Net Zero Caerphilly Whole System Decision Support Toolkit (NetZeroCaer)

该项目将进行可行性评估，开发一个决策、协作工作和参与工具包的原型，以克服在基于地点的整个系统净零倡议中面临的非技术障碍。它将研究围绕多种能源载体的非技术壁垒：发电（太阳能、风能、生物质能）、网络（热、氢、电）和需求（空间供暖、制冷、运输和电力），这些都与我们的研究领域相关，也适合我们的研究领域，即卡菲利县自治委员会（CCBC）的纳尔逊。该委员会已经确定了机会（在其脱碳行动计划和脱碳战略中），通过多种绿色能源来实现该地区的脱碳，以满足当地的能源需求，其中包括以委员会拥有的资产（建筑物，车队）和附近的商业园区的形式进行锚载。该工具包将考虑到CCBC贫困地区的脱碳问题，同时带来该地区投资的共同效益，包括解决燃料贫困、创造绿色当地就业机会、改善空气质量、降低能源费用。由于考虑了整个系统的净零方法，我们已经确定了一些非技术障碍，例如通过公私投资组合为此类项目融资；这些倡议长期可持续性所需的知识和技能；从各种终端用户（公共、家庭、商业）购买；了解在设计和实施的不同阶段涉及的关键利益相关者；现有网络与覆盖不同能量矢量的拟议新网络之间的相互作用；最后，降低未来私人部门投资的风险。标准方法提供了选项评估，但无法考虑当地的脱碳选项和不同能源网络的可用性时间。我们将考虑当地的整个网络，包括燃气，电力和热力网络，但也考虑当地因素，如地理和道德用水。这种方法将允许地方当局作出知情的决策和支持行为，并将为其他地方当局提供有力的工具。通过支持地方当局的投资，它将使地方当局成为创新的锚，撬动私营部门对低碳能源的投资。通过这个项目，采用整个系统的方法，我们将开发一个决策、参与和沟通工具包，使地方议会和能源消费者能够通过减少不确定性，为脱碳做出明智的决定。开发的工具包将适用于更广泛的领域，以便在存在类似机会/挑战的其他领域进行推广或复制。

This project will carry out a feasibility assessment, developing a prototype Decision Making, Collaborative Working and Engagement Toolkit to overcome the non-technical barriers faced in placed-based whole system net zero initiatives. It will examine non-technical barriers surrounding multiple energy vectors: generation (solar, wind, biomass), network (heat, hydrogen, electricity) and demand (space heating, cooling, transport, and power), which are relevant to and appropriate for our study area, i.e., Nelson in Caerphilly County Borough Council (CCBC). The council has identified the opportunities (in their Decarbonisation Action Plan and Decarbonisation Strategy) to decarbonise this area through multiple green energy sources to meet the local energy demand, which includes anchor loads in the form of council owned assets (buildings, fleet) and a nearby business park.This toolkit will account for decarbonisation of deprived areas of CCBC, while bringing co-benefits of investments in the area in the form of addressing fuel poverty, creating green local jobs, improved air quality, lower energy bills. Because of considering a whole system net zero approach, we have identified a number of non-technical barriers such as financing such projects through a combination of public private investments; knowledge and skills required for long-term sustainability of such initiatives; buy-in from a variety of end users (public, domestic, commercial); understanding the key stakeholders to be involved at different stages of design and implementation; interaction between the existing networks and the proposed new ones covering different energy vectors; and finally, de-risking for future private sector investments.Standard approaches offer options appraisal but are not able to consider the local context on decarbonisation options and timing of availability through different energy networks. We will consider the whole network in a local area including gas, electricity and heat networks but also considering local factors such as geography and ethical water consumption.This approach will allow informed decision making by the local authority and support behaviour and will provide a powerful tool for other local authorities. By supporting local authority investment, it will enable the local authority to act as an anchor for innovation leverage private sector investment in low carbon energy.Through this project, taking a whole system approach, we will develop a decision making, engagement and communication toolkit that enables local councils and energy consumers to make informed decisions for decarbonisation by reducing uncertainty. The developed toolkit will be applicable to the wider area for scaling-up or replicating in other areas where similar opportunities/challenges persist.