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Glenmuckloch Energy Park - progress update • Following the official opening of the site in July 2013, Buccleuch have collaboratively worked with key stakeholders including Hargreaves, D&G Council and Scottish Government to: Finalise the £8.15m position with the bondholder Reach contractual agreement with the key stakeholders to commence mining and restoration work Provide an appropriate planning application that was timely approved. • We now have an open cast site which has a well-progressed restoration programme, and is: Providing employment for over 50 well-paid site jobs Producing over 10,000 tonnes of coal per month Securing 3 years' work with the potential for this to be a decade (dependent upon coal prices and further geological investigations). Glenmuckloch has been delivered by all parties working together and applying innovative and creative thinking
Glenmuckloch Energy Park - wind • To ensure the longer term prospects of Glenmuckloch, we are well progressed with the following renewable energy opportunities: • Community wind turbines D&G have granted planning permission for up to two turbines NATSradar mitigation plan agreed and £40k payment made Grid connection capacity booked for 200kW despite various capacity issues Funding already raised for the first turbine Likely to be built and generating power in Summer 2015 - providing benefits to the local community and business skills to the Sanquhar Academy's pupils for the next 20+ years. • 8 X commercial scale turbines I •... L eL SC<l\. l D&G Council have been informed of the development and its financial returns, and are IS:)C ) v-lO. t J .:-, I..l- V - J , interestedinacquiring25%oftheequity ,\.c l l'l'V ')(.,t Connection agreement received and accelerated grid connection date being explored with Scottish Power. The project timetable and installed capacity will be defined by the grid connection parameters We are anticipating submitting the planning application and full environmental statement in Q12015. Renewable energy that will provide real benefit to the local community and council through our unique structure
Glenmuckloch Energy Park - 40MW to 70MW Pump Storage Hydro (PSH) • The intermittency of wind energy leads us to explore on-demand renewable resources • The unique characteristics of an open cast site are well suited to providing a cost effective PSHscheme • We have undertaken a feasibility study on the PSHscheme which is very promising, and are now going to undertake conceptual design, construction costing and operating regime studies • A 40MW to 70MW PSHscheme would provide: - on-demand electricity } A PSHscheme would be akin to - help balance the grid; and a battery resource offer a demand for constrained generation • The proposed scheme will be a collaboration between Buccleuch, 2020 Renewables and Hargreaves - who have already been working together successfully on the Glenmuckloch site • This will generate continued earth moving and civil engineering employment for several years to come during the £50m+ build out, and then further and continued employment to operate and maintain the scheme over its 40+ years' economic life A unique solution to address the intermittency of wind and grid constraints which can be cost effectively built at Glenmuckloch - and also offer further employment
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Glenmuckloch Energy Park - consenting and subsidies • Application to the Scottish Government Consents Unit for the generating equipment, as the earthworks will be included in the restoration plan • The decision to proceed with a PSHscheme is time important as there is earth- moving plant and equipment on site that will imminently require revised instructions to build a revised restoration and earthworks system that will incorporate a PSHscheme • The subsidy scheme also needs to be addressed if a PSHresource is to attract the necessary investment. Our ongoing feasibility study will give an indication of the incentive/compensation revenue gap • To date, the capital cost of a P5Hscheme has always been the Achilles' heel: Glenmuckloch PSHis a favourable proposition, however, as its additional coal reserves will be extracted as part of the PSHproject and therefore materially reduce the build cost This offers a cost effective and value for money PSHscheme that can be made viable • The establishment of this PSHscheme and subsidy regime could potentially act as a blueprint solution at other open cast sites - providing on-demand renewable energy and a means to restore. The innovative and creative thinking we all demonstrated at the start of this journey will again be required to build-out a PSH scheme
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North Sanquhar Moor wind project - introduction • 140 turbines - 400MW - is a significant contribution to the Scottish Government's renewable energy ambitions • A high wind speed development that will not encroach on to the SPA • Consultees are broadly supportive of large concentrated developments • One large site negates the need for circa 20 other smaller sites • Geographical concentration of effects • Greater number of turbines, height and maximum yield "justifies" the locally significant effects • Probably one of the largest CFDprojects. Probably one of the last large-scale onshore wind projects to be constructed in Scotland
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North Sanquhar Moor wind project - the benefits • Economic Benefits - Glenmuchloch and NSM can be used as a platform for significant economic development in the upper Nithsdale and M74 corridor - Job synergy with Glenmuckloch energy park for civil engineering, general construction, equipment and maintenance - Apprenticeship programmes to encourage employment in conventional and renewable power generation and trading 300 to 400 construction jobs - 20 to 30 operational jobs. • Environmental and consenting benefits Deliver significant habitat management resource (both on and off the SPA)to allow peatland and heather restoration and vermin control Improve status of SPAthrough active management Coordinated approach to aviation (NATS,Glasgow Airport, MoD) Coordinated approach to grid capacity upgrades Industry leading energy park. • Community Benefits £5000/MW - £2m/year - £50m over 25 years Opportunities for council to relieve energy poverty in low income households locally Enterprise area with integrated community led initiatives for both Leadhills and Wanlochhead. With a partnership approach, the economic, environmental and community benefits are significant and industry leading
Scottish Government help and support • Consenting process for Glenmuckloch PSH and NSM We need a dedicated point person in the civil service to help debottleneck the process. Our suggestion is that Frances Pacitti oversees the process NATSand Glasgow Airport are brought to the table now in order to avoid a 3 to 4 year delay Realistic but informative approach to Environment studies PSHearthworks to be included as part of the restoration plan with generating plant consented via the Section 36 process. • Grid Connections Pressure is applied to Scottish Power and National Grid to accelerate the interconnector upgrades. Consider the use of specialist power contractors to build private connections Grid connection delays are the biggest threat to the renewables targets - delivery working group! • PSH Subsidy / Incentive Regime Feasibility study will determine the magnitude of the revenue gap for the PSH scheme. We need your support to lobby UK Government/DECC/Ofgem to realise a workable solution.
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