{"id":103460,"date":"2022-01-11T13:05:32","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T13:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=103460"},"modified":"2022-01-11T13:05:32","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T13:05:32","slug":"on-site-renewables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/on-site-renewables\/103460\/","title":{"rendered":"The role of onsite renewables in tackling climate change"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u201cTurn tragedy into triumph and tackle climate change.\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>World leaders met in Glasgow in November to discuss urgently needed actions to limit global temperature rises. COP 26, as the United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties is known, was seen as a vital opportunity to \u201cturn tragedy into triumph\u201d and tackle climate change, as David Attenborough pointed out in his speech at the opening day of the event.<\/p>\n<p>Our precarious situation calls for actions that are global and wide-ranging, including reforestation, viable carbon removal and capture and storage (CCS) technologies, and phasing out the use of coal.<\/p>\n<p>This article focuses on just one piece of the puzzle \u2013 the use of on-site renewables in buildings. It\u2019s the subject of an updated BSRIA guide published in December 2021 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsria.com\/uk\/product\/B4qGzr\/illustrated_guide_to_renewable_technologies_2nd_edition_bg_342021_a15d25e1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Illustrated Guide to Renewable Technologies<\/a> (BG 34\/2021).<\/p>\n<p>The guide is aimed at construction professionals who don\u2019t need to be experts on the topic but need to communicate with those who are. It provides basic explanations and reference information on the key technologies for on-site renewables, two of which are outlined below. The guide also mentions allied technologies such as energy storage, lesser-used technologies such as building-mounted wind turbines and grid-scale renewables.<\/p>\n<h3>Heat pumps<\/h3>\n<p>Heat pumps have been in the news over the last few months, with the UK government announcing grants of \u00a35,000 to replace gas boilers with heat pumps in homes in England and Wales. Furthermore, it is expected that new housing developments won\u2019t be able to connect to the gas grid from 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Heat pumps use a refrigeration process to absorb heat energy from the ground or air outside a building and release this energy, at a higher temperature, directly into the air inside the building or into its heating or hot water system. Heat pumps run on electricity but are much more efficient than direct electric (electric resistance) heating. For example, to achieve the same heat output, a heat pump with a coefficient of performance (CoP) of 4 will use a quarter of the electricity of a direct electric heater.<\/p>\n<p>As the UK\u2019s electricity grid has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/carbon-emissions-from-buildings\/84234\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">significantly decarbonised<\/a> in recent years, the CO2 emissions associated with using heat pumps are now much lower than for an equivalent gas-fired system. However, this is contingent on the heat pump system being correctly designed, installed, commissioned, operated and maintained.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-103475 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/dreamstime_m_108027418.jpg\" alt=\"on-site renewables\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/dreamstime_m_108027418.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/dreamstime_m_108027418-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/dreamstime_m_108027418-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/dreamstime_m_108027418-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/dreamstime_m_108027418-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/dreamstime_m_108027418-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/dreamstime_m_108027418-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Photovoltaics<\/h3>\n<p>Photovoltaics (PVs), which convert sunlight into electricity, can be used at grid scale in solar farms as well as on site, on roofs or fa\u00e7ades of buildings. The cost of PV panels is gradually coming down and their conversion efficiency increasing, making them cost-effective for new buildings and some retrofit applications. Most systems are grid-connected, meaning the DC electricity produced by the PV panels is converted to AC using an inverter and fed into the building\u2019s electrical distribution system. It can also be exported when the power generated by the panels exceeds that used in the building.<\/p>\n<h3>Reducing CO<sub>2<\/sub> from buildings<\/h3>\n<p>Renewable technologies have an important part to play in reducing<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/net-zero-buildings-2\/91662\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> CO<sub>2<\/sub> emissions from buildings.<\/a> This will become ever more so as the drive to more energy efficient buildings (and towards zero carbon buildings) continues. A consultation that took place in 2021 on changes to Part L of the England Building Regulations proposed reductions in CO<sub>2<\/sub> targets for new buildings, as well as a new primary energy metric. Renewables will assist with achieving both of these targets.<\/p>\n<p>Further reductions have been proposed as part of the Future Homes Standard and Future Buildings Standard, to be implemented from 2025. It is likely that on-site renewable energy technologies will be necessary for buildings to comply with these 2025 standards.<\/p>\n<p>However, they should not be seen as the default solution. Design solutions must focus firstly on energy efficiency, with renewable technologies only considered once all reasonable energy efficiency measures have been implemented. If the aim is a zero-carbon building, it may not be possible to achieve this purely through energy efficiency and on-site renewables. In this case, carbon offsetting may be considered. This hierarchy is illustrated above.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-103472 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2021-12-21-at-14.58.34-bsria.png\" alt=\"on-site renewables\" width=\"1100\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2021-12-21-at-14.58.34-bsria.png 1100w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2021-12-21-at-14.58.34-bsria-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2021-12-21-at-14.58.34-bsria-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2021-12-21-at-14.58.34-bsria-1024x819.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2021-12-21-at-14.58.34-bsria-696x557.png 696w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2021-12-21-at-14.58.34-bsria-1068x854.png 1068w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2021-12-21-at-14.58.34-bsria-525x420.png 525w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsria.com\/uk\/product\/B4qGzr\/illustrated_guide_to_renewable_technologies_2nd_edition_bg_342021_a15d25e1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BSRIA\u2019s Illustrated Guide to Renewable Technologies<\/a> is available now from the BSRIA Bookshop, with free downloads for BSRIA members.<\/p>\n<p><em>*Please note: This is a commercial profile.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>David Bleicher<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Publications Manager<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsria.com\/uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Building Research &amp; Information Association (BSRIA)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:marketing@bsria.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">marketing@bsria.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bsrialtd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@bsrialtd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>LinkedIn:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/bsria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BSRIA<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article focuses on just one piece of the puzzle \u2013 the use of on-site renewables in buildings. It\u2019s the subject of an updated BSRIA guide published in December 2021 \u2013 The Illustrated Guide to Renewable Technologies (BG 34\/2021).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[307],"tags":[693,464,100734,430,106180],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[172398],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-103460","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-energy-news","7":"tag-climate-change","8":"tag-contributor-profile","9":"tag-cop26","10":"tag-energy-efficiency","11":"tag-pbc-today-february-2022","12":"stakeholder_rel_tag-bsria"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The role of onsite renewables in tackling climate change<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This article focuses on one piece of the puzzle \u2013 on-site renewables in buildings. 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