External Advice and Support for Energy Efficiency

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External Advice and Support for Energy Efficiency

• Dave Morton
• NIFES Consulting Group

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Contents

• Free help available
• Action Energy
• Utilities
• Grants
• Other Action Energy Assistance
• Energy Management Networks
• Leisure Facilities
• Internal Resources
• Students
• Analysis

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Action Energy

• Surveys
• Design Advice
• Helpline 0800 58 57 94
• www.actionenergy.org.uk

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Action Energy

• Publications
• Good Practice Guides
• Energy Consumption Guides
• Universities
• Other areas relevant to Universities such as
  leisure
• Publicity Materials
• Posters
• Stickers

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Action Energy

• Benchmarking Tools
• Civil Estate
• Industrial Buildings
• Offices
• Hospitality
• Quickstart
• Energy Wizard

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Action Energy Support
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Types of Survey - Free of Charge

• Initial Opportunities Assessment
• Specific Opportunities Assessment
• Energy Management Assessment
• Multiple Site Survey
• CHP Advice
• Partnership

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Survey Results

• Measures with No Capital Expenditure
• Measures with Rapid Paybacks
• (less than 1 year)
• Measures with Longer Paybacks
• (less than 5 years)

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Measures which require further study (for example)

• Consider fitting electronic expansion valves to
  chillers
• Floating head pressure control
• Lighting refit

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Typical Report

• 1.0 Introduction and Background
• 1.1 Survey Details
• 1.2 Organization Background
• 1.3 Energy Consumption
• 1.4 Factors Affecting Energy Use

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2.0 Energy Management and Reporting Systems

• 2.1 Overview
• 2.2 Energy Policy
• 2.3 Organizing
• 2.4 Motivation
• 2.5 Information Systems
• 2.6 Marketing
• 2.7 Achievements to Date
• 2.8 Recommendations for Energy Management

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3.0 Present Status of Technical Areas

• 3.1 General
• 3.2 Services
• 3.3 Process Plant
• 3.4 Building Fabric
• 3.5 Maintenance

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4.0 Key Areas and Recommendations

• 4.1 Summary of Recommendations
• 4.2 Measures with No Capital Expenditure
• 4.3 Measures with Rapid Paybacks
• 4.4 Measures with Longer Paybacks
• 4.5 Measures requiring Further Study

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5.0 Recommended Publications

• For example
• GPGs
• ECON Guides
• Case Studies
• Fuel Efficiency Booklets (FEB)
• CIBSE

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Specific Opportunities Assessment

• Feasibility and potential savings from a specific
  energy saving opportunity such as replacement of
  equipment with significant energy consumption.
• This is likely to have arisen from an initial
  survey.

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Specific Opportunities Assessment

• Carried out by a specialist it can cover not only
  technical topics but also subjects such as
• Monitoring and Targeting
• Energy Policy and Strategy
• Training

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Specific Opportunities Assessment

• Funding
• 2 days fully funded and 50 of the remainder
• Thus, if a job is 10 days _at_ 500/day 5,000
• The first 2 days (1,000) are funded
• Plus 50 of the remaining 4,000, ie 2,000
• Total funding 3,000

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Design Advice

• Design Advice offers objective advice on the
  energy-efficient and environmentally conscious
  design of buildings.
• A one-day general consultancy on their chosen
  building project, paid for by a cashback scheme.
• The consultancy recommendations are contained in
  a client report.
• More detailed specialist consultations will also
  be supported under the service.

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Grant Assistance

• Clear Skies
• Helpline - 08702 430 930
• www.clear-skies.org.uk

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Clear Skies

• Clear Skies, funded by DTI and managed by BRE,
  aims to give householders and communities a
  chance to realise the benefits of renewable
  energy by providing grants and access to sources
  of advice.
• Not-for-profit community organisations can
  receive up to 100,000 for grants and up to
  10,000 for feasibility studies.

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Grants are given to the following renewable
energy installations

• Solar thermal
• Wind turbines
• Micro/small scale hydro turbines
• Ground source heat pumps
• Room heaters/stoves with automated wood pellet
  feed
• Wood fuelled boiler systems

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www.j4b.co.uk

• j4b.co.uk allows quick and simple searches of the
  constantly updated j4b database of business
  grants and loans
• Assisted Areas
• Objective 1, 2 and 3 Areas
• Rural Priority Areas?

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Other Action Energy Assistance

• Energy Management Networks
• Leisure Facilities
• Training Workshops
• SEAL Presentations

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Energy Management Networks

• Funded by Action Energy
• Managed by Shabir Hussain of BRE
• Sectors
• Higher Education
• Healthcare
• Police/Prisons
• Local Authorities

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Energy Management Networks

• There are two key elements of support for Energy
  Managers in Higher Education
• HE Network Workshops Events
• HE Network Website

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HE Network Workshops Events

• One-day events (3 per year)
• Format
• 2 expert speakers (morning and afternoon)
• Topic of interest (eg BMS, MT etc)
• QA/small group discussion
• Feedback

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HE Network Workshops Events

• Promotes networking (formal and informal)
• In 2003/204 London, Birmingham, York
• More events in 2004/05

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HE Network Website

• Password protected
• Forum for HE information exchange
• To get registered contact
• Shabir Hussain, BRE
• hussains_at_bre.co.uk
• tel [phone]

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Energy Management in Sports and Recreation
Buildings

• Action Energy in conjunction with Leisure
  Industry organisations
• ISRM
• ILAM

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Programme09.00 Introduction09.40 Exercise 1
energy policy10.00 Measuring consumption10.30 Ex
ercise 2 benchmarks11.15 Identifying energy
savings11.45 Energy Management
Matrix12.15 Exercise 3 scatter
graphs13.45 Working practices/maintenance and
opportunities for savings14.45 Exercise 4
energy walkovers15.30 Energy efficient
technologies/refurbishment16.15 Exercise 5
technologies
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SEAL Presentations
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vesma.com

• Degree day analysis of buildings
• Benchmarking

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Internal Resources

• Staff Students
• Incorporate energy management into course work
• Undergraduate
• Postgraduate
• www.bham.ac.uk/energy-consortium/fhe and look for
  awareness

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Encouraging energy efficient use of fume
cupboards using Integrated Marketing
Communication Strategy
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Energy Saving Campaigns

• Help available from Action Energy
• Specialist Consultants

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Energy Campaigns GPG 232

• This Guide has been designed to enable the energy
  manager to convey the message about good
  housekeeping to everyone involved in further and
  higher education, from Vice Chancellors and
  students to caterers and cleaners.

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Energy Campaigns GPG 232

• The Guide is supplemented by 11 poster-size
  inserts, each narrowly targeted at different
  people within the educational organisation. Each
  insert contains a checklist appropriate to its
  audience, and illustrated by a cartoon to carry
  the message in a humorous and memorable way.

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Key Features of University Energy Campaign

• A recent campaign at a UK university
• In conjunction with NIFES Consulting Group

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Key Features of University Energy Campaign

• Special launch event by the Vice Chancellor
• Full media coverage
• Appointment of Energy Champions in each academic
  department
• Sponsorship by outside organisations

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Key Features of University Energy Campaign

• Special literature, poster, website
• Training of volunteers
• Training of catering and hotel services staff
• Energy walkabouts in key buildings

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Key Features of University Energy Campaign

• Careful monitoring took place and spectacular
  savings were achieved by good housekeeping, e.g.
• 50 electricity savings in the Chemistry
  Department
• 25 in the Earth Sciences Department.