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Riverside Resource Recover Ltd

02/09/2010

The Riverside Energy from Waste facility at Belvedere in the London Borough of Bexley, is Cory Environmental's single most significant development project. The plant average annual capacity of 585,000 tonnes, it will be an important strategic river served waste management facility for London.

DEMaP Progress and Opportunities event

29/06/2010

The DEMaP Progress and Opportunities event was held at City Hall on Friday 11th June. Over 70 delegates attended the event,  with 27 London Boroughs represented as well as the Energy Saving Trust, Carbon Trust and DECC. An overview of government support for Decentralised Energy (DE) was provided by Robert Tudway from LDA, who is working closely with DECC and DCLG. Ross Hudson from the GLA provided an insight into the Mayor’s commitment to DE through the updated London Plan and Climate Change Mitigation and Energy Strategy. A general introduction to DEMaP progress over the last six months was presented by the DEMaP Programme Manager, Paula Kirk.

DEMaP Newsletter - Issue 1

24/05/2010

  • Key achievements to date
  • London Heat Map update
  • Featured Borough - Brent
  • Policy update
  • Upcoming DEMaP events
  • Information on Inner London Working Group

Poyry: The potential and costs of DH networks

29/03/2010

The aim of this study is to identify the potential costs and benefits of district heating, assess the technical potential in the UK and investigate the economic and non-economic barriers to further investment and deployment. The report is part of ongoing work by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) into the need for, and form of, policy options to support district heating schemes.

London First: Cutting the capital's carbon footprint (2008)

29/03/2010

The recommendations in this report represent the views of the London First Steering Group.

GLA: Powering ahead (2009)

29/03/2010

This prospectus has beeb prepared by experts, from business and from central, regional and loval government, as a 'call to arms' to both the private and public sectors.

Poyry: Securing power, a report to Greenpeace (2008)

29/03/2010

Securing Power is a new report by world leading energy experts Pöyry Energy Consulting and provides a compelling piece of the answer to the energy security and CO2 emissions challenges that the UK faces today. Pöyry's ground breaking analysis shows there is an unprecedented opportunity for very large scale combined heat and power (CHP) plants to provide both heat and electricity fromthe same fuel, allowing us to cut emissions, reduce fuel use, cut costs and provide up to 16GW of new electricity generating capacity to meet UK demand over the coming years.

Decentralised Energy Workshop for London Boroughs

02/12/2009

The launch of the workshop to the Boroughs on DEMap was held on the 13th of November. Presentations now available to download.  

Powering ahead - delivering low carbon energy for London

14/10/2009

'Powering ahead - delivering low carbon energy for London' was published on 15th October 2009.

The London Plan

12/10/2009

The Mayor's draft replacement London Plan was published on 12 October 2009