July 2003/30 - Section 2 - Sources of external funding - government support for energy efficiency
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| Scheme | Organisation | Details | Web-site |
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| Action Energy | Carbon Trust | Free publications, training events (including HE network events such as Sharefair), promotional material, software. | www.actionenergy.org.uk/ |
| Action Energy | Carbon Trust | Site Surveys - up to 5 days available for general energy surveys, with up to a further 5 days for assessments of specific issues. | www.actionenergy.org.uk/ |
| Action Energy | Carbon Trust | Design Advice - one day consultation for new-build and refurbishment projects (minimum floor area of 500m²), with 30% support available for ongoing advice (if required). | www.actionenergy.org.uk/ |
| Market Transformation Programme | DEFRA | Database of energy consumption (and other information) for a range of products including PCs, laptops, TVs, refrigeration and domestic equipment. | www.defra.gov.uk/ environment/consumerprod/ mtp/index.htm and www.mtprog.com/ www.defra.gov.uk/ environment/consumerprod/ ecolabel/index.htm |
| Community Energy Programme | EST/Carbon Trust (for DEFRA) | Grant scheme for capital investment in community heating schemes and for development projects (eg, feasibility studies). | www.est.org.uk/communityenergy/ |
| Clear Skies | DTI | Grant scheme (50% funding) for investment in five specific renewable energy technologies other than photovoltaics. | www.clear-skies.org/ |
| Solar Grants | DTI | Grant scheme (40-65%) for investment in photovoltaics. | www.est.org.uk/housingbuildings/funding/solarpv/ |
The Integration of New and Renewable Energy in Buidings (INREB) web-site includes software that identifies available sources of funding for a range of activities, including energy and environmental measures. It is updated on a regular basis. Examples of funding received under the Community Energy Programme are shown below.
Community Energy Programme Funding
The Community Energy Programme provides funding, information and support to local authorities, housing associations, universities, hospitals and other public sector organisations for the creation, extension or refurbishment of community heating schemes. Examples of successful 'Pathfinder' applications by HEIs are given below.
UMIST £533,499
The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology has two major campuses: the main campus and the Grosvenor site. UMIST will extend its existing heating network to include the Grosvenor site and install 3.9 Mwe of CHP, back up boilers and absorption chilling capacity providing cooling as well as heating. A range of buildings will benefit from the grant, covering a total floor area of 236,147 m². The scheme will save over 3,250 tonnes of carbon per annum. The university will realise more than £270,000 savings on its annual fuel bill.
University of Edinburgh £1,630,948
The University of Edinburgh proposes to replace an existing steam infrastructure which is near the end of its life and install a 2.7 Mwe CHP scheme. More than 30 university buildings, with a floor area of 122,251 m², will benefit from the grant. Over 2,130 tonnes of carbon will be saved per annum. This represents a total annual fuel bill saving of more than £222,000.
University of Dundee £50,000
The University of Dundee is constructing a new 9,600m² science laboratory on campus. This new building will require both heating and cooling. The proposal is to use the heat provided by an existing 3 Mwe CHP (heat which is currently being dumped) and extra heat generated by running the units at higher outputs, to provide both the heating and cooling demands. The scheme will save over 100 tonnes of carbon per year. The University of Dundee will save more than £24,000 on its annual fuel bill.
University of Warwick
The University of Warwick applied for a grant to extend its existing heat network and to upgrade its energy network to include CHP. Warwick's existing heat network services mainly academic buildings, with the halls of residence using individual gas fired boilers. The extension will link the academic buildings and the halls of residence and supply them all via CHP. The scheme will result in an annual carbon saving of 1,817 tonnes, which equates to an overall public sector saving of £247,825 per annum.
University of Edinburgh
With the Community Energy funding, the University of Edinburgh can update its heating network to include a CHP system. This new network will serve the main hall of residence, Pollock Hall, which consists of 10 blocks, providing 2,069 study bedrooms. The annual carbon saving for this scheme will be approximately 354 tonnes per annum, equating to cost savings of approximately £56,650 a year.