Energy efficiency – save money on your energy bills and reduce your carbon footprint

1. Energy Efficiency – a brief summary
Lee Evans
Account Manager

2. Agenda
1. Role of Carbon Trust Wales
2. Energy saving opportunities / ways to increase profit
3. Available support
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3. We cut carbon now by
Our mission
Providing specialist advice and finance
is to to help organisations cut carbon
accelerate the Setting standards for carbon reduction
move to We cut future carbon emissions by
Opening markets for low carbon
a low carbon technologies
economy Leading industry collaborations to
commercialise technologies
Investing in early stage low carbon
companies

4. Drivers for Carbon Reduction
Cost savings and volatile and rising energy prices
Security of supply
Financial incentives (Carbon Trust interest free loans, Green
Deal, Green Investment Bank, FITs, RHI)
Climate change mitigation
CSR
UK Target – 80% carbon reduction by 2050
Climate Change Strategy for Wales
Legislation
– Carbon Reduction Commitment
– 3% One Wales Reduction Target
– Devolved Building Regulations
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5. We cut carbon now
Specialist advice
Business as usual
Finance in Wales for
Setting standards
2011/12
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6. Setting standards:
recognising carbon reduction in organisations
Standard approach to organisation
carbon footprint measurement
Rewards real carbon emission
reductions and enables clear
communication to customers
and stakeholders
Early action benefits under the
CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme
Currently awarded to over
200 organisations

7. Setting standards:
recognising carbon reduction in products with
The Carbon Footprinting Company
Standard, comparable approach to
carbon footprinting of products and
services
Rewards commitment to real carbon
emissions reductions
Carbon Reduction Label awarded to
more than 2,500 products and services
Product footprinting and labelling
projects in USA, Europe and Asia

8. Energy saving opportunities / ways to increase
profit
Assess potential for energy savings
Highlight areas where businesses can improve
Raise awareness of energy conservation amongst staff and motivate to reduce waste
Plan and take action

9. Energy saving opportunities in the Hospitality Sector
Space
Heating
26%
Catering
Switching off 30%
Maintenance
Refurbishment Computing
0%
Lighting
Other
19%
6%
Cooling
6% Hot Water
13%

10. Energy savings opportunities in the Hospitality Sector
Can reduce energy costs by 40%
Typically 20% reduction by implementing simple
efficiency measures:
Savings Payback
6% <1 year
13% 1-2 years

11. Potential for Carbon/Energy Reduction?
60%
Renewables
Biomass boilers, wind turbines, solar
50%
thermal
?%
40% Design & Asset Management
E.g. Low CO2 new build, property
rationalisation, procurement changes,
30%
targets for refurbishment
10%
Invest to Save
20% E.g. Insulation, lighting, controls, heat
recovery, CHP, plant replacement
20%
10% Good Housekeeping
E.g. M&T, awareness, training, regular
10% inspection & audit
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13. Barriers
Lack of:
Sustained senior commitment and funding
Risk
Cashflow
Skilled personnel
Knowledge and experience
Time
Information
Absence of quality data
Perceived high risk and high costs of new technologies
Cost reduction opportunities and other key issues not well understood
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14. Available support / information
Specialist advice
Finance
Publications
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15. Finance:
Interest-free Energy Efficiency Loans
Loans to help SMEs upgrade or replace
equipment with energy efficient alternatives
£3,000 - £100,000 over 4 years Interest-free loans
Since 2003 businesses have saved
available to Welsh SMEs
approximately £80 million in 2010/11
Non-SME loans periodically available in Wales

16. Finance:
Enhanced Capital Allowances
100%
Provides incentive to invest
in energy-efficient equipment
Qualifying equipment specified
on Energy Technology List (ETL)
Carbon Trust manages ETL on behalf
of Government
first year tax relief on
Find out more on qualifying expenditure
www.eca.gov.uk/etl

17. Publications
Green your business
for growth (CTG039)
www.carbontrust.co.uk

18. Action Checklist

19. Publication Examples
Fact sheets
How to monitor your energy use (GIL157)
Understanding your energy consumption (CTL001)
Assessing the energy use of your building (CTL003)
Overviews
Sports and leisure (CTV006)
Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (CTV003)
Low temperature hot water boilers (CTV008)
Refrigeration (CTV002)
Guides
Creating an awareness campaign (CTG001)
Heating control (CTG002)
www.carbontrust.co.uk

20. Carbon Trust resources
Assess a woodfuel project’s viability, conduct outline
design and act as an informed customer
Introductory Template
guidance contracts
System design
tools
www.carbontrust.co.uk/biomass
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21. Energy Reduction Strategy
% Energy Reduction Challenge (from baseline year)
Commitment from top
Carbon reduction implementation plan
Energy management responsibility
Invest to save budget
Funding
Carbon Trust specialist advice
Interest Free Loans / standard loans
Green Deal for Business
Green Investment Bank
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22. Saving energy without compromising
quality…
Main energy saving opportunities (heating, lighting, housekeeping)
Simple actions save energy, cut costs and increase profit margins
Support available
Typically 20% reduction by implementing simple efficiency measures:
Savings Payback
6% <1 year
13% 1-2 years