THE ENVIRONMENTAL MARKET OPPORTUNITY IN LONDON PRU ASHBY, ENVIRONMENTAL SECTOR SPECIALIST LONDON & PARTNERS October 2011
THE ENVIRONMENTAL MARKET OPPORTUNITY IN LONDON
PRU ASHBY, ENVIRONMENTAL SECTOR SPECIALIST
LONDON & PARTNERS
October 2011
LONDON IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS
� Demand for energy will increase substantially: London is set to grow by one million people in the next 10 years
� 180,000 jobs will be created – 120,000 new homes will be built
GROWTH
Forecasts from the London Mayor’s Office show key area of population growth is East London
For example 10,000 new homes planned for Barking Riverside
� The Mayor of London is developing programmes
on how London can be the world’s low carbon
capital
� Target of cutting carbon output by 60% by 2025
� London Green Fund – to de-risk investment for
private sector
� Waste - target £70million Foresight
Environmental Fund
� Energy efficiency – target £100mill fund
manager Amber Green Consortium
� Carbon markets – UK announcement of carbon
floor price 23rd March 2011 budget
� Decentralised Energy and Smart Grid
� Building retrofit
MAYORAL POLICY
LONDON INITIATIVES
RE:FIT43% of London’s total CO2 emissions are from commercial & public sector buildings
Re:Fit aims to facilitate Energy Performance Contracting across
London’s public sector buildings
Target: 11 million sq m in London, 40% of public sector buildings,
£400million of projects. 400 organisations
Pipeline for London Green Fund – 7 year payback
Framework panel of 12 suppliers in place
• Balfour Beatty
• COFELY (GDF SUEZ)
• MITIE (Dalkia FM)
• EDF Energy
• E.ON Sustainable Energy Business
• Hoare Lea Consulting Engineers (Parkeray)
• Honeywell
• Hurleypalmerflatt
• Interserve
• Johnson Controls
• Schneider Electric - Strategic Building Solutions
• Willmott Dixon Partnerships
RE:NEW
36% of London’s CO2 emissions are from housing
Re:New aims to reduce CO2 emissions from existing homes in
London, help residents to save money on their energy bills and
create ‘green’ jobs.
3 million homes in London, target is 1.2 million by 2015
Framework panel of 12 suppliers in place
• Axis
• Groundwork London
• Breyer Group
• Lakehouse Contracts
• British Gas
• Osborne Energy
• CEN Services
• United House
• Eaga
• Warmzones
• Enterprise
• Willmott Dixon
Subcontract opportunities exist withframework suppliers
Some Private Sector Initiatives
� BT’s Corporate Renewable Energy Programme• BT to build UK's second largest solar-powered roof, largest in
London
• 1440 solar panels covering 2350m2 May 2011
• BT strategy is 25% electricity needs from renewables
� Skanska and GE have formed a strategic partnership• to develop new environmental technologies and processes for the
emerging green retrofit and refurbishment market
• Market estimated to be worth in excess of £10bn per year in the UK.
� Low Carbon Workplace• unique partnership between the Carbon Trust, developer Stanhope
and fund manager Threadneedle
• design, build and manage bespoke and contemporary offices for organisations committed to eco-friendly operation.
GREEN ENTERPRISE DISTRICT
Site opportunities - land for sale and lease
Enterprise Zone announced 23rd March 2011
The Crystal
A sustainable cities initiative by Siemens
- East London Enterprise Zone
- Siemens global centre for infrastructure and cities
- Centre for thought leadership, a knowledge hub and showcasing for energy efficiency, transport and the city in 2050.
- All electric- Rainwater recycled- Connected to smart grid for electric vehicles.
LONDON THAMES GATEWAY HEAT NETWORK
� Heat sourced from Barking Power Station – 400MW per year currently wasted
� Supply 120,000 homes
� 1st phase – 2km
� 2nd phase 67km
Opportunities
� Plant and equipment - £100million
� Investors in infrastructure -£160million
� Build / own / operate - £100million worth of projects
SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIES PARK
Closed Loop recycling
AD plant
River access
60 Acre site in East London – first of its kind in the UKOpportunities for suppliers and assemblers of renewables
LOW CARBON VEHICLES IN LONDON
� London to become the electric vehicle capital of Europe
� Mayor’s electric vehicle charging network,
Source London, is live. www.sourcelondon.net
� 1,300 public charging points across London by
2013
� 100,000 EVs on London streets as soon as
possible
� London hydrogen buses will form the only
hydrogen bus fleet in the UK and the largest
currently in Europe.
