-content/media/2018/04/Regen-SBCR-A-Renewable-Future-FINAL.pdf
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
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There was general agreement with this objective, and its level of ambition but key concerns
and feedback were largely around the role and inclusion of large industry and the practicality
of delivering such an ambitious objective. It was pointed out that Industry will become more
energy efficient over time but it’s likely that's its electricity demand will increase significantly
as it looks to decarbonise. In line with this there was indication that the objective needs to
more clearly specify if very large industrial consumption is included and ideally differentiate
targets for large industry. There was also concern that it will be very challenging to address
the high percentage of privately-owned homes in the region that are pre-1919, without
significant financial assistance. It was also suggested that there should be separate targets
for electricity efficiency and heat efficiency, the latter of which should have greater focus and
be more ambitious (>50% reduction).
Renewable Energy Generation
‘100% of consumption: Maximise use of regional energy resources to achieve a target of
renewable electricity generation equivalent to 100% of electricity consumption on an annual
basis. Deliver an overall carbon intensity < 50g CO2e/kWh from local renewable generation
and imported (or backup) electricity’
There was strong agreement across the board with this target and its level of ambition.
Comments included that the region also should be aiming to reduce the amount of energy that
is being imported and that the land and roof space that Industry has available should be
exploited for renewable generation as well as their capability / skills for hydrogen production.
It was also highlighted here the risk that for renewable electricity, the currently higher cost of
electricity, compared to gas, poses for the region’s housing stock and the potential risk of fuel
poverty if energy efficiency isn’t significantly improved.
Decarbonisation of Heat
‘40% of heat supply from decarbonised heat supply sources – through electrification, gas
decarbonisation and use of renewable energy sources. Reduce the overall carbon emissions
from supply of heat (including energy efficiency) by at least 40% compared to 2017.’
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
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With this objective there were concerns over it not being ambitious enough and that it needs
to be more tailored to the region and its unique landscape. Comments included:
• Industry has lots of waste heat that should be utilised in local heat distribution
networks.
• It is important to remember that a significant part of the region is very rural and
dependant on oil for heating. This target needs to acknowledge this to remain realistic
and achievable. The off-grid nature of these properties could be an opportunity for
technologies such as heat pumps.
• The objective should consider decarbonising heat systems in conjunction with
retrofitting.
• Heat efficiency (using less heat) should also be focussed on in this objective.
• There will be costs which should be balanced against fuel poverty.
• Hydrogen could play a greater part to supply off grid homes across the region.
Decarbonisation of Transport
‘Become a leading region for the reduction of vehicle emissions through:
• the electrification of transport with 80% of new cars, and over 30% of all cars
electric 2035
• growth and decarbonisation of public transport with 100% Ultra Low Emission
Vehicles by 2035.’
There was general agreement with this objective, but concerns over ability to achieve it in
context of the rural nature of the Region, low incomes, large proportion of terraced housing
(impact on home charging), and existing local electricity grid constraints. It was also indicated
that public transport, active travel and private mileage reduction need more of a focus. There
was indication that action should be taken immediately, especially with regard to the
infrastructure requirements for the transition. It was also pointed out that there is significant
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
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economic and environmental concern with regard to the existing stock of oil powered vehicles.
As well as this, industry can play a big part in the low carbon transport transition with regard
to the likes of grid balancing and hydrogen production. The need for significant financial
incentives from Government was also highlighted.
Local Energy Generation and Ownership
‘Maximise use of local energy resources to minimise the need for imported electricity with a
target of less than 15% electricity imports over the year. Support Wales’ ambition that all
renewable energy schemes should have an element of local ownership as a basis for another
workstream within the Re-energising Wales project.’
There was general agreement with this objective and its value and benefit to the region but a
mixture of responses in terms of how much of a priority it should be for the region and how
essential a high level of ambition in this area is. It was also highlighted that local ownership is
difficult to combine with rapid decarbonisation. Other comments included:
• Simplify and mainstream 'sleeving' / 'Energy Local' arrangements. Regional
collaboration to deliver joint projects at sufficient scale to develop generation hubs
(>100 MWp).
• Work with National Procurement Service to support greater procurement of energy
from locally generated renewable energy projects - could help de-risk development
business cases.
• Concern that it is only suggesting an element of local ownership and that there
could be slightly greater ambition of maximising the amount of local ownership
(possibly build on the Re-energising Wales work and suggest a range of 15-33%).
Could also commit to a certain percentage of Public bodies pension funds being
invested in these schemes which would mean the value would be retained in
Wales.
• SBCR should maximise the local off-shore marine resource and the resources
Industry has available for low carbon/renewable energy generation.
