NATIONAL ENERGY RESEARCH DEMONSTRATOR (NERD) Re-powering the Cumnock Coal Corridor
Ayrshire Growth Deal • Target coordinated investment, across Ayrshire, which will act as a powerful catalyst to stimulate growth, increasing job opportunities and prosperity for Ayrshire , Scotland and the UK. • The £251.5M AGD is based around five broad themes: aerospace and space, energy , marine, manufacturing & tourism. • UK & Scottish Government - £103 million each • Further funding of £45.5million from the three Ayrshire Councils. • 15 year delivery period to unlock around £300million of private investment and 7,000 new jobs across a wide range of sectors.
NERD - National Energy Research Demonstrator A catalyst to accelerate transition to the future 100% renewable climate positive energy system for power, heat and transport, delivering local and global social, economic, and environmental benefits. East Ayrshire will be an exemplar for Community Centred transition to the low carbon society ; secure low cost green energy will be delivered by harnessing local assets and new market opportunities. Research, Innovation and STEM education networks will be attracted by the opportunities created by the NERD project. UK Government backed project ( £17 million allocated) along with East Ayrshire Council funding ( £7.5 million ). Objectives of NERD: • Develop the Smart Integrated 100% Renewable Energy System of the future. • Create a nationally significant and distinctive Centre of Excellence for energy systems research and innovation. • Support development and delivery of new technical, business and user engagement models that support adoption of the new energy systems and allow the region to be energy self sufficient. • Attract new business and economic activity to the area to achieve inclusive growth for the region. • Enable Ayrshire and Scotland to become a pioneer in renewable energy technology and contribute to Scotland becoming a net zero society by 2045 or before.
What will NERD deliver? 1. An International Centre of Excellence • State of the art workshop and office space for multi-disciplinary research • Innovation & incubation space for business and innovation support • Community scale “living lab” with engagement and demonstration spaces • Built to highest sustainability standards (BREEAM, Passivhaus, Smart 100% renewable) an exemplar building • Additional new build and retro-fit demonstrator houses to trial and showcase the new systems to the public and industry • Low carbon travel hub (electric vehicles and active travel network) It is anticipated that the NERD project will focus on 5 research hubs with labs and innovation support space as shown below: 2. Associated Demonstrator projects • Explore each hub theme (above) through continuous development • Designed to address issues with transitioning to low carbon • Support the knowledge transfer to wider industry • Provide and validate the real world community benefits
NERD: COMMUNITY and EDUCATION BENEFITS Communities will be able to generate, use and store their own low carbon energy Access to low Offer “hands on” Access to state of the art Reduced fuel bills by carbon technology and energy experience in STEM establishing a local transport system advice education for all ages. energy company Provide opportunities Improvement of active Support children and New business and industry for children travel network across young people to develop attracted to the area, new the area young and people to job opportunities will be entrepreneurial skills access the skills, created for local people. knowledge, experience and support The Barony: A of experts in a cutting- SMART edge industry Energy School
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