Each of the five regional Energy Hubs is leading on a national energy project to produce a set of toolkits. These resources will share good practice and information for use by Local Enterprise Partnerships, local authorities and other local energy project developers across England.
The work is funded by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Outputs will be posted on this website as they become available.
An investigation of the current approaches to spatial mapping of energy assets, infrastructure and data. All Energy Hubs and their stakeholders will be consulted, to understand how a national approach for energy mapping might be beneficial, and how it should be designed and delivered. A proposal will be developed for a national platform for regional energy mapping that all five Energy Hubs can use.
Difficulty in obtaining finance and investment is a common barrier that prevents the progress of local energy projects. This is an introductory guide to the opportunities for collaborative investment, designed for local enterprise partnerships and local authorities.
This is a suite of high-level guidance, designed for local authorities with less experience of the local energy sector. The suite includes a local energy guide (with executive summary) which sets out the current context and explains the role of the Local Energy Hubs. Also available is a guide to local authority energy procurement. Finally, there is a full step-by-step guide, which explains how local authorities or community energy groups can develop a local energy project.
A review of the information available on the delivery of energy and renewables schemes across England, and the related policy and funding context. This will be used to map out and signpost relevant reports, data and sources of further information. It is intended to inform the five regional Energy Hubs and their Local Enterprise Partnership and local authority members, to ensure all are kept up to date with the latest developments in the sector. This toolkit will be posted when ready.
A review of the current financial and regulatory environment for rural and urban fringe renewable energy projects. This will comprise an analysis of current taxation and subsidy schemes, a review of land-value factors accounted for in project appraisals and an assessment of current UK approaches to project delivery. Exemplar business models will be included. Possible sites for pilot projects will also be highlighted. This toolkit will be posted when ready.
