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• Department of Estate and Facilities
• Tony Rodriguez
• Assistant Director of Estate and Facilities
  Management
• David Anderson
• Energy Manager

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Welcome

• Energy Management is an important aspect of our
  work within the Department of Estate and
  Facilities.
• Estate and Facilities first appointed to the new
  post of an Energy manager in 1998.
• The Annual energy budget for the University
  including water charges is currently in excess of
  1.5million.
• This reflects an energy consumption of
  approximately 34kwhs and estimated 10,000 tonnes
  of CO2 emissions annually.

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Energy Performance

• Consumption since 1998
• Oil/Gas - 23
• Electricity - 21
• Overall KWh - 11.8
• Water - 37.5

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Carbon Emissions

• Voluntary participation of UK Emission Trading
  Scheme as a member of University Carbon Club,
  2002-2007.
• Target reduction of 8.8 836 tonnes CO2
• Actual reduction of 9.6 tonnes CO2

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• Efficiency achieved through a range of energy
  management measures
• including
• Expansion of Building Management System (BMS) and
  associated controls
• Conversions from oil fired boilers to gas.
• Maintenance programmes that have included high
  efficiency replacement plant and equipment,
  improved insulation, low energy lighting
• Water saving initiatives such as waterless
  urinals, push action taps, grey water recovery

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• The Solar panel installation was the Universitys
  first involvement in renewable
• energy technology.
• Successful application under Clear Skies
  initiative, managed by BRE grant
• of 50 of cost.
• The scheme has the following merits
• Potential to satisfy year round demand for heat
  energy for pool water.
• Availability of large flat roof area.
• No shading from neighbouring buildings or trees.
• Potential to utilise Eastbournes sunshine
  record.

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Hillbrow Sports Centre

• Hillbrow Sports centre is part of the campus of
  the University of Brighton located Eastbourne,
  East Sussex
• A thriving seaside resort situated on the south
  coast of England
• It is renowned for its sunshine and one
• of the sunniest spots in the UK.

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Hillbrow Sports Centre comprises of

• 3 gymnasiums
• 1 swimming pool
• 1 restaurant

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Hillbrow Sports Centre

• It comprises of
• 3 gymnasiums
• 1 swimming pool
• 1 restaurant

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Hillbrow Sports Centre

• It comprises of
• 3 gymnasiums
• 1 swimming pool
• 1 restaurant

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The Swimming Pool

• Used by over 52,000 people per year
• Volume of 430,000 litres of water
• Temperature 270c and 280c

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The Swimming Pool
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Solar Panels Suntubemanufactured by Nipon
Electric Glass Co Ltd Supplied by
Riomay Installed by Cel-F Solar systems Limited
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Installation of solar collectors
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Installation of solar collectors
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The plant room
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Diverter Valve and Heat Meter
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Heat Exchanger
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Site Visits
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Display Panel
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Specification of Solar Panels
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Energy Consumption
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Heat Output in March
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Environmental Benefits

• Energy Saving (Predicted)
• Produce 150,000 kWh of thermal energy
• Reduction of gas consumption associated with
  heating the pool by 35
• This potential saving has been subsequently
  confirmed in a detailed case study undertaken by
  the universitys Centre for Sustainability of the
  Built Environment which was part financed by the
  European Union Regional Development Fund.

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Environmental Benefits

• Energy Saving (Actual)
• In the first year the reduction in gas
  consumption has been measured at 127,819 kWh or
  28.5 slightly below that predicted
• System not fully operational during first year
  due to over generation of heat during the summer
  months.
• Expected to exceed predicted savings in current
  year.

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Environmental Benefits

• Energy Saving (Potential)
• As illustrated in the Energy Consumption Graph it
  has become apparent that heat over and above that
  required for heating the pool is available in the
  summer months June, July and August.
• Options are currently being considered as to how
  the system can be developed in order to use this
  excess heat such as to assist in the provision of
  hot water for showers or hot water being used in
  an adjacent catering facility, hence providing
  further opportunity to fully exploit the solar
  energy. In the interim period a simple solar
  shading system has been devised to enable the
  system to remain operational throughout the year
  and ensure that predicted savings are achieved.

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Environmental Benefits

• Benchmarking
• The installation of the solar panels has reduced
  the fossil fuel consumption of the centre as a
  whole to 211 kWh/m2 .
• This is significantly below the benchmark range
  of 264 kWh/m2 - 396 kWh/m2 for sports facilities
  incorporating swimming pools as quoted in HEFCEs
  Energy Management Value for Money Initiative

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Environmental Benefits

• Carbon Saving
• Based on the original predicted savings in the
  use of fossil fuel achieved by this installation
  a reduction in CO2 emissions of 28,500 Kgs per
  year would be achieved, thus making a
  contribution to the universitys efforts to
  reduce its carbon emissions.
• Over the thirty year lifespan of the equipment
  the total reduction would be in the region of
  850,000 Kgs of CO2.

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Other Benefits

• Maintenance
• Extended life cycle of existing boilers
• Financial
• Full payback expected in under 20 years
• UK ETS
• Contribution towards the Universitys target
  reduction under UK ETS
• Academic
• Subject of INTEREG case study and part of
  academic programme

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Other Benefits

• Publicity Official opening by BBC weather
  presenter, Kaddy Lee-Preston with media coverage

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