• Demands should be put on developers to produce enough power for the
dwellings/facilities being built, either on a community or plot by plot basis.
Ownership of this action should be enforced via the planning system.
Flexibility and Smart Energy
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
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‘Use flexibility through energy storage, Time of Use Tariffs, smart charging and appliances,
and demand side response, to minimise energy system imbalance, grid impacts and imports.’
There was very strong agreement with this objective and few concerns and comments. It was
pointed out that energy flexibility should integrate with local community
energy/storage/transport schemes to benefit the local economy and the grid and that it is
important to optimise energy availability with increased variability from renewables. It was also
highlighted that regional grid constraints make energy storage difficult to implement but that
'Homes as power stations' will be able to play a greater part in this now and that industry could
play a significant role.
3.2 Ranking Regional priorities
The survey respondents were asked to rank the above objectives in order of regional priority.
The results were as follows:
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
1. Improved Energy Efficiency
2. Renewable Energy Generation
3. Local Energy Generation and Ownership
3. Flexibility and Smart Energy
4. Decarbonisation of Transport
5. Decarbonisation of Heat
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3.3 Setting the level of ambition
Carbon reduction targets
Feedback suggests that there is wide agreement that a SBCR Regional Energy Plan should
include a carbon reduction target. All ten responses to this question were for a regional target2.
Level of ambition
All but two responses indicated they would like to see a target more ambitious than the current
Welsh Government carbon reduction target (80% reduction by 20503). Four people indicated
that time-scales should be more ambitious and the 80% target should be brought forward to
2035 or 2040. Two people suggested the target should be net zero by 2050 and a further two
increased the level of ambition to net zero by 2030/2035. There was also a suggestion that
the region should target carbon negative by 2050 to account for other regions/industries where
total decarbonisation is significantly harder.
2 One person indicated that they would not like to see a regional target, but then went on to choose a regional target in the next question, so this second response was taken) 3 It’s worth noting that on May 2, 2019, the Committee for Climate Change has released a report that recommend that Wales adopts a new target of 95% reduction by 2050.
Should the Region have a carbon
reduction target?
Yes
Aligned with Welsh Government
targets
Net Zero by 2050
Net Zero by 2030/2035
More ambitious time-scale (80% by
2035/2040)
Carbon negative by 2050
No
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2
4
1
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3.4 Energy Strategy Hopes
Respondents hope the energy strategy will:
3.5 Energy Strategy Concerns
Stakeholders expressed the following concerns around the regional energy strategy:
The scale of challenge is not sufficiently resourced
The message becomes too complicated
That it will not be ambitious enough and that it won't deliver
what is required
That this huge opportunity won't benefit the people of Wales as much as it could do with large
multinational corporations delivering a lot fo the work and not involving local communities
and business
That we need action now as well as policy and planning
A regional ownership plan would need resourcing for a delivery
vehicle. This vehicle would need to be empowered to make certain decisions in order to apply and
deliver the regional plan. Delivery and action needs more than a
caretaker role
Enhance Collaboration
• To lead to a coordinated effort
• A plan that fullyintegrates Industry
Bring decarbonisation to the main stream
• To encourage the same degree of priority to be applied
as has been to COVID 19.
• To provide decentralised, democratised, decarbonised
energy for the region.
• To deliver a just transition to zero carbon
Provide Clarity
• To make clear what's locally led, where SBRC is making the most of
levers elsewhere; and what isn't going to be done in SBCR.
• That it offers a relevant, practical and realistically deliverable route
map for the region. It needs to offer staged SMART solutions for
delivery and define a way forward, rather than rely on ambitions or
recommemdations.
• To provide clear vision and benefits
Facilitate Strong Governance
• To advise on the formation of the
Regional Delivery and Governance vehicle -using lessons learned from other parts of the
UK.
To Raise the Level of Ambition and Momentum
• To be ambitious and have radical yet credible,workable proposals to properly tackle the really difficult areas of energy conservation in
domestic housing and emissions from transport.
• To be able to steer decision making and avoid being just another plan on the shelf.
• A plan that is Challenging but deliverable.
• That it is ambitious but achievable
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3.6 Evaluating the success
Survey respondents identified the following ways for how the success of the regional energy
plan should be judged:
Carbon and Energy Targets
• Regular reporting on progress against the set carbon reduction target
• Against overall targets for decarbonisation as a whole energy system to allow
flexibility in the path taken to get to that point.
Delivery of Objectives
• Based on a staged delivery approach across all objectives.
Level of Regional Benefit
• Benefits realisation.
• To what extent the lives of its citizens now and in the future has been improved
(cleaner, greener energy for our future generations)
Regional Inclusivity and Support for the Plan
• If it is wholly integrated and multi-vector (it cannot ignore Industry).
