The Benefits Of An In House Energy Engineer

Advantages Of In House

Energy Management

Iain Paterson November 2016

Introduction

“Advantages of in house energy management”

What do I mean?

• Direct employment of a technically capable energy manager.

• Advantaged to the company

• Advantages to the energy manager

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Content

1. My career path in to energy management.

2. The Pirbirght Institute (TPI)

3. Energy Management at TPI.

4. Advantages to the company & to the energy manager.


Career Path

• An engineer by education - BEng (Hons), Mechanical Engineering


So how did you get in to energy management?

Career Path

• By designing & building a salad leaf harvester of course!


• Engineering design

• Project management

• Business management

Career Path


• At school, global warming was still theoretical.

• When I graduated it was a scientifically accepted

topic.

So how did you get in to energy management?

• Began energy management:

• Consumption analysis.

• Heating control projects.

• Energy awareness as part of ISO 14001

accreditation.

Career Path


Engineering consultancy with energy efficiency

focus.

• Project engineer:

• Drawing office for all projects

• Steam system specialist.

• Pumps.

• Heating/cooling systems

• Metering

• Project management.

• Client management.

• Quality management system.

• CDM regulations.

• H&S aspects.

Career Path


E&M Projects & Energy Manager.

The Pirbright Institute (TPI)


• World leading virology research facility.

• A National Capability (world reference laboratories).

• A private not for profit company.

• Receives strategic funding from the Biological & Biotechnological

Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).

• High containment facility operating under a SAPO4 licence.

• Regulated by the HSE.


Pirbright Campus:

• Employs 200 Scientists + 200 operations & support personnel

• 100 years old.

• Spends £2,000,000 /yr on energy.

• Currently undertaking large redevelopment programme.




BBSRC National Vaccinology Centre:

Jenner Building

BBSRC National Vaccinology Centre:

Plowright Building

Development programme:



• Operating with a budget deficit and costs rising.

• Full time employment of a energy manger with relevant

engineering and project experience.

• Role split between energy management and operational projects.

• Primary funding for energy projects via business cases to

BBSRC.

• Know what you want before talking to consultants / designers /

contractors.

Approach:



Organogram:

Energy Management at TPI


So what do I actually do?

• Energy Management:

• Strategy, policy and KPI’s.

• CRC scheme compliance

• ESOS compliance

• Energy Audits / Assessments.

• Utility bill analysis

• Employee Awareness

• Identify and prioritise projects.

• Review development programme designs.

E&M Projects & Energy Manager.

• E&M Projects Management: • Project sponsor (Write Scope, get costs, write

business case)

• Project management (Deliver the project)

• Energy and non energy projects.

• Other:

• Specialist equipment ownership of HEPA filters &

steam system.

• Operations management.



Strategy:

2015 2014 2016 2017 2018

Understand

Energy use.

2019

Energy Reporting

Forecast

2013

Forecast Forecast Forecast Forecast Forecast

Write

Energy

Strategy

Set targets

Design KPIs

Write policy

Review Review Review Review

Write

Metering

Strategy

Install phase 1

Install

phase

2

Install

phase

3

Install

phase

4

Review

Identify

Legislation

CRC Compliance CRC Compliance CRC Compliance CRC Compliance CRC Compliance

ESOS Compliance ESOS Compliance

Identify

and

Prioritise

Projects

Implement Payback Projects

CHP feasibility study Implement CHP

DELAY

Energy Awareness

Implement Energy Management System

Metering

Strategy

Understand

Compliance

Reduction

Sustain

CRC Compliance

Key

Ad Hoc Projects

The Pirbright Institute Energy Management Strategy 2016



• New policy, targets and KPI’s set.

• Accurate forecasting.

• 90% of buildings metered for electricity and steam.

• CRC scheme compliance.

• I became an ESOS lead assessor (with the EMA) and delivered ESOS

compliance on time and in full.

• Projects identified and prioritised for implementation over 3 financial

years.

• “No cost/low cost “ ad hoc energy projects - £75,000 / yr savings.

• Steam distribution redesign & closure of boiler house - £180k/yr savings.

• Changes to development programme future building designs.

Successes to date – Energy Management:



• Removal of steam boiler house FM provider - £140,000 / yr savings.

• Operational projects with capital value of £380,000 delivered.

• Capital funding of £2,500,000 awarded for 2016/17 Energy & Operational

projects.

• BMS alarm response strategy written.

• Steam boiler house equipment ownership (BOAS manager accredited)

• Specialist equipment ownership of HEPA filters.

• Operational management activities: • Capital projects portfolio management.

• Operations support manager.

Successes to date – E&M projects / Other:

Advantages of Approach


• Reduced cost of energy management.

• Consultancy fees reduced and/or avoided – a healthier relationship.

• Independent of product or service.

• Increased Chance of success.

• Access to data, site and personnel.

• Responsibility of benefit realisation is with a single person.

• Projects are relevant to company.

• A flexible resource that can do other things when needed.

• React quickly to business changes.

• Delivery continuity.

• Single person is responsible. • Process can pick up where it left off if necessary.

• A passionate member of staff.

Advantages to the company:

Advantages of Approach


• Increased chance of success:

• Access to data.

• Access to site.

• Access to personnel.

• Responsibility of benefit realisation is with a single person.

• Excellent experience:

• Wide range of projects to deliver.

• Energy management touches on every aspect of the business.

• Potential for progression within the company.

• Delivery of projects from start to finish.

• Job Satisfaction – you’re doing something you love!

Advantages to the energy manager:

Disadvantages of Approach


To the company & energy manager:

• It may take longer.

• 2 – 3 years to successfully establish.

• Could put in larger team unless larger team put in place.

• Could be more focused on only energy management activities.

• Can’t know everything, so may still need some consultancy. • Though other in house personnel may be able to help.

• Your going to need good people skills!

• Your going to need a lot of patience and tenacity!

QUESTIONS

Iain Paterson November 2016

(I’ll be at stand E45 from 1110h)