Practical Measures to Tackle Climate Chaos

David Somervell, Energy & Sustainability Manager

University of Edinburgh – Estates & Buildings Department13 Infirmary Street, Edinburgh EH1 1LT Tel 0131 650 2073 http://www.eso.ed.ac.uk David.Somervell@ed.ac.uk

Universities and Colleges

1. Crisis? What Crisis? [It is for real]

2. How will this affect our institution?

3. Developing a Strategic Approach

4. Invest now in Utilities Infrastructure

5. Decentralised Energy on Campus

By 2050 we must cut CO2 emissions by 7 GtC with a 1.3 GtC cut by 2025, against projected ‘Business as Usual’.

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Facts & TrendsIPCC Scenarios

20506-7 GtC reduction

Facts & Trends9 GtC world

BAUPathways to 2050

Projections & Required Reductions

Extreme droughts will plague sub-Saharan Africa. Children stand behind one of thousands of livestock that died from thirst in southern Ethiopia. [REUTERS March 2006]

What’s needed?

1. Interested, Enthusiastic People2. Senior Management Support 3. Allocation of Resources (Money)

PLUS … Some Measure of Luck / Timing!

Edinburgh:

“University

in the City”

… invested

£12million in

Decentralised

Energy / CHP

2002-2005

Pollock Halls 526kWe CHP

King’s Bldgs 2.7MWe CHP

George Sq 1.6MWe CHP

Edinburgh’s 3 CHP Projects

1. Pollock Halls: 526kWe engine serving student residences as lead boiler – 2003

2. The King’s Buildings: 2.7MWe engine displaced old steam system + 2 new 7.5MW LTHW boilers serving high base load – 2004

3. George Square: 1.6MWe engine again replaced steam system – plus 75 tonne Heat Store and 600kW Absorption Chiller to even out load – 2005

UK Energy Flows – 50% wasted

Combined Heat and Power

George Sq: Trigeneration

George Square Energy Centre

George Sq buildings now linked:

First remove old steam boilers…First remove old steam boilers…

1.6MWe Alternator bolts on

High Efficiency, Low NOx BoilerHigh Efficiency, Low NOx Boiler

75 cubic metre Thermal Store75 cubic metre Thermal Store

• GE Jenbacher 612 Engine

12 cylinder Jenbacher Engine12 cylinder Jenbacher Engine

600kW600kW Absorption ChillerAbsorption Chiller

Thanks to our CHP Partners

• Energy Saving Trust – for funding support

• PB Power – for Scheme Design

• Crown House Technologies – Main Contractor

• Estates & Bldgs Works Div’n – implementation

• Clarke Energy – Jenbacher Maintenance

www.eso.ed.ac.uk

Rankine Engineering Building

Building Integrated PhotoVoltaics

Why we have done this …?

• Save money long-term

• Invest in infrastructure

• Annual Carbon savings

• Leadership role

…because there is only 1 planet