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High Appin - Renewables Potential

General Considerations

The results for site characterisation and current source supply for High Appin are shown in the table below.

Table 1. Site Characterisation

Topography	Low lying hills, in a valley, surrounded by forest, fast flow  stream
Site purpose	Residential / domestic
Occupancy	5 people
Agricultural practices	Surrounded commercial forest
Farming indoor	---
Farming outdoors	---
Housing and   building types	Two 1 storey and one 2 storey traditional stone building, late  1800 - early 1900
Building Fabrics	Stone traditional slate roof, single glazing
Heating / Cooling	Combi boiler
Electrical appliances	Lights, tv, computers, kitchen appliances, washing
Water supply	From stream
Legal issues	SEPA regulations
Environmental issues	Water outtake from stream
Social issues	Cable on neighbour land

Table 2. Present Energy Sources Supply

Public Grid	Yes
Fossil fuel	Gas
Other: (Specify)	Mini hydro scheme (design 3.7 kW)

The results of the scoring system are as follows:

Table 3. Scoring System

Potential Source	Existence	Accessibility	Score
Solar	4	3	7
Wind	4	3	7
Hydro	5	4	9
Biomass  - Sources for Biogas	1	1	2
- Sources for Burning	4	3	7
Heat Pump   - Ground Source
- Water Source
- Air Source
Others:

Not Applicable                 Deeper Research is Needed           Maybe Applicable

Note;
Existence:                                                      Accessibility:
5: Identified immediately                                     5: It can be easily used
4: Easy to identify                                             4: It can be used with little constraints
3: Identified with the aid of instruments                 3: May require additional technologies
2: Difficult to identify                                          2: The source is not enough
1: Very difficult to identify                                   1: Cannot be used