Net Zero Caerphilly Whole System Decision Support Toolkit (NetZeroCaer)

该项目将进行可行性评估，开发一个原型决策、协作和参与工具包，以克服基于地点的全系统净零倡议所面临的非技术障碍。它将研究围绕多个能源载体的非技术障碍：发电（太阳能，风能，生物质能），网络（热，氢，电）和需求（空间加热，冷却，运输和电力），这些都与我们的研究领域相关，并适合我们的研究领域，即，纳尔逊在卡菲利县自治市理事会（CCBC）。理事会已经确定了（在他们的脱碳行动计划和脱碳战略中）通过多种绿色能源对该地区进行脱碳，以满足当地的能源需求，其中包括以理事会拥有资产形式的锚负荷（建筑物，车队）和附近的商业园。该工具包将考虑CCBC贫困地区的脱碳，同时带来该地区投资的共同效益，包括解决燃料贫困问题、创造绿色当地就业机会、改善空气质量、降低能源费用。由于考虑到整个系统的净零方法，我们已经确定了一些非技术性障碍，例如通过公共和私人投资的组合为这些项目提供资金;这些举措长期可持续性所需的知识和技能;各种最终用户的购买（公共、国内、商业）;了解参与设计和实施的不同阶段的主要利益攸关方;现有网络和涵盖不同能源载体的拟议新网络之间的相互作用;最后，为未来私营部门投资降低风险。标准方法提供选项评估，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。我们将在当地考虑整个网络，包括天然气、电力和热力网络，但也考虑地理和道德用水等当地因素。这种方法将使地方当局能够做出明智的决策，并支持行为，并为其他地方当局提供强大的工具。通过支持地方政府的投资，它将使地方政府能够作为创新的锚，利用私营部门对低碳能源的投资。通过这个项目，我们将采取一个整体系统的方法，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来做出明智的脱碳决策。开发的工具包将适用于更广泛的领域，以便在仍然存在类似机会/挑战的其他领域推广或复制。

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.