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ENERGY MANAGEMENT IN BALLYMENA BOROUGH COUNCIL

ENERGY MANAGEMENT IN BALLYMENA BOROUGH COUNCIL. DR. HEATHER THOMPSON SEI ENERGY MANAGER OF THE YEAR 2006 ENERGY AWARDS 2007 LAUNCH, PORTLAOISE – 7 FEBRUARY 2007. Presentation Contents. The Energy Landscape. Energy management by Councils.

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ENERGY MANAGEMENT IN BALLYMENA BOROUGH COUNCIL

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  1. ENERGY MANAGEMENT IN BALLYMENA BOROUGH COUNCIL DR. HEATHER THOMPSON SEI ENERGY MANAGER OF THE YEAR 2006 ENERGY AWARDS 2007 LAUNCH, PORTLAOISE – 7 FEBRUARY 2007

  2. Presentation Contents • The Energy Landscape. • Energy management by Councils. • Ballymena Borough Council’s energy management programme. • Looking ahead...

  3. The Energy Landscape. • Rising hydrocarbon fuel costs. • Energy dependency - global demand rising by 1.5% per year. • Security of energy supplies. • Mitigation of climate change.

  4. EU Energy Use • EU-25 gross inland energy consumption (GIC) >1700Mtoe. • Ireland 15 Mtoe UK 230 Mtoe. • Energy consumption increasing by 1-2% p.a. Reduction requires: • Energy efficiency measures • Behavioural change • Development of renewable energy technologies. • Energy Performance of Buildings Directive,2001 • Parts F and L (NI) amended November 2006 - reductions in energy use and CO2 emissions. • Further amendments 2008 in NI – must include RET.

  5. Emissions • Kyoto, 1997 - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Now >160 countries. • Six “greenhouse gases”– CO2, CH4, NO, SF6, HFCs, PFCs. • EU25 CO2 emissions >8t per capita. • EU target – 8% reduction on 1990 levels by 2008-2012. UK target – 12% cut in emissions by 2010 plus a further commitment to a 20% cut. • Pressure on all sectors to cut emissions.

  6. Why energy management? Costs Sustainability Environmental impacts

  7. The Energy Manager Has to wear a lot of hats! Diplomat + Communicator + Motivator + Innovator! Detective + Engineer + Auditor + Administrator +

  8. The Energy Challenge for N.I. Councils. • Fuel costs and energy consumption • Budgets for energy rising sharply. • Emissions • Basic aim to reduce emissions by 1% p.a. from 1999/2000. • May ’06 – Aim to make the NI government office estate carbon neutral by 2015. • Funding for energy/C reduction measures • Central/regional grant funding measures. • Ring-fencing of energy-related savings. • Public accountability • Reduction of energy consumption, emissions and costs. • Development of low-energy/C buildings.

  9. Energy Management in N.I. Councils. • Commitment varies from council to council – ranges from a F/T energy officer, to simply recording the energy bills! • Need to be able to identify opportunities (including funding) for improvements and renewable installations. • Consider the energy and carbon performances of future council buildings at the design stage.

  10. Ballymena Borough • Population 58,500. • 59 council properties with energy demand:- • Administrative head office • Town Hall • 10,000m2 Leisure centre • Ecos Environmental Centre • FIFA-standard football stadium • 11 community centres • 6 parks plus Showgrounds complex • Tourist Information Centre • Museum, historic sites • Landfill site and DSO facilities • Plant nurseries • Energy manager appointed July 2004.

  11. Pre-July 2004 -The Energy Wilderness! • Prior to July 2004 - no focus on energy. • Energy consumption rising by up to 10%+ p.a. • Basic accounts reporting only. • No site monitoring or meter reading. • No energy audits or benchmarking. • No matching of energy use to facilities operation. • Minimal use of Build Management Systems (Cylon and Trend). • No use of Energy Focus System. • Fuel contracts not checked. Billing not checked. • Analogue controls on heating systems. • No boiler servicing reports. • No grant funding. • No community involvement in energy issues. • No energy or environmental policies……

