Including 4 closely related terms such as heat pumps, heat pump, and pumps.
… 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). Undertake a pilot project/exemplar a pilot project/exemplar…
… and an assessment against Net Zero Carbon should be required. 3y Start retrofitting existing buildings owned and operated by the Council (e.g. Council’s offices) • Improve building energy efficiency: insulation, improved airtightness and better windows • Install Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) wherever possible • Retrofit heat pumps • Use energy management to reduce energy use…
… 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. 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…
… with existing warehouse buildings on Net Zero Carbon (e.g. M&S, DHL) Engage with national energy providers Improve local access to green energy funding sources and schemes – especially to support SMEs. Work with heating engineers to re-train them from gas/oil/biomass boilers to heat pumps. Inform them that boilers are being phased out. Encourage re-training. NWLDC Zero…