AECOM were commissioned in December 2009 to develop a pilot Heat
Map and associated tools for the Highland Council area. Broadly,
the purpose of the Heat Map is to identify potential opportunities
for the implementation of renewable heat technology in the
Highlands. It has been prepared as a pilot by the Council and AECOM
with support from Scottish Government and HIE, and is referred to
in the "Renewable Heat Action Plan for Scotland" and in the latest
edition of the Energy Savings Trust's pack "Sustainable Energy in
the Built Environment -
Best practice for Scottish
Planners".
The Heat Map brings together information on demand for heat and
potential sources of supply for renewable heat and from there
identifies opportunities for the development and use of renewable
heat, having regard to information on skills/knowledge,
constraints/opportunities and context. It will assist a wide range
of work towards national targets, by informing plans, programmes
and projects.
AECOM's work is now drawing to a close and, in advance of wider
publicising and use of the Heat Map, we wish to invite you to a
training seminar. Those invited include the project steering group
and a selection of other people identified by the group as likely
to find this session useful at this time. Emphasis will be on
demonstrating to potential future users of the Heat Map
(or those likely to be interested in the approach taken) what
the Heat Map's key functionality is and what information can be got
out of it, to help in their work.
The training seminar is being held on Thursday 24 March at
Highland Council HQ on Glenurquhart Road, Inverness. The start time
will be 11am and the event will be finished by 3pm.
Further details of the day will be supplied nearer the time. In the
meantime, to enable us to plan for the day could you please
let Kirsty McCreath know by Friday 11 March whether you will
be attending, either by phoning her on 01463 702259 or by email to
kirsty.mccreath@highland.gov.uk .
If you are unable to attend but wish to send a
substitute, please provide their contact details.