Community Owned Cooperative Dronninglund Town Denmark Site Visit September 2015 Finlay MacDonald and David Goldie
1. The Stratego Project Denmark event sponsored by Stratego during September 2015 Attended by various Scottish Councils The project aims to aid: the development of effective heating and cooling plans and build capacities to deliver Scottish District Heating on the ground. Slide 1
2. Dronninglund District Heating District Heating Scheme started in 1959 Approximately 30 Miles of Pipework 1,350 Houses, population 3,300 people Annual production of 40,000 Megawatt Hours (MWh) Annual turnover of approximately 3.3 Million Pounds According to the Danish District Heating law companies are nonprofit, and thus cannot yield a profit from selling heat. Infrastructure Owned & Operated by the Customers Slide 2
3. Dronninglund District Heating Current Energy Production Plant: 4no Combined Heat & Power Gas Engines delivering 3.6 MW of power and 6.4 MW of Heat 1no Emergency Gas Boiler that can deliver 8 MW of Heat 1no Bio-Oil Boiler with associated absorption Heat Pump, with a total output of 6 MW 1no Bio-Oil Hot Water Boiler producing 10 MW New Solar Thermal Plant Approx. 37,573 m2 of solar panels, producing 27 MW with associated seasonal heat storage of 60,000 M3 of water. Slide 3
4.New Thermal Storage Plant Combined Heat and Power Plant Solar Thermal Panels 35 to 40,000M2 generating hot water Heat to into store Winter Gas or Oil Boilers CHP Heat Heat Power Hot Water to storage pit 60,000 M3 cost effective hot water held in underground Storage Pit Heat Pump Heat End Users Slide 4
5. Move from Gas/Oil to Solar Energy Slide 5
6. Original Gravel Pit Site Slide 6
7. Storage Pit Excavated and Ready for Liner Slide 7
8. Scale of the New Pit Engineers Laying the Waterproof Liner Membrane Slide 8
9. Filling the Storage Pit Slide 9
10. Insulation and Cap Sheet Being Laid Slide 10
11. Cap Sheet and Insulation Installed Slide 11
12. Ariel View of the Site Solar Thermal Panels Pump Building Solar Storage Pit Slide 12
13. Funding for Solar Scheme Investment in Dronninglund Solar Thermal System (Amount in Thousand Euro) 1 Heat storage, 60.000 M3 (38,7 Euro/m3) 2.400 2 Buildings 2.400 3 Solar Panels, 37.573 M2 6.100 4 District Heating Pipes 1.340 5 Boilerplate and Heatpump 0.920 6 Building Interest and Contingencies 0.800 7 Total investment Hardware 13.960 Euros 8 Consulting engineers 673 9 EUDP (subsidies from Danish Department of Energy) -2.953 10 Community Nett Investment: 11.680 Euros 9.54 Million Pounds Slide 13
14.Solar Thermal: The Benefits Power source readily available (Sun) Cleaner environment Low maintenance Low operating costs Reducing dependency on Fossil Fuels Fuel price is set for 30 years Satisfied Customers. Slide 14
15. Happy Site Manager Slide 15
16. Scottish Councils: % households in fuel poverty Orkney Islands Eilean Siar Highland Shetland Islands Dumfries and Galloway Inverclyde Angus Dundee City Argyll and Bute Moray North Ayrshire Scottish Borders Aberdeenshire Perth and Kinross East Ayrshire Fife South Ayrshire Glasgow City North Lanarkshire Stirling East Lothian East Renfrewshire Clackmannanshire Midlothian South Lanarkshire Renfrewshire West Lothian Aberdeen City West Dunbartonshire East Dunbartonshire Falkirk City of Edinburgh 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% David Goldie Slide 16
17. Scottish Councils: % houses off gas network Shetland Islands Orkney Islands Eilean Siar Highland Argyll and Bute Aberdeenshire Dumfries and Galloway Scottish Borders Perth and Kinross Moray Angus Stirling Midlothian South Lanarkshire South Ayrshire East Lothian Falkirk Fife West Lothian East Ayrshire North Ayrshire North Lanarkshire Clackmannanshire Renfrewshire Glasgow City Inverclyde Dundee City East Renfrewshire East Dunbartonshire West Dunbartonshire Aberdeen City City of Edinburgh 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120% David Goldie Slide 18
18. Scottish Councils: % houses with central heating Orkney Islands Shetland Islands Argyll and Bute Dumfries and Galloway Highland Angus Glasgow City Dundee City Perth and Kinross Renfrewshire Aberdeenshire South Lanarkshire Eilean Siar East Renfrewshire Aberdeen City South Ayrshire Moray Scottish Borders Scotland City of Edinburgh Stirling West Lothian East Lothian East Dunbartonshire East Ayrshire North Ayrshire Fife Inverclyde North Lanarkshire Midlothian Falkirk West Dunbartonshire Clackmannanshire 84% 86% 88% 90% 92% 94% 96% 98% 100% 102% David Goldie Slide 19
19. Contrasts History / culture Community not Utility Not for profit No direct public funding Local innovation and commitment Simple business model Not about fuel type / single source David Goldie Slide 20
Thank You and Questions? Slide 19