CARBON MANAGEMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS Energy and utilities, costs, benefits and compliance May 2009 Roddy Yarr Environment and Energy Manager David Stutchfield Energy Officer
WELCOME TO ST ANDREWS !! WELCOME TO ST ANDREWS !! Our ethos and aims for SD Our achievements Our utilities Our challenges
OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT CO2 SourceTonnes CO2 energy16,850 waste649 water use78 staff business mileage5,000 fuel use87 procurement10,000 Total32,664
ENERGY CARBON FORECASTS AND REDUCTION STRATEGY ENERGY CARBON FORECASTS AND REDUCTION STRATEGY SD Strategy – carbon neutral / low carbon Rising energy costs and consumption University expansion of buildings
Details of Salix energy efficiency projects Technologies - Roof, loft & pipe insulation Window draught proofing Solar window film Boiler controls - separate & BEMS Boiler replacement Ventilation heat reclaim Motor controls – Savawatt & Variable speed drives LED lights – flood lights & halogen spot replacement (Gateway) Total of £999,308 committed so far
Awareness Example - Library Energy Total Utility cost is Elec = £198,600 pa Gas = £ 50,100 pa Water = £20,900 pa Total = £269,600 pa University spend = £5,300,000 pa (5%)
Details of Salix projects Library - what have we done? Variable speed drives on ventilation fans Motor controls on chiller plant Replacement lights (Nov 08) Savings so far = 7% electricity or £13,000 pa
Renewable Energy Biomass CHP Geothermal Wind Solar
Renewables – small scale Solar PV (electricity from sun) and Ground Source Heat Pump at Museum of St Andrews (MUSA) Solar thermal and CCHP - at Medical Science Bldg Solar thermal - at other residences
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