• By how effectively the public engage and can be persuaded to put by petty personal
interests to benefit all our futures.
• The City Deal should be setting an example and energy and local government
colleagues should want to learn from what the City Deal is doing and achieving.
How realistic it is to deliver effectively in the current
structures of national and regional government
That the plan will try and do too much itself
That it does not set out practical actions and
becomes another high level plan with great intentions that fails to achieve the
credibility necessary for it to be used in decision making
That it will be used to re-elect politicians who then fail
to deliver
Industry is not included at the moment. This is a
massive missed opportunity.
That the plan is too ambitious and thus becomes
watered down or downgraded as economnic and social pressures are
applied.
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4. Regional Opportunities and Challenges
4.1 Heat and Energy Efficiency
Priorities for the Region
• Unanimous agreement that energy efficiency is by far the most important priority in
order to minimise the regions energy consumption
• Improving the current building stock’s EPC ratings within the region by retrofitting
• A priority order for retrofitting based on the poorest EPC ratings and homes
experiencing fuel poverty. Mapping EPC ratings within the region will help achieve this
• Clearly defined regulations for all new builds to have high EPC or Passivhaus
standards so they require little or next to no heating, as well as new builds being
‘prosumers’ (i.e. having the ability to generate their own energy as well as using
energy)
• Reducing commercial electricity demand through appliance efficiency
• Improving efficiency of heavy industry within the region with CHP (Combined Heat and
Power) and hydrogen technologies once costs are viable
Local Strengths and Opportunities
• Houses not connected to the gas grid pose an opportunity for low carbon heating such
as heat pumps. Can LPG heating fuel be replaced with bio-LPG?
• Large industrial capacity of the region could give potential for CHP or hydrogen to
decarbonise heavy industry
• Ability to draw upon local expertise from academic/research institutions such as the
Active Building Centre and energy parks such as Baglan
• Potential for district heating grids within densely populated areas of the region
• Possibility to blend hydrogen/biogas into natural gas grid to act as a steppingstone for
heat decarbonisation
• Arbed and Nest programmes to improve energy efficiency of lower income households
Local Sector Weaknesses and Barriers
• Grid constraints within the region could be an issue if heating were to be electrified
• Lack of mains gas connections could restrict potential options for heating within homes
(such as hybrid heat pumps)
• Quality of existing building stock within the region
• Recognising the value of efficient homes by incorporating the cost of poor energy
efficiency into the value of properties
• Deciding on a heat decarbonisation pathway to stop redundant investment in different
technologies (i.e. heat pumps vs. hydrogen)
• Is there enough local expertise available? (e.g. heat pump installers)
• Concern around local authorities setting targets that do not align with the urgency of
the situation
• Planning permission being granted for developments several years down the line that
may not align with future regulations being put in place
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• Can hydrogen be produced within the region affordably and in a green manner?
Concern over funding availability to supplement SMR (Steam-Methane Reformation)
with CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage)
• District heating not viable for large proportion of rural communities
Change Needed and Actions that Need to be Taken
• Availability of high-quality data on which to base decisions on, such as a map of EPC
ratings for the region.
• Transparency about the benefits and cost of implementing low carbon schemes. How
do you persuade people to want to decarbonise?
• Is the Minimum Energy Efficiency Scheme being implemented? What lessons have
been learnt from the feed-in-tariff and RHI (Renewable Heat Incentive) scandal?
• Potential for Coronavirus stimulus investment to be used for retrofitting industry to help
decarbonise homes. If Wales can get ahead and create supply chains for this industry
there will be opportunities to export services out of the region
• Local authorities should begin taking actions on the phase out of gas
• Identify which legislation local authorities have control over and which legislation
requires authority from the Welsh Government
• Can environmental levies be shifted from electricity to heat in a revenue neutral
manner? This could enable prioritisation of energy efficiency measures within
households
4.2 Electricity & Flexibility
Priorities for the Region
• Improving grid capacity and removing constraints to prepare for electrification of
transport and heating as well as the ability to cope with demand side response and
microgeneration
• Aligning policy development to the needs of utilities, grid operators and consumers
simultaneously
• Continued rollout of more electricity efficient devices such as LEDs
• Utilising the low-cost borrowing power of local authorities, and regional pension funds
to finance low carbon schemes
• Supporting community energy projects to utilise their ability to spread education,
awareness and a feeling of ownership within local communities
• Innovative storage methods to enable a smoother demand profile
Local Strengths and Opportunities
• Excellent regional renewable energy resources to take advantage of. Potential for co-
location of wind and solar plants to minimise land use
• Potential for more onshore wind? National development consultation to scope potential
sites within the region
• Regional marine energy capabilities and demonstration zones, such as the 96MW
floating wind test facility being delivered by Simply Blue Energy and Total
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• Established community energy groups within the region as well as strong academic
institutions with energy sector expertise
• Developing an energy system with the potential to trade energy (e.g. decentralised
energy generation, storage, grid exports etc.)
