https://www.catch-lochleven.org/news daily 0.75 2023-01-31 https://www.catch-lochleven.org/news/get-out-there- monthly 0.5 2022-06-13 https://www.catch-lochleven.org/news/updates monthly 0.5 2022-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/e36640e2-2087-4457-bd2b-106618439bcc/MyTownAutoHeatMap.jpg News - Updates - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.catch-lochleven.org/news/sand monthly 0.5 2022-07-08 https://www.catch-lochleven.org/news/glasgow-plan monthly 0.5 2022-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/9801079c-f778-4096-ac8c-df2e32ee5b59/Glasgow+Plan+Summary.png News - Glasgow Plan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.catch-lochleven.org/energy-costs daily 0.75 2022-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/e62485a0-3be9-4625-aee9-e97189b110e3/Energy+prices+2020.png Energy Costs - Energy price increases We have all been hit by the sharp increase in energy prices through 2022. Much of this is due to our current reliance on fossil fuels, impacted by tightening supply due to the war in Ukraine. This is accelerating moves to more secure, reliable energy supplies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/5eb6a64c-f6db-47df-b642-67d409c8a8b9/Heat+Map+3.png Energy Costs - How much do we use? The Scottish government publishes a map of the heating usage dwellings, estimated from floor area, EPC ratings etc., going to a resolution of 50m squares. The total heating need for Kinross and Milnathort is about 60 GWhr per year. That’s the equivalent of 11,000 tonnes of CO2e annually, ie 11,000 transatlantic flights Or for those of you who remember the size of the old grey gasometers, the CO2 emissions would fill the volume of Loch Leven in about 10 years, ie. a CO2 duvet about 0.5 m thick, the size of Loch Leven, each year ! https://www.catch-lochleven.org/loch-leven daily 0.75 2022-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/c040c629-0f1f-438e-92b7-89cf1c18e7e5/IMG_1637.JPG Loch Leven - Watching the Loch Linda May and Iain Gunn of the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UK CEH) have long been involved in studying the changes affecting Loch Leven and other water systems throughout the world. CREW (The Centre of Expertise for Waters) publishes many papers related to climate change. The linked paper “Assessing climate change impacts on the water quality of Scottish standing waters” is recent. It is worth looking more broadly at the www.crew.ac.uk website Linda is, or at least should be, in the local legend category, for looking after our Loch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/b8b3a2ac-612a-4a4b-9865-724b54e78c7a/Loch+Leven+Catchment+Map.png Loch Leven - Catchment area Water flows into Loch Leven from the surrounding catchment area, bringing agricultural run-off and treated sewage including from septic tanks. The big problem is phosphorus which feeds the algal blooms when warm enough. SEPA has responsibility for managing the inflow water quality. The catchment water also brings heat The catchment area is some 145km2 relative to the loch area of 13.6km2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/b336d526-95a6-4e6b-b076-06d0f9a1d27a/NatureScot+SEPA+Guidelines.png Loch Leven - Protection from Chemicals The impact of agricultural and waste pollutants has been known for a long time, with tight guidance now in place to control them - an intervention which is steadily delivering results https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/0a54b0c2-3493-4f82-861b-942cd16bd959/Monthly+Temperatures+-+Linda.jpg Loch Leven - Temperatures are rising The long term trend is of water temperatures rising. In recent years, the rate of change has been increasing. Graph from Linda May https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/1928a5d0-aee0-430c-9d5a-6980b9f438f4/Loch+boundaries.png Loch Leven - Water level control Since the 1700s the water of Loch Leven have sustained the local community - giving power and life to the mills, fishing and tourism How the levels are controlled has evolved over the years. The article is a good review of the history https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/00f0880b-7428-452a-9b61-447b1fa3ecd7/South+Queich+Rain+and+Flow.png Loch Leven - Rainfall Rainfall and flow records are available for the main tributaries into the Loch. The rate of flushing is quite low, so it can take a long time to clear a problem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/6089b128-6e01-44e6-a7ca-76b75480bf5a/IMG_3794.JPG Loch Leven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/0b96b451-4f43-42d4-8bdb-9059b4c53c56/IMG_3791.JPG Loch Leven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/45f01107-2809-4894-9b12-773ee8b26ed2/IMG_3801.JPG