� Future opportunities for low carbon vehicle
manufacturers and charging point technology
DATA CENTRES
London is a key internet exchange and
location for data centres to support the
commercial environment
Major opportunities for companies in:� Energy efficiency technology
� Optimising use of energy and
heat
� Alternative sources of electricity
� Energy conservation
� CHP
OPPORTUNITIES ARISING FROM UK WIDE INITIATIVES
FIT UPDATE 18TH MARCH 2011� The UK government has recently announced cuts in the level of incentives
available to solar photovoltaic installations
� New tariffs will come into effect 1 April 2012 and will affect installations made after 12 December 2011
� Household solar installations with between with less than 4kW capacity will receive 21p/kWh and industrial installations with up to 250kW capacity will receive 15.2p/kWh through the feed-in tariff scheme, while larger installations up to 5MW such as wind farms will attract 8.5p/kWh.
� Proposals to increase the level of feed-in tariffs available for anaerobic digestion (AD) systems: current feed-in tariffs of 12.1p/kWh for all AD plants with up to 500kW of capacity will be increased to 14p/kWh for installations with up to 250kW capacity and 13p/kWh for AD installations with between 250kW and 500kW of capacity.
THE GREEN DEAL
Will replace Warmfront scheme in late 2012
• Allows householders to improve efficiency with no upfront cost
• The upfront finance will be attached to the building’s energy meter.
• People can pay back over time with the repayments less than the savings on bills
• If 26 million homes are done, this will create 250,000 jobs
• March 2011 – government funding for 1000 apprentices
• Landlords to face minimum energy efficiency standards from 2016: 682,000 rental properties
RENEWABLE HEAT INCENTIVE
Details just been announced - to go ahead summer 2011. First phase large heat users, second phase domestic
• First of its kind in world
• Renewable technologies include household solar
thermal panels to industrial wood pellet boilers
• £850m of investment
• Objective to move from 1% to 12% of all heat
generated from renewable source by 2020.
Key opportunities for companies in RHI technology and manufacturing
CRC – CARBON REDUCTION COMMITMENTS
� Emissions trading scheme for large energy users –
began April 2010
� Government currently meeting with stakeholders to
consider simplifying the system
� Opportunities for energy efficiency solutions providers
Update 23rd March 2011 Budget
� Funding of £3billion is secured for 2012
– borrow money from 2015
� Private capital plus government
injections should boost capitalisation to
£18bn
� Being suggested as a template for
European Union
OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVESTORS
GREEN INVESTMENT BANK
SMART GRID
� London won £35million government
funding for smart grid project – being
managed by UK Power Networks
� Many other projects being created
� Key opportunities for companies in:
• Smart meters
• “beyond the meter” technology
(switch off applications when
on highest tariff)
• network dynamics
• smart grid
OFFSHORE WIND
� £60m from government for port facility upgrades for
offshore wind
� Will help maintain UK’s position as largest
offshore generator in the world
� Funds for R&D into wind turbines
London is key location for UK and European HQ
Vattenfall is Europe’s fifth largest generator of electricity and the
largest generator of heat. They chose London for their UK HQ for
access to policy makers, decision makers, industry associations
and transport connectivity.
“Mayor Boris Johnson is very ambitious with green
technology; more so than his counterparts in New York
or Stockholm. From London’s new bike hire scheme to
its plans for a low carbon Olympics, you can see that
the city is making a real effort to be green.
Having an office in a pioneering green city will give my
business a higher profile around the world.”
ANTHONY PEREIRA, CEO, ALTPOWER
CASE STUDY: ALTPOWER
HOW TO ACCESS THESE OPPORTUNITIES?
Contact London & Partners for help with:
� Understanding the market opportunity and the legislative
landscape
� Accessing connections, networks and decision makers in
government, trade bodies and academia
� Exploring partnerships and relationships across your supply
chain
� Set up a physical presence and recruit skilled people
REGULAR EVENTS ORGANISATIONS
Renewable Energy Association
http://www.r-e-a.net/events
The Guardian Sustainable Business Events
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sustainable-business/events
The Renewable Energy Centre
http://www.therenewableenergycentre.co.uk/events.html
Green Mondays
www.greenmondays.com
The Building Centre
http://www.buildingcentre.co.uk/events/forthcoming_events.asp
eco-Connect – connections hub
http://www.eco-connect.org/
London Electric Vehicle Partnership
To meet once every 6 months organised by Transport for London. Next one is Tuesday 19th
July. Also view www.sourcelondon.net
Green Power Conferences
http://www.greenpowerconferences.com/
Envirotech and Clean Energy Investor Summit9-10th November 2011 Grange City Hotel Londonhttp://www.envirotechinvestorsummit.com/2011/
BASELondon: opportunities in a low-carbon LondonJune 2012 City of Londonhttp://www.baselondonshow.co.uk/
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