• Potential for large scale pumped hydro storage can provide a significant source of
flexibility
• Flexibility opportunity in Greenlink 500MW interconnector to Ireland
Local Sector Weaknesses and Barriers
• Grid constraints
• Scale of active fossil fuel power stations within the region
• Capacity of community energy team to secure volunteers and funding for development
costs
• Geological constraints to implement CCS in SBCR
• Access issues in transporting long wind turbine blades through narrow roads in the
region
• Public sector sites are limited by the slowness of the councils to respond to
opportunities – meaning that commercial sector has hoovered up available grid
capacity
• Political challenge of ensuring the four local authorities can work together
Change Needed and Actions that Need to be Taken
• Schemes to support development finance for community energy
• There needs to be a clear, transparent, long term plan of how any new energy sources
will utilise new or existing networks
• Clarity over the future of tidal lagoon to ensure the grid has time to prepare for the
extra capacity
• Following up activity on marine technology demonstration sites in Pembrokeshire as
quickly as possible
• Acceptance that innovative technologies such as floating wind may not be lowest cost
options for now but need to be invested in to bring down future costs
• A series of CfD (Contract for Difference) auctions with specified capacities for future
generation
4.3 Transport
Priorities for the Region
• Integration of different transport modes under efficient governance to allow maximum
synergies
• Promoting active transport
• Incentives to encourage switchover to EVs to improve regional emissions and air
quality, especially for public sector fleets and local taxis
• Rollout of intelligent EV charging infrastructure that incorporates features such as
contactless payment, pay-as-you-go schemes and joined up networks
• Improving the operations of the South Wales Metro
• EV car clubs to change the dynamics of vehicle ownership within society
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• Introduce planning regulations for installing EV charging systems in new build houses
Local Strengths and Opportunities
• Successful EV associations and taskforce within the region has led to good practices
and deployment of EV fleets that can be utilised by organisations wanting to electrify
their fleet
• Speed limits on M4 motorway near Swansea has notably improved air quality within
the city
• Potential opportunity for HFCVs (Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles) given the regions high
renewable generation that could be used to generate green hydrogen
• Carmarthenshire and Swansea due to receive EV funding from OLEV
• Opportunity to learn and possibly roll out an on-demand bus service such as the one
being trialled in Carmarthenshire
• Utilising the rail infrastructure along the south coast of Wales for providing a mass
transit service
• Utilising the land use potential of the many farms within the region for technologies
such as Solar PV
Local Sector Weaknesses and Barriers
• Grid capacity constraints could be a barrier to transport electrification
• Engrained behavioural norms around driving. Could be difficult to encourage shifts to
alternative transport modes
• Lack of EV charging infrastructure within the region
• Limited and inefficient public transport in rural areas
• EV charging capabilities of terraced housing within the region
• Decarbonising emissions from marine vessels
• Consideration of what is done with existing vehicle stock and the associated costs of
phasing out ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) vehicles
• Price, capacity and lifespan of current battery technologies could be a limiting factor in
the take up of EVs, as well as the sustainability of minerals needed such as Lithium
and Cobalt
Change Needed and Actions that Need to be Taken
• Educational schemes to directly involve the local community (e.g. promoting
improvements in air quality, experience centres for active travel/EVs)
• Exploring the possibility of a network of ‘transport hubs’ that enable community car
sharing, local energy generation and combined delivery systems amongst other
services to encourage low carbon transportation
• Development of a public sector social impact fund that can be utilised for the
development of regional transport to improve mobility, health and wellbeing
• Collaboration between EV chargers provided by different firms to allow users to access
more chargers
• Active travel schemes such as separating out road infrastructure for different transport
modes to allow safer passage of way
• Encouraging the industrial sector to electrify their fleet
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5. Governance
Why is Governance Important?
• It impacts the ability of the Regional Energy Plan to deliver against its objectives
• It ensures the appropriate people and organisations are involved at the appropriate
level to take projects beyond discussion and into delivery
• It facilitates collaboration between partners across the public, private and community
sectors
What does good Governance look like?
• Identifying senior political and business energy champions
• Alignment with existing governance groups that hold influence/ power
• Setting up an energy sector specific working/technical advisory group
• Engagement with existing groups that deal with related focus areas (e.g. economy,
housing, health, transport)
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