Loch Leven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/c4ec4d18-b28d-4c90-8191-152e39e21b81/IMG_3813.JPG Loch Leven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/1b42cde9-accf-4285-b6e7-632d59c51853/IMG_3803.JPG Loch Leven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/0c5dfe4a-1df5-4e11-9bd9-fd36d23dda05/IMG_3806.JPG Loch Leven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/32e254ab-bf46-4128-8fe7-b78148c9d050/IMG_3824.JPG Loch Leven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/73a58c63-d351-4799-82eb-ce0bbb02013b/IMG_0725.JPG Loch Leven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/bd5a7497-a2d6-408b-bf5b-7b221f894ec2/IMG_3513.JPG Loch Leven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/2b8935bb-57c6-4853-a012-4e384227afa0/IMG_0254.JPG Loch Leven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/33a18124-8a52-4b07-8bf9-21ad2fcbf07d/IMG_0277.JPG Loch Leven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/cc025526-1a51-4006-805c-af18d9f1bfa6/IMG_3815.JPG Loch Leven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/fad7bb34-461a-4e56-a267-59c8c22059d4/IMG_3831.JPG Loch Leven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/86dc5822-ac3a-44f2-91b3-57c6aeb6b2f3/IMG_0253.JPG Loch Leven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/2a0e9342-4079-4ad5-a6cc-1f724b1c80ed/IMG_0240.JPG Loch Leven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/f539131b-c397-4c24-9175-d1429b9451eb/IMG_0782.JPG Loch Leven https://www.catch-lochleven.org/district-heating daily 0.75 2022-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/9b0b058f-3a40-4707-a9d2-e6699a6a5370/BBC+Boilers+Extinct+.png District Heating - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/871b3007-7ba5-402e-b668-416d594189de/Designing+Buildings.png District Heating - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.catch-lochleven.org/elsewhere daily 0.75 2022-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/bf18225f-df8a-4fd6-8072-a6cab6e6047b/Danish+Experience.png Elsewhere - Danish Experience Denmark has many district heating systems - 64% of houses are connected to one. This flows from the strategy adopted following the energy crisis of 1973 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/be627805-b6d2-449f-b68b-bfdae58a287a/FOECommunityEnergy.png Elsewhere - Friends of the Earth A manual for how to setup a Community Energy scheme. Full of good guidance, including organisation, funding, implementation etc. The scale and scope of schemes being enacted will surprise you https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/d17dfaa0-5116-4b6b-8b2c-c0980b723647/Anticipating+the+future+Dutch+DHS.png Elsewhere - Dutch district heating system Big plans for new schemes in the Netherlands, driven by energy costs and lack of supply security https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/b39bb065-e256-4164-bc89-0f5ec1b4eec5/Burntisland+masterplan.png Elsewhere - Burntisland A review of energy demands and supply potential to cut carbon emissions by 80%, with strong insulation programme and extracting heat from the river Forth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/3631ff23-7238-4b44-a78c-937f1533d41a/Glasgow+Plan+Summary.png Elsewhere - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/4f6dbaa3-14f5-403c-ac4a-dfcf6f1f988f/Wikipedia+DH+Penetration.png Elsewhere - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.catch-lochleven.org/catch daily 0.75 2022-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/d1ab8799-9dc6-445a-932f-7d4f773a55af/Scale-labelled.png CATCH - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/90c22052-99e3-412a-875c-e980aa2f9409/MyTownAutoHeatMap.png CATCH - Make it stand out South Kinross heat demand data from heatmap.data.gov.scot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/de501eb5-fba9-4d12-9b66-dee6ac0a5b63/Kinross+Waste+Water+Treatment+Works.png CATCH - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/3a94f21c-ef72-4d06-bc6c-0ebfaad124d7/IMG_3811.JPG CATCH https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/3104fff0-6483-4ade-899f-3983ea475207/IMG_3809.JPG CATCH https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/2c6bb82b-2fb0-4c16-881d-9d405d5c3ece/IMG_3790.JPG CATCH https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/23c219fb-a955-4ce4-ab29-2717d8f8aca2/Greenspace+Front+Cover.png CATCH https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/62933a11-48d9-429d-95c8-77b685610ad3/Greenspace+Table14.png CATCH https://www.catch-lochleven.org/home daily 1.0 2022-07-28 https://www.catch-lochleven.org/homenew3 daily 0.75 2023-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a0dc1c8552725f39cec0b0/fcbbb8ee-e33c-4025-997d-46b89fda2013/Loch+Leven+Scaled.png