Extracts from Low Carbon Energy Opportunities and Heat Mapping for Local Planning Areas across the East Midlands (East Midlands Councils July 2011)
Lincolnshire
The study indicates that with the exception of Lincoln, onshore wind forms the greatest technical resource potential for all the local authorities in the Lincolnshire, although heat pumps are also identified as having significant potential. Wind energy potential is more constrained within the districts of South Holland and Boston due to the presence of the Wash and areas sensitive to birds….
As the county is largely rural, there are significant opportunities for energy from biomass, in particular energy crops grown on land no longer needed for food production and from agricultural arisings. The districts of East Lindsey, North Kesteven, South Holland, South Kesteven and West Lindsey have significant potential for the use plant biomass……… Urban areas also offer potential for building-integrated solar energy and there is considerable potential for small scale wind linked to community, government and tourism related buildings throughout the rural areas of the county
Nottinghamshire
The local authority results show all authorities within Nottinghamshire have considerable potential for microgeneration – in particular heat pumps, solar thermal and solar PV. The districts of Bassetlaw, Newark and Sherwood and Rushcliffe (those authorities to the East with the greatest land areas in the county) also have considerable commercial wind energy potential. These three districts also have notable potential for the generation of energy from biomass, in particular from energy crops, managed woodland and agricultural arisings. Whilst districts such as Ashfield, Mansfield, and Gedling etc have good average wind speeds their potential is limited by constraints relating to the presence of existing infrastructure, properties and bird sensitivity issues.
Nottingham also has one of the highest technical potentials for the use of waste wood in the East Midlands.
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