Current Energy Supply

Current Energy Supply
Current Energy CO2
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Current Energy Supply

The audit determined the village’s four notable supply sections: grid energy, solid fuels, petrol & diesel and PV. The town is not connected to mains gas which means residents rely on CO2 emission intensive fuels such as coal, wood and oil for space heating.

Grid Energy

Grid energy constitutes the largest contributor to Kinlochleven's Supply. The energy is supplied at market rate and when coupled with the above average demand, residents are subjected to excessive and increasing energy costs.

Solid Fuels

Residents rely on coal, wood and oil to heat their homes. This results in poor air quality as CO2, NOx and particulates are released.

Mobirise

Petrol & Diesel 

From consultation with the Kinlochleven Community Trust, it has been determined that 99% of the vehicles in Kinlochleven are combustion engine. There are however, a very small minority of vehicles that are electric.

PV Panels

PV panels are installed on some council owned flats. This helps to provide clean affordable energy to their residents, however their capacity is limited.

Current CO2 from Energy Generation

Calculations
Results

To determine the quantity of CO2 emissions resulting from the primary energy consumption in Kinlochleven, three demands were considered:

  • Housing
  • Transport
  • Commercial

For each of these categories, the make-up of their relative supplies was determined. The quantity of CO2 emissions for per kilowatt-hour of energy delivered was then determined for each of the supplies, respectively. The CO2 intensity of each fuel type is outlined in the table below.

The spreadsheet used in the calculations are available from the downloads page. 

CO2 Intensity of Energy Sources

Grid Electricity Petrol/Diesel Coal/Oil
CO2 Intensity (tonnes CO2/kWh)0.248 [6]0.231 [7]0.330 [8]

Therefore, the CO2 emissions resulting from each aspect of the current energy demand are:

CO2 Emissions

Housing
(tonnes CO2/year)		 Transport
(tonnes CO2/year)		Commercial
(tonnes CO2/year)		 Total
(tonnes CO2/year)
4540920880over 6300

The following chart shows the current supply and demand of the village:

Current CO2 from Generation: 6300 tonnes/year