Including the closely related term heat pumps.
… land Buildings and towns 3y Start retrofitting or demolish and rebuild existing housing owned by the Council • Improve building energy efficiency: insulation, improved airtightness and better windows • Install Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) wherever possible • Retrofit heat pumps • Install PV Target high emission homes first (e.g. those using coal or oil…
… heat pumps • Use energy management to reduce energy use • Install PV 3y Set best practice energy standards of new buildings built or acquired by the Council. This should be consistent with BEIS energy mission to halve energy use in new buildings. Passivhaus or equivalent should be considered and an assessment against Net Zero Carbon should be required. 3y Develop a Net Zero Carbon retrofit…
… plan for the new leisure centre The current design was developed before the climate emergency was declared and has limited scope to be amended before construction. A phased retrofit plan should be developed to improve the building fabric, replace the proposed gas-fired CHP with a heat pump and ensure the PV array meets best practices. 3y Mine-water heating Start a pilot project using mine…
…-water source heat pump for one or several non-domestic buildings Replace all inefficient car park lighting with efficient LEDs and improve controls to save energy. NWLDC Zero Carbon Roadmap 20190234 | Sept 2020 | Rev M 4 Work with the DNO to prepare tomorrow’s grid in NWL (Grid Reinforcement) NWLDC should work with the DNO to ensure there is a plan in place for grid…
… reinforcement to enable the shift to zero carbon (e.g. more decentralized renewable energy, electrification of transport, wider heat pump update). Transport 3y Use electric cars Start the process of replacing the Council’s 12 cars with EV cars. Consider replacement of all 12 cars within a 3 year period. Leasing is a possibility. 3y Use electric vans Start the process of replacing…