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UK organisations could save over £400m a year by taking simple, low-cost actions to improve the efficiency of their hot water boilers, according to new guidance published today by the Carbon Trust.
UK organisations could save over £400m a year by taking simple, low-cost actions to improve the efficiency of their hot water boilers, according to new guidance published today by the Carbon Trust.
New analysis by the Carbon Trust reveals that heating and hot water accounts for over one third of UK organisations’ energy consumption and up to 60% of the carbon emissions from some UK industrial processes, such as food production and laundering, where demand for steam or hot water is high. However, it’s possible to cut heating costs by up to 30% by implementing some simple boiler-related energy saving measures.
The guidance outlines how organisations can make immediate energy savings of 10% through better maintenance and low cost improvements, such as installing insulation and retrofitting controls.
Richard Rugg, Director, Carbon Trust Programmes, said:
“Heating water uses a huge amount of energy so if you want to cut your bill and boost your bottom line, checking your boiler is not a bad place to start. UK organisations could be saving over £400m a year by following simple, low-cost measures.”
Organisations looking to maintain their CRC league table ranking by retaining Carbon Trust Standard (CTS) certification will need to increase their reported footprint scope, advises energy and carbon solutions provider Envido.
A number of major organisations affected by the Government’s mandatory CRC Energy Efficiency scheme achieved the Carbon Trust’s certification standard to boost their position in the CRC scheme’s performance league table. However, after an initial two-year ‘grace’ period, they need to re-apply, and are obliged to report an increased range of emissions sources.
Historic business travel, fugitive and, process emissions need to be reported as part of the re-application, explains Envido’s principal carbon analyst, Karimi Gitonga .
“Environmental managers haven’t taken the steps to monitor these additional emissions sources may find it difficult to retain the standard which in turn will impact in their league table performance.”
Here Envido provides some information to support for energy managers who need to manage their organisations Carbon Trust Standard recertification and advice where no action has been made to reduce these emissions sources or if they haven’t been monitored at all:
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The UK has been one of the most proactive countries in tackling business emissions and climate change and the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme is one of the latest innovative policy developments. The CRC widens the scope of businesses that are directly covered by emissions trading regulation and targets demand side efficiency in large non-energy intensive businesses. Not only does the CRC put a price on carbon, it also aims to drive change through increasing public scrutiny of corporate emissions through the league table.
However, the CRC league table, published for the first time in November, has been criticised by some as inaccurate, with arguments that the table is unrepresentative as it only takes into account advanced metering and early action certification. In addition some have complained that disclosure of ‘early action’ is voluntary, leading to misleading rankings. Others have objected to the level of administrative burden. So what was the purpose of the league table and how will it affect UK businesses going forward?
The Carbon Trust regards the first CRC Performance League Table as an important initial snapshot of corporate performance, which provides useful insight on baseline emissions levels and on the actions taken by business to manage their emissions in advance of the CRC scheme. While the first table may only include basic emissions and early action data, subsequent ranking will become more insightful as it will provide an effective measure of emissions reduction progress through comparisons with previous results. These year on year comparisons will reward those companies with long term emissions reduction programmes that are fully embedded within their strategy and operations.
Salix loan scheme receives additional £20m, as government also launches £10m community-scale green energy funding competition.The government has today announced an additional £30m of funding designed to support energy efficiency improvements to public sector buildings and help local communities deploy renewable energy technologies.
Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne said £10m would be ploughed into a new Local Energy Assessment Fund (LEAF), while a further £20m would be provided to the Salix scheme, which provides low interest loans to schools, hospitals, and public sector buildings, allowing them to undertake energy efficiency projects and then repay the loans through the resulting energy bill savings.
Huhne said the funding was “great news” for the public sector and community level projects, adding that the new finance would “encourage energy efficiency in our schools, hospitals and universities… [and] get green energy generation and energy efficiency into our communities”.
The new £10m LEAF fund will be managed by the Energy Saving Trust and community groups such as parish councils, voluntary associations, development trusts and faith groups are being invited to apply online for funding awards worth around £50,000.
New Carbon Trust report argues investment in energy efficient lighting can cut corporate energy bills by up to 50 per cent, UK businesses and the public sector could cut their annual energy bills by up to £700m a year by switching to energy efficient lighting technologies, according to a report from the Carbon Trust.
The company yesterday launched a new guide detailing how embracing lighting best practices, such as installing efficient LED bulbs or automated sensor-based controls, can help the average organisation reduce energy bills by a fifth.
It added that companies with significant lighting requirements such as supermarkets, retailers and large office environments could cut electricity use by between 30 per cent and 50 per cent by installing efficient lighting technologies.
Some firms are reluctant to invest in energy efficient lighting technologies on the grounds that they can cost more than traditional lighting systems.
However, the report also argues that with lighting accounting for around a fifth of all the electricity used in the UK, even zero cost measures such as encouraging staff to switch lights off when they are not in use can deliver savings equivalent to around £350m or 2.2 million tonnes of CO2 a year.
The UK’s public sector has almost doubled its average carbon reduction target since 2006, according to new research by the Carbon Trust.
Despite the difficult economic times over the last five year, the 472 public sector bodies that the Trust looked at have increased their average carbon reduction targets from 16% to 28%.
The findings indicate that central government targets to reduce its own carbon emissions by 25% by 2015 are achievable and could be replicated across the whole public sector.
Making carbon emission savings at this level could add up to more than £2 billion in cost savings, says the Carbon Trust.
“The public sector has a vital leadership role to play in helping the UK to meet its carbon targets,” says Tim Pryce at the Trust. “We believe there is a case for this 25% ambition to be taken up by the wider public sector estate to ensure continued delivery on national carbon targets and further cost savings.”
Over the last eight years, the Carbon Trust has helped some 2500 public sector organisations cut 12 million tonnes of CO2 and save £426 million.
Chris Huhne has challenged businesses to help deliver deep cuts in global greenhouse gas emissions, as part of a binding international deal that he hopes to see agreed by 2015.
Speaking at Imperial College London today, the energy and climate change secretary said that while next week’s Durban climate summit would not produce such a deal, it was vital negotiators lay the groundwork for a “treaty framework covering everyone now”.
“At Durban, we need major economies to commit to a global legally binding framework – building on what Kyoto started, but going much broader,” Huhne said. “And we need negotiations on this new agreement to complete as soon as possible, and by 2015 at the latest.”
Huhne, who will be travelling to Durban along with climate minister Greg Barker and 46 officials, admitted in a press conference after his speech that the process of ratifying such an agreement would take time, but insisted that “it has to be actually biting on the problem by 2020″.
“We have a clear commitment to get world emissions down by 2020, we want to see the world agreement biting by then and we hope to see it agreed by 2015,” he told reporters, while downplaying recent reports suggesting industrialised nations did not expect to finalise any treaty until 2020.
Coca‑Cola Enterprises (CCE) has achieved the Carbon Trust Standard with the highest score for carbon performance in the carbon reduction assessment’s history, demonstrating outstanding results from the company’s ongoing commitment to reducing its carbon footprint.
CCE is also the first major soft drinks manufacturer to achieve the Carbon Trust Standard, which recognises the achievements of carbon‑efficient companies. 675 companies have been certified by the Standard since its launch in 2008.
Following a rigorous 12‑week assessment process, CCE achieved a score of 95 per cent for carbon performance, which is the highest score ever awarded by the Carbon Trust Standard.
The assessment examined the standard of carbon management across CCE’s European operations, including the accuracy of the company’s measurement techniques. The Carbon Trust assessors also visited manufacturing plants at Clamart in France and Edmonton in GB to examine CCE’s carbon management practices.