- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 10 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what technologies were supported by each grant awarded under the Scottish Community and Householder Renewables Initiative in each year since its introduction.
Answer
The number of grants awarded for each technology supported under the Scottish Community and Householder Renewables Initiative, and broken down by year, are listed in the following tables:
Household Stream
| | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | Total |
| Air Source Heat Pumps | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 48 | 136 | 200 |
| Bio Mass | 4 | 14 | 31 | 47 | 64 | 96 | 256 |
| Ground Source Heat Pumps | 10 | 89 | 179 | 271 | 286 | 285 | 1,120 |
| Hydro | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| Lerwick District Heating | 0 | 42 | 15 | 18 | 31 | 16 | 122 |
| Solar Hot Water | 71 | 106 | 207 | 368 | 392 | 358 | 1,502 |
| Solar Hot Water/Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Solar PV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Solar Space Heating | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Wind | 9 | 10 | 21 | 51 | 66 | 48 | 205 |
Community Stream
| | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | Total |
| Solar Water | 1 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 36 | 50 | 165 |
| Solar Water/Air | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 47 |
| Solar PV | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| Solar Water/GSHP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Wind | 0 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 59 | 65 | 69 | 246 |
| Wind/GSHP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| Wind/Solar | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
| | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | Total |
| Ground Source Heat Pumps | 0 | 10 | 22 | 18 | 44 | 53 | 194 |
| Air Source Heat Pumps | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 40 |
| Water Source Heat Pumps | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| GSHP/Wind/Solar | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
| Hydro | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 38 |
| Bio Mass | 4 | 16 | 27 | 22 | 26 | 17 | 160 |
| Hydrogen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Whole Island | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Under the Community Stream grants are also offered to improve the energy efficiency of the building.
Energy Efficiency Grants
| | Insulation | Loft Insulation |
| 2008-09 | 5 | 7 |
| 2007-08 | 14 | 0 |
| 2006-07 | 10 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | 11 | 0 |
| 2004-05 | 9 | 0 |
| 2003-04 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 49 | 7 |
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 10 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many grants the Scottish Community and Householder Renewables Initiative is expected to provide under the 2008-09 budget.
Answer
The Scottish Government expects to provide around 1,200 grants under the Scottish Community and Householder Renewables Initiative under the 2008-09 budget.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive when its carbon emissions reduction target strategy will be published.
Answer
The Scottish CERT (Carbon Emissions Reduction Target) Strategy, which sets out how we are working with the energy suppliers to achieve a fair share of CERT activity in Scotland, will be published in the spring of 2009.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 05 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 5 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met representatives of Orkney Islands Council to discuss funding for council services.
Answer
This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0305-01.htm
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 2 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the carbon-reducing impact will be of the introduction of the proposed permitted development rights for domestic microgeneration equipment.
Answer
The carbon-reducing impact will be from the increased up-take of renewable and low carbon sources of heat and electricity leading to carbon savings being made.
I also refer the member to the answer to question S3W-20747 on 2 March 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 2 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many tonnes of CO2 are likely to be reduced through the introduction of the proposed permitted development rights for domestic microgeneration equipment.
Answer
The potential reduction has not been calculated. The figure would depend on numerous factors, including the type and models of technologies people choose to install; their efficiencies relative to their location and actual use, and the CO2 emissions from the mix of technologies they replace over the lifetime of the micro-generation equipment.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 2 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions have taken place with local authorities and representatives of local planning officers on the interpretation and implementation of the proposed permitted development rights for domestic microgeneration equipment.
Answer
Local authorities and representatives of local planning officers were able to respond to the consultation paper relating to permitted development rights for domestic microgeneration. Nineteen responses were received from planning and national park authorities.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 2 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the likely impact will be of the proposed permitted development rights for domestic microgeneration equipment on reducing any burden on local planning authorities.
Answer
The Order will reduce the number of planning applications that require to be determined by planning authorities. The Regulatory Impact Assessment, accompanying the proposed Order, estimates the number of these as follows: (Table in para 5.19)
| Year | Option 3* |
| 2015 | 6,741 |
| 2020 | 15,190 |
| 2030 | 34,736 |
| 2050 | 62,974 |
By reducing the number of applications the Order will also result in a reduction in the revenue received by planning authorities. The Regulatory Impact Assessment estimates this to be as follows: (Table in para 5.27)
| Year | Option 3* (£) |
| 2010 | 980,000 |
| 2020 | 2,200,000 |
| 2030 | 5,000,000 |
| 2050 | 9,100,000 |
*Option 3 “ Permitted Development Rights Limited by Impact Thresholds.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 2 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria will be established to evaluate the success of a permitted development rights scheme for domestic microgeneration equipment.
Answer
Information for evaluating the success of the PD Order for domestic micro-generation will come through the feedback which the Directorate for the Built Environment receives from stakeholders, including practitioners, industry representatives and professional bodies, on all areas of planning. In this instance, this is likely to relate to striking the correct balance between allowing domestic micro-generation without planning applications and safeguarding the quality of our environment.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 2 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many households are projected to benefit from the introduction of the proposed permitted development rights for domestic microgeneration equipment.
Answer
The Regulatory Impact Assessment provides estimates of the potential microgeneration uptake, copied below (Fig 6). The figures are based on the most recently available information prior to publication, however, they do not take account of specific locational circumstances which may restrict the type of technology that could generate energy efficiently.
Figure 6. Potential Microgeneration Uptake for Scotland, Including Estimates of Thresholds (Option 3)
| | GSHP | ASHP | CHP | Biomass | Wind | Solar PV | Solar Thermal | Total |
| 2015 | 106 | 0 | 699 | 13 | 0 | 92 | 5,832 | 6,741 |
| 2020 | 122 | 0 | 4,055 | 113 | 0 | 247 | 10,652 | 15,190 |
| 2030 | 73 | 0 | 13,840 | 151 | 0 | 863 | 19,809 | 34,736 |
| 2050 | 413 | 0 | 23,286 | 6 | 0 | 4,710 | 34,559 | 62,974 |
Notes:
GSHP “ Ground Source Heat Pump.
ASHP “ Air Source Heat Pump.
CHP “ Combined Heat and Power.
PV “ Photo-voltaic.
