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Publication - Research and analysis

The recovery of heat from power generation in Scotland: study

Published
4 November 2011
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Part of
Business, industry and innovation, Energy, Environment and climate change
ISBN
9781780454894

This study examines the technical and financial prospects for recovery of heat from four sites used for large scale fossil fuel power generation and then explores policies that could help make the recovery of heat a more practical option.

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Footnotes

[1] Scottish Energy Study, Volume 1, http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/01/19092748/0

[2] Source: DH Barometer, http://ecoheat4.eu/en/Home/Welcome/

[3] PB Power: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Built-Environment/Building/Building-standards/publications/resen1a

[4] Poyry: http://www.ilexenergy.com/pages/documents/reports/electricity/A_report_providing_a_technical_analysis_and_costing_of_DH_networks.pdf

[5] Some customers require higher security of heat supply, e.g. hospitals. Hence they main retain some of their own boiler plant.

[6] https://www.chpqa.com/guidance_notes/GUIDANCE_NOTE_28.pdf

[7] http://www.biomassenergycentre.org.uk/portal/page?_pageid=75,41175&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

[8] Parsons Brinkerhoff Heating Supply Options for New Development - An Assessment Method for Designers and Developers http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Built-Environment/Building/Building-standards/publications/resen1a

[9] Pöyry Energy, The potential and costs of district heating networks

[10] http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/products/osmastermap/

[11] http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/products/os-mastermap/itn-layer/index.html

[12] http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/School-Education/schoolcontactdetails

[13] http://www.sps.gov.uk/ Information

[14] http://chp.decc.gov.uk/heatmap/

[15] http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Built-Environment/Building/Building-standards/publications/resen1a

[16] CHPQA Guidance note 28 https://www.chpqa.com/guidance_notes/GUIDANCE_NOTE_28.pdf

[17] http://www.decc.gov.uk/media/viewfile.ashx?filetype=4&filepath=Statistics/Projections/69-annex-f--fossil-fuel-and-retail-price-assumptions.xlsx

[18] http://www.decc.gov.uk/media/viewfile.ashx?filepath=what we do/a low carbon uk/carbonvaluation/1_20100610131858_e_@@_carbonvalues.pdf&filetype=4&minwidth=true

[19] http://www.ens.dk/EN-US/SUPPLY/HEAT/Sider/Forside.aspx

[20] http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/326979/0105437.pdf

[21] http://ec.europa.eu/clima/documentation/roadmap/docs/efficiency_plan_en.pdf

[22] http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/278232/0083591.pdf

[23] http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/02/03132605/0

[24] http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Business-Industry/Energy/Infrastructure/Energy-Consents/Thermal-Guidance/Thermal-2010

[25] http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Built-Environment/planning/National-Planning-Policy/themes/renewables

[26] In the 4 main cities (Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow) and their surrounding areas the development plan is made up of: The strategic development plan, the local development plan and supplementary guidance. In all other areas, the development plan is made up of: the local development plan and supplementary guidance.

[27] See: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/FOI/Disclosures/2007/10/AEAHeatMap2007

[28] See: http://www.highland.gov.uk/yourenvironment/planning/energyplanning/renewbleenergy/HighlandHeatMappingProject.htm

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