Greenhouse Action in Newcastle

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Greenhouse Action in Newcastle
Newcastle City Council Pete Dormand Chanti
Richardson
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Presentation Overview

• Council Action
• Community Action

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Dust Storms
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Drought
Haymaking near Wellintong Jan 2003 www.noah.co.nz/
Gallery/ images/Rural/DSC_0035.jpg
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City Beach
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City Beach
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Weather Extremes
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The 1990s were warmer than at
anytime during the last 1000 years
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Council ActionLeading by Example
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Newcastle City CouncilQBL Organisational Chart
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Do we really need to use this much energy? -
Denis Hainsworth Works Manager 1990
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Turton Road Depot Electricity Costs 1990-2006
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City Hall
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Revolving Energy Fund
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City Administration Centre Electricity Costs
1991-2006
63 reduction
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If you cant measure it, you cant manage
it!Getting Better Information
Monthly Reports
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NCC Electricity Costs 1991-2006
Investment 1995 - 2004 1.6M Saving
against BAU 3.5M (ex. NPV) Total consumption
is lowest since 2001/02 however costs have
increased by 2 since last financial year
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NCC Green Energy Team
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5th Floor. Robyn Wallace - ELECTRICITY
PC on
Screensaver on
Energy Star activated
Monitor turned off
Development Environment
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Toilet lighting control system
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Pre-paint surface temperature 40.7º C
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Post-paint surface temperature 20.5º C
Ceramic Paint Trial
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Cites for Climate Protection - Australia and New
Zealand
Milestone 1 Inventory of City and Councils
Greenhouse Gases Milestone 2 Set Emission
Reduction Targets Milestone 3 Develop a Local
Greenhouse Action Plan Milestone 4 Commence
Implementation of the Action Plan Milestone 5
Monitor and Review Progress
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1998 - NCC Creates AMEIF
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November 1999NCC and University of Newcastle
Visit Rocky Mountain Institute
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Amory Lovins
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Community Action
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Energy Town Meeting 1
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Greenhouse Action Partnership
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Energy Town Meeting 2
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Community Energy Workshops
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Greenhouse Action Plan
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www.ClimateCam.com Targets
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www.ClimateCam.com
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www.ClimateCam.com
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www.ClimateCam.com Targets
Projected emissions for 2005/06
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ClimateCam Billboard
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ClimateCam 14 Zones
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ClimateCam 14 Zones
Actual
Average Required to meet Target
Cumulative Graph Showing progress to date against
targets
Daily Consumption Peak for each calendar month
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Solar Powered Fountain

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Partnerships 30kW Micro Turbine
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Water ConservationCouncil Facilities
262,000 invested120,000 pa saved
2.2 year payback
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Water Harvest and Reuse

50 million litres of town water used for
Foreshore irrigation Water Harvest Project
expected to reduce consumption by 25
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Energy and Water Audit
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Newcastle City Council Water Consumption 2004
400 Million Litres
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Amenity Block Audit Parks (sporting)

• 344 Showers
• 61 Hot Water Systems
• 280 Toilets
• 295 Hand Basins
• Total Water 83 ML 127,000
• Total Electricity 236,000 Kw/hr 30,000

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What you can now expect to see
Controlled Electric Storage
Sensor Time Controlled Lighting
Instantaneous Gas
Stainless Steel Dual Flush Toilets
Stainless Basin AAA Push Button Tap
New AAA Shower Head
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Eco Star Program
Transferable
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ECO- STAR
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AAA Showers Taps
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Dual Flush
Smart Hot Water
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Water Harvesting
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Smart Lighting
Recycling
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The ECOSTAR REFIT program aims to highlight the
environmental performance of our parks, beaches
and pools www.climatecam.com
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Eco Star Report Cards
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Alternative Fuels
Market Transformation
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Biodiesel Study
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20 Biodiesel B20
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Business SectorCleaner Production Project
Industry Partnerships
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Cleaner Production Project
Emissions Profile for the City of Newcastle
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Community REFIT Program
Market Penetration 8500 installs as at May 06
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Community REFIT 9000 Installations
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Financial Loss Control
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Thank you