14.9m awarded for pioneering low carbon programme in Yorkshire and the Humber
Disadvantaged communities across Yorkshire and the Humber are set to benefit from a ground-breaking new project, which, for the first time ever, will see low
carbon measures installed throughout whole houses.
The Big Energy Upgrade will see the University of Sheffield work alongside partners to monitor the performance of the installed measures, look at behavioural issues linked with energy consumption, support the supply chain associated with the project and monitor energy consumption inselected households.
Officially called the Energy Innovation for Deprived Communities, the programme is being delivered by a partnership of organisations throughout Yorkshire and the Humber. A total fund of £14.9m has been made available, of which £7m is
being part-financed through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of Europe´s support for the region´s economic development through the Yorkshire and Humber ERDF Programme.
This is the first time Yorkshire and Humber has undertaken such as integrated
approach to the delivery of energy efficiency projects, linking large scale
energy efficiency measures, micro regeneration and social housing agendas within
one programme which represents a very innovative approach to address fuel
poverty and stimulate businesses in the poorest and most deprived communities
of Yorkshire and the Humber.
The Big Energy Upgrade will deliver a range of energy efficiency and renewable
energy projects within at least 10 of the most disadvantaged communities across
the Yorkshire and the Humber, creating 114 new jobs and safeguarding a further
87. In Yorkshire, Athersley in Barnsley, two areas of Wheatley in Doncaster and
Lower Wortley in Leeds will benefit from the scheme.
For the first time ever in the UK, people will benefit from a `whole house´
approach, which will see a package of measures highly individual for each of
the households and will ensure householders achieve the best energy efficiency
performance through the measures. The initiative represents a big step forward
in the way insulation and microgeneration are integrated.
Principle Investigator (PI) of The Big Energy Upgrade project, Professor Lenny
Koh, Director of the Centre for Energy, Environment and Sustainability (CEES)and Associate Dean at the University of Sheffield´s Management School, said:
"This project brings together the University´s cross cutting team from
energy and environment, using a truly multi-disciplinary approach to tackle
these important energy challenges in society. We look forward to working
closely with the local authorities and other partners in pioneering this low
carbon direction."
This is also the first time a wide range of organisations will work in
partnership to deliver such a programme of works. The Partnership includes five
other local authorities in addition to Kirklees, including Barnsley, Doncaster,
Leeds, North East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire Council. Also partners in the
scheme are two registered social landlords; North Lincolnshire Homes and
Shoreline, plus West North West Homes, Berneslai Homes, St Leger Homes and
Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing. The University of Sheffield and Yorkshire
Energy Services complete the partnership.
The management agency Yorkshire Energy Services are co-ordinating delivery and marketing for the project, assessing properties and giving expert home energy
advice to residents to help them reduce their energy bills further.
The project will run until March 2014 and will act as a catalyst in attracting
further funding towards energy efficiency projects, which in turn will create
more demand for materials and skills in the area of retrofitting and micro
generation. It will also help to prepare the region, in terms of knowledge and
experience, for the delivery of a new area-based whole house approach to be
delivered as part of the Government´s Green Deal post 2012.
Ten disadvantaged communities across Yorkshire and the Humber have been
identified to take part in the scheme.
The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) is one of the main financial
instruments by which the European Union seeks to implement its cohesion policy.
This seeks to strengthen economic and social cohesion in the European Union by
correcting imbalances between its regions. ERDF is provided to regions to
deliver agreed programme strategies for economic development over six year
periods. €583m of ERDF has been provided to support the Yorkshire and The
Humber Competitiveness and Employment Programme 2007-13.
The project will be the biggest project ever led by the University of
Sheffield´s Faculty of Social Science, in partnership with the Faculties of
Engineering and Science..
The project is to address the national priority of reducing CO2 emissions from
the installed base of residential dwellings, required to meet national CO2
reduction targets. It fits directly to the Government policy on Green Deal. The
project, to retrofit energy-efficiency and renewable-energy measured to
residential dwellings is the largest such venture in the UK.
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Cladding update March 2012
More details/the Big Energy Upgrade in New Wortley,for some unknown reason the wards affected are listed as Farnley and Wortley.New Wortley is in the Armley ward although it was in the City & Holbeck ward for a short time some years ago
.....concerning is the lack of consultation with residents during the preparation stage...this issue was first raised prior to the production of the New Wortley Community Plan which was accepted by LCC as a supporting document to the West Leeds Gateway which is now an SPD.
February 2012
WNWHL cladding New Wortley scheme alterations and scheme omissions.
More details are now emerging on the cladding scheme in New Wortley and the original works planned seem to have somewhat changed.It appears now the the facias and guttering will not be included at this point in time...although the vertical drain pipes will.So it does appear that the scheme in its present format is a mismatch.
Whether the scheme in its present format will address the issues and make all the houses thermally efficent is highly unlikely and it would not be a whole house approach.
Scheme Statement.
'For the first time in the UK, the Partners will work together in adopting a fully integrated, whole-house approach while installing energy efficiency measures and micro generation technologies in households.
Through individual household assessments the project will identify a highly individual package of measures for each of the households and which will provide optimal insulation and energy control to the house'.
The Wimpey no Fines properties (houses) on the estate are of four types.The four bedroom houses and the small two bedroom houses have wooden front hall extensions and the heat loss from these would still need addressing for the houses to become truly thermally efficent...other estates that have been cladded over the years seem to have had a more robust approach applied i.e to name a few ...Stonecliffs,Tong (Aireys) Whincovers and Wythers.
The three bedroom and the large two bedrooms houses do not have these wooden hall extensions and just have a canopy over the front doors only.
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