  12. A New Energy Landscape... • Energy in focus: • Reporting mechanisms for site monitoring and meter reads. • Ongoing energy audits and benchmarking – sites and major plant including CHP. New developments to be low-energy. • Energy use matched to facilities operation.e.g by BMS. • Opportunities identified for installing energy-efficient plant and equipment and controls e.g. run-back timers, 24/7 controls, working in partnership with the Maintenance Supervisors. • Switch to contracts for eco-tariffs and low/er-carbon fuels. • Boiler servicing reports. • £250,000 of external grant funding. • Renewables • Community energy project. • Energy and Environmental policies. NO COST/ LOW COST/ HIGH COST OPTIONS

  13. Energy Profiling

  14. Energy consumption down by 11% from July 2004 - March 2006. • Energy consumption down by 16% by March 2007. • Savings to date £246,260 • Plus £250,000 grants (+ £2.25m?) Energy Management in Operation EM

  15. Electricity and Oil/Gas EM EM

  16. Grant Funding for Energy Projects • Grant funding enables upgrading of major plant and improvements to building fabric. • Grants must show cost and carbon savings. • Peoples Park Solar 21 5kWp PV array Mar ‘05 £ 21,000 • STLC 2950kW boiler replacements Dec ‘05 £142,500 • Community centre insulations Feb ‘06 £ 2,000 • Community energy projects Jun ‘06 £ 8,000 • Gas conversions Aug-Nov ’06 £ 17,000 • Ecos 250kW biomass installation Oct ‘06 £ 58,750 ______________ Total funding £ 249,250 • Gas-fired 200kW CHP, Seven Towers May ‘07 £ 240,000 • 1MW LFG £2,000,000

  17. Renewable Energy Projects • Peoples Park • Solar PV array 5kWp • 26 SANYO 190W modules • 75% grant funded • Cost saving of £400 p.a. • Carbon saving of 1.9t p.a. • Ecos Environmental Centre • 250kW biomass boiler Nov 2006 • 100% grant funded • Cost reductions of £10,000 p.a. • Carbon savings of 100 -110t p.a.

  18. Energy Issues 2007 and onwards…

  19. Maintaining energy and carbon savings. • Additional facilities and staff will impact on the Council’s energy profile. • Civic centre alone will add £86,000 and 1900MWh p.a. • Low-impact design spec - incorporates renewables, natural ventilation and rainwater harvesting. • Solar thermal 20kW • Geothermal 51kW • Renewables savings ~ £4000 and 133MWh p.a.

  20. Availability of Mains Gas. • Six sites to be on mains gas by end March 2007: • Head office • Seven Towers LC • Ballykeel CC • Galgorm CC • Harryville CC • Football stadium and Showgrounds complex • Total carbon savings 350t p.a. • Gas-CHP will save a further 85 tonnes C and £60,000 per annum.

  21. Landfill gas generation project. • Anaerobic conditions in landfill generate 45-60% methane. • Potent climate change driver (21x CO2eq). • Flare or utilise to generate electricity. • ROI has 21MWe of installed LFG generation = 85GWh, with potential for 304MWe by 2020. • NI has potential for 177GWh of LFG generation. • 1MW/Mt of waste – depends on age and conformation of site, composition of waste, etc. • 1MW:670m3 gasat 45% CH4. • GasSim analysis - Ballymacvea could generate ~1MWe. • Renewable tariff + NIROCs = revenue > £70/MWh • Grid capacity and connection: >0.5MW requires 33kV line. • Option for managed site.

  22. Public Sector Restructuring. “Reorganising can be a wonderful method for creating the illusion of progress, while producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralisation”. Petronius Arbiter • Review of Public Administration (RPA). • Reduction from 26 to seven NI “Super-Councils”. • Additional services, facilities and staff will put pressure on energy spends. • Review needs to include an Energy Policy which will produce effective energy management across the new Councils.

  23. Summary. • Benefits of an energy management programme. • Creation of more energy-efficient community facilities. • Energy and carbon savings. • Reductions in costs. • Offsetting of landfill impacts through landfill gas generation. • Opportunities for corporate leadership and community action. • Challenges for the future. • Rising fuel prices and carbon taxation. • Publicising the benefits of energy management. • Restructuring of local government and implementation of a cohesive energy policy within RPA. • Funding and ring-fencing of energy savings!

  24. Thank you. Dr Heather Thompson Energy and Environmental Management Systems Officer Ballymena Borough Council heather.thompson@ballymena.gov.uk

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