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Energy end games Y
ou know Christmas is around the corner when energy issues rise to the top of the news agenda. The onset of winter prompts heated debate over gas bills, energy
conservation and the precarious state of energy supply. Ofgem chief executive Alistair Buchanan gave CIBSE members
a stark insight into the looming energy crisis at the CIBSE Annual Lecture in November. He warned of rolling blackouts by 2015, as the margin in installed capacity falls to as little as 4%. The crux of the issue is that renewable energy is developing too
If government caves in to housebuilder demands to water down regs it will be a demoralising blow
slowly to replace the energy generated by ineffi cient traditional power stations. The energy shortfall may be temporary, but will prove critical for UK plc if it leads to the disruption of power supply. The short-term answer appears to be gas. The Coalition agreement on the Energy Bill (page 7) includes a delay in the announcement of 2030 decarbonisation targets, which means energy fi rms have the option of building more traditional power stations. This won’t please the environmental lobby, but the green-minded energy and climate change secretary Ed Davey has secured £7.6bn of support for low energy power generation. This tension between business minded Conservatives and Lib Dim environmentalists is evident in other areas of government policy. For instance, we are still waiting for details
of the Part L changes that will come into force in 2013 (page 21). If the government caves in to housebuilder demands to water down regs, it will be a demoralising blow to our industry. On the other hand, the government is
still making positive noises about energy effi ciency and announced a new strategy
(page 7) that it claimed could cut energy use by 11% by 2020 – the equivalent of 22 power stations. The proposals include the national roll-out of London’s successful RE:FIT programme. As CIBSE president David Fisk says, managing energy may ‘seem boring’, but it reduces the need for new generating capacity and helps keep the lights on. A key component of the renewable energy mix is biomass. Unfortunately, it seems that training has not kept pace with the rise in biomass boiler installations in recent years. Our cover feature (page 22) looks at design issues that could affect safety and effi ciency, and offers timely guidance from four industry experts. Finally, it is the CIBSE Benevolent Fund’s
80th birthday next year (page 11). The Fund has assisted hundreds of members, and donations are always gratefully received.
Alex Smith, Editor
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