Chris Fremantle's Presentation to the 6 July Pecha Kucha organised by Test Unit at the Whisky Bond, Glasgow. Fremantle highlighted his art and energy journey from the Brent Spar standoff between Shell and Greenpeace, through discovering Peter Fend's work to realising that Platform, an arts organisation, had spun off a renewable energy business which is still more than 10 years later delivering renewables solutions in London. He went on to highlight the four key reasons why the Land Art Generator is relevant in Scotland today including the Scottish Government's Climate Change Act and targets for de-carbonising the Scottish economy, the environmental capacity for renewables in Scotland, the need for creative input and the issue of land ownership/reform.

2. PETER FEND

3. PLATFORM

4. the pattern that connects:
blog, projects, mobile library

6. Scottish Government policy context
Climate Change Act (Scotland) 2009
• at least 42% carbon emissions reductions by 2020 and 80%
reductions by 2050, compared to 1990
Energy Efficiency
• To reduce total final energy consumption in Scotland by 2020 by
12% (2005-7 baseline)
Renewable Energy
• 100% of Scotland’s electricity demand and 11% of heat demand
from renewables by 2020.
• at least 100,000 homes to have adopted some form of individual or
community renewable heat technology
Fuel Poverty
• aim to ensure that by November 2016, so far as is reasonably
practicable, people are not living in fuel poverty in Scotland

7. 2005 report identified up to:
1000MW Offshore Wind
450MW of Plant Biomass
200 MW additional Hydro
1300 MW Marine Renewables
Heat:
Geothermal,
Combined Heat and Power
District Heat
Storage:
Tidal Mills, Canals, etc
Electric Cars

8. Scotland – creative involvement
“… in order to scale things up, it would be
good to have some more input from artists,
from creative thinking people, who know
how to landscape things in a better manner.
Who can show attractive visions. Who can
show that to take climate change seriously is
not about doom and gloom – it can be a
positive vision. It can create beauty. It can
create something that all of us would like to
be part of.”
Connie Hedegaard,
European Commissioner for Climate Action

18. LAGI Glasgow Process
August 2015
• Launch Project
• Designers Briefing
Session Held
• 12 expressions
of interest from
consortium
teams
September 2015
October 2015
• Three teams selected
• Paired with international
partners
• 3 day design workshop
& orientation
• Design brief issued
November 2015
Jan/Feb 2016
• Final submissions
received
• Presentations +
Selection
Process
February 2016
• Scope out
partnership & LAGI
Glasgow process
• Catalyst Funding
Bids
Spring - Summer
2015

19. “Plans to create
electricity for Glasgow
using rainbows and a
massive dandelion, in
Land Art Generator
Initiative” Glasgow Live
Communication & Dissemination – Press

20. Communication & Dissemination – Public Exhibition
Lighthouse 4th + 5th Floor
9th June – 29th July
Exhibition Opening
Thursday 9th June