Dorset District Heating Seminar District Heating Opportunities and Practicalities

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1 Dorset District Heating Seminar District Heating Opportunities and Practicalities 13 th October 2009

2 Introductions Mark Howell Business Development Manager London and South

3 Vital Experience UK-Wide

4 District Heating the whole solution! Energy Centre Distribution Customer Interface Metering Metering Soln. / Billing

5 DH All sectors New build housing, large commercial, extensions to existing an ESCo and educational (University expansion).

6 Main Points 1. Confidence 2. Deliverability 3. Case Study

7 1. Confidence District Heating works in principle! CHP & Biomass This is a new technology?

8 1. Confidence Operations On-going service Energy Centre District Heating

9 1. Confidence Keypoint It s tried, it s tested, it s happening (happened) elsewhere in UK towns and cities that you might not be aware of.

10 2. Deliverability Procurement / Product Supply Chain Proven products Life Cycle

11 2. Deliverability DH Optimisation Holistic Approach Energy Centre District Heating Heat Load CHP Biomass boilers Optimisation? Route integration Pipe sizing Life-Cycle (longevity) Radiators / Underfloor Heating etc Domestic Hot Water

12 2. Deliverability Resource Design Installation Project Management

13 2. Deliverability Keypoint Due diligence of partners and contractors. Do they have the experience and resource backed up by reference projects?

14 2006 Scottish Green Energy Awards Best Renewable Project - Winner Case Study Glenshellach Estate

15 Vital Energi install UK s Largest Wood-fired DH scheme (2005)

16 Oban, Scotland Glenshellach Estate

17 Client / Programme Client - West Highland Housing Association Type of Organisation - Housing Association Duration Phase 2 - June Nov 2004 Phase 3 Start 2006 with connection by Spring 2007 (Note Phase 1 pre-biomass scheme)

18 Project Details Vital Energi responsibility Design Build Operate and Maintain Main Component Supply Energy Centre Renewable Biomass Plant Pipework / Mains installation Community Heating Internals HIU indirect boards Metering - Prepayment and Point of Sale

19 Energy Centre / Fuel Bunker Item Fuel feed: Fuel store dimensions (approx): Details Wood chip container with hydraulic scrapper system 8.6m x 2.5m x 2.6 (l x w x h) (50m 3 )

20 Pre-fabrication Biomass Plant Danish factory Plant dispatch Installation

21 Energy Centre Energy Centre Item Details Footprint (approx): 8.5m x 4.0m (34m 2 ) Biomass Boiler (Main) - rating: 600kW Oil boiler (Backup) - rating: Oil storage 200kW 5000 l Elevation

22 Energy Centre Plan

23 District Heating Products Used Steel Aluflex (100% diffusion tight) Insulated Pipe Lengths Steel 12m Flexible 50m and 100m Pipe Connection Steel Welding Aluflex Pressure Couplings Pipe Size Diameter Nominal Bore Steel 32mm, 40mm and 50mm Aluflex 26mm 32mm and 40mm Surveillance Steel Alarm system Flexible No alarm system Approx 1,000m

24 District Heating Network Phase 2 46 Homes Energy Centre

25 District Heating Network Phase 3 44 Homes Phase 3 DH pipework exits at high-level Energy Centre

26 Delivering and Controlling Heat Vital AquaVarm Hydraulic Interface Units Benefits - Instantaneous Hot Water - Customer Control - Heat Meter Integration - Prepayment Facility - Avoids DHW Storage..

27 Heat Metering and Revenue Protection Metering and Revenue Protection Heat Meter Sharky 773 Compact Ultrasonic Heat Meter Highly accurate + / - 2% Read by: Radio, MBus and RS232 Wide range operating temperatures. Real time error reporting Programmer/ Pre-payment Unit POS located in local shop System can eliminate risk of bad debt Debt Recovery Function Multiple Tariffs No Shut Off Periods -Secure RFID Technology..

28 Operation and Maintenance Vital Service covers Administration, Operation and maintenance of: Energy Centre Wood chip fuelled boiler Oil fired back up boiler Ancillary equipment inside the boilerhouse. Woodfuel storage bunker, ash container and the oil fuel storage tank District Heating Network Twice yearly visits to service Dwellings HIU Heat Meter EasiPay system Timer programmer

29 User Guides Wood Chip Fuel introduction Domestic Credit Module (PPU) User Guide Heating & HW

30 Credit Metering

31 GPRS Meter Reading System Automated Meter Reading Systems 1. Heat data transmitted to the receiver 2. Data is downloaded to the reading and billing system 3. Billing system is used to create direct debit bills 4. Bills sent to customer..

32 Billing Customer Billing and Online Analysis Sample Utility Bill Online Consumption Analysis Analysis of Consumption Analysis of Pre-Payment Revenue Meter Error Information Automated Data Refresh..

33 Summary It s been done before. Responsibility - Consider a One Stop Shop process with robust proven products Customers will notice little if any difference!

34 Thank Thank You You Mark Howell Business Development (T) +44 (0) (m) +44 (0) (e) Headquarters Vital Energi Utilities Limited Burnden House Roman Road Blackburn Lancashire, BB1 2LD (T) +44 (0) (F) +44 (0)