Biomass Boilers Incorporation of around 4MW of biomass boilers at locations suitable for heat provision to existing or future buildings and supplementary injection into Veolia distribution pipework. £575,000 Offsite Wind Increase in 6.5MWe of offsite Wind generation via an additional turbine at the AMRC site and potential multiple turbines at the Harpur Hill site. £15,000,000 6 Implementation Plan financing TO BE UPDATED It is acknowledged that significant investment will be required to undertake the main emissions reduction actions identified above. The identification of appropriate internal and external investment streams will be essential to ensure for the schemes are implemented and the emission target reductions achieved. 6.1 Internal Financing 6.2 External financing A further option for the funding of identified carbon saving measures and projects is to seek external financing. A primary source for such funding is HEFCE who, through Salix Finance Ltd, offer repayable loans in relation to energy efficiency and carbon reduction measures. The most recent HEFCE/Salix funding mechanism is the ‘SEELS 5’ scheme which allows public sector bodies to apply for an interest free loan to finance up to 100% of the costs of energy saving projects, subject to the meeting of certain eligibility criteria. This initial tranche of loans are paid back to Salix on a 6 monthly basis over a period of 4 years with projects having to be completed within a 9 month timeframe from the commitment date. 7 Stakeholder management and communications TO BE UPDATED A key element of the recent Energy Strategy study was the consultation and communication with identified stakeholders, both internal to the University and external. Internally, a number of workshops were held with a number of identified University Faculties, with the aim of engaging stakeholders in an inclusive process, enabling them to provide their own perspectives and ideas to feed into the Energy Strategy. This ensured that all potential interventions proposed were realistic, achievable and would address the agendas of all stakeholders. In particular, these workshops aimed to build
and issues management Carbon Management Implementation Plan: Risk management table. TO BE UPDATED Risk Mitigation plan Initial senior enthusiasm for Carbon Management is not maintained Reinforce the benefits of the Plan via the Project Sponsor Changes to Corporate structure Maintain emphasis on the link between Carbon Management and financial efficiency Insufficient capital to invest in carbon reduction opportunities Update and promote Value at Stake calculation Bring forward the implementation of opportunities with the lowest marginal carbon abatement costs Investigate and secure additional external funding, initially from Salix Energy prices rise significantly University’s Carbon Dashboard model allows for impact to be assessed and case for supporting and implementing the Carbon Management strategy to be strengthened The introduction of new legislation (e.g. DECs - Display Energy Certificates) Energy labelling of University buildings will make our performance publicly available and will strengthen the case for implementing the strategy Lack of available data means accurate carbon footprint cannot be calculated Identify gaps in data exist and set up appropriate methodologies for ensuring the missing data can be collated, including a complete estate metering strategy Carbon management issues are not considered as part of capital developments Ensure requirements for appropriate standards (e.g. BREAAM) are incorporated in specifications Departments believe there is little incentive to engage with the process Senior management should communicate what is expected of all building users. Consider devolving budgets to departmental or Faculty level Benefits management TO BE UPDATED Reporting and evaluation TO BE UPDATED