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Woking Borough Council Acting Locally, Thinking Globally

Woking Borough Council Acting Locally, Thinking Globally . Economy and Ecology of Energy Efficiency 29th October 2008 Gdansk, Poland John Thorp Thameswey Ltd. Woking Borough Council Acting Locally, Thinking Globally . Contents. Background to Woking Woking’s Strategy and Policies

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Woking Borough Council Acting Locally, Thinking Globally

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  1. Woking Borough CouncilActing Locally, Thinking Globally Economy and Ecology of Energy Efficiency 29th October 2008 Gdansk, Poland John Thorp Thameswey Ltd

  2. Woking Borough Council Acting Locally, Thinking Globally Contents • Background to Woking • Woking’s Strategy and Policies • Thameswey and esco business • Technologies in Woking • Current and Future Work in Woking • Questions

  3. Woking Borough Council Acting Locally, Thinking Globally About Woking • Woking, Surrey • Population: 90,500 • Political composition Conservative 19 Liberal Democrat 17

  4. Woking Borough CouncilActing Locally, Thinking Globally Woking’s Key Drivers The Environment is one of the Council’s top three priorities Corporate Council commitment since 1990/91 Cross Party political support since 1990/91

  5. Woking Borough Council Acting Locally, Thinking Globally • Reduction of CO2 equivalent emissions • Adaptation to climate change • Promotion of sustainable development Climate Change Strategy

  6. Woking Borough Council Acting Locally, Thinking Globally 10 Key Themes • Planning and Regulation • Energy • Waste • Transport • Procurement • Education and Promotion • Green Spaces • Water • Working with Business • Community and Residents

  7. Woking Borough Council Acting Locally, Thinking Globally Climate Neutral DevelopmentGood Practice Guide Neutral risk to the climateby not contributing to greenhouse gases and, Neutral risk from the climateby ensuring development is resilient to changes in climate

  8. Woking Borough CouncilActing Locally, Thinking Globally • Savings • Corporate • Energy Consumption Savings 51% • C02 emission reductions 80% • Sustainable Energy Self Generation 94% • Renewable Energy Self Generation 4% • Borough Wide • Energy efficiency of residential property 33% • C02 emission reductions 21% • Households assisted with • energy conservation grants 4,974

  9. Woking Borough Council Acting Locally, Thinking Globally Partnership Working

  10. Woking Borough Council Acting Locally, Thinking Globally Energy & Environmental Services Company (EESCo) • A vehicle through which energy and environmental services can be delivered. • Flexible corporate structure – Limited Company, Limited Liability Partnership, Social Enterprise. • Established its ESCO, Thameswey Energy Limited (a Limited Company) in 1999 and completed its first project in 2001. • Designed to deliver Woking’s Climate Change ambitions and to work in partnership with others to deliver projects outside of Woking.

  11. Woking Borough Council Acting Locally, Thinking Globally Xergi Limited 100% 100% 10% 20% 80% 90% 100% 100% Xergi Services Limited Woking Borough Homes Limited 100% Thameswey Milton Keynes Limited Corporate Structure

  12. Woking Borough Council Acting Locally, Thinking Globally • Twenty to Thirty year project business plans. • Projects progressed on an internal rate of return of 8%. • Economics rely upon being a generator, distributor and supplier of energy. • Retail sales income (plus renewable energy credits where applicable) critical to financing projects. • Tracks energy prices to give affordable “market comparable” charges to businesses and 5% below a basket of major energy company dual fuel tariffs to residential customers.

  13. Woking Borough Council Acting Locally, Thinking Globally Solar Photovoltaics Sheltered Housing Scheme Woking Pool in the Park

  14. Woking Borough Council Acting Locally, Thinking Globally Use of Combined Heat and Power • Uses combined heat and power technology together with heat fired absorption cooling to produce environmentally friendly energy services to council buildings, including: • Civic Offices • Entertainment Complex • Holiday Inn Hotel • Lightbox Town Centre CHP Energy Station

  15. Woking Borough Council Acting Locally, Thinking Globally Innovative Use of Sustainable and Renewable Energy Hybrolights, combine PV panels and vertical wind turbine Pool in the Park Fuel Cell CHP

  16. Woking Borough Council Acting Locally, Thinking Globally Solar Canopy • A gateway to the town • Solar photovoltaic cells use energy from the sun to light the canopy • 35,000 PV cells laminated in 272 glass panels giving peak electrical output of 81kWp • Saves 41 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year

  17. Woking Borough Council Acting Locally, Thinking Globally The Future • Woking Borough Council aim to integrate renewables and CHP wherever possible • Wind turbine feasibility study • 1000 Low carbon homes project • Carbon reduction • Flood protection • Waste re-cycling • Social inclusion and cohesion

  18. Woking Borough Council Acting Locally, Thinking Globally John Thorp Thameswey Ltd

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