The Low Carbon Journey - Carbon Trust

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November 16, 2011 DAILY POST

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DAILY POST November 16, 2011

Minister’s Foreword As Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development, I remain committed to the long term wellbeing of the country, whilst tackling the urgent challenges that we face in Wales, such as the economic situation and climate change.

We will need to see wide scale change throughout the public and private sector in Wales to deal with these and future challenges. To become truly sustainable and long term in our approach, we need to support individual organisations to develop the skills to become more resilient, and to deal with issues in a way which produces the best outcomes for them and their community locally.

We’re always looking for examples of carbon reduction best practice, to look at what’s working particularly well to make business more future-proof by reducing energy and resource demand, and share these key learning’s with others. The challenge is to get this best practice adopted by every private and public sector organisation across Wales and I’ll be working with Welsh Government colleagues and our partners such as Carbon Trust Wales to make sure that happens.

As a government, we remain very committed to enabling Wales to take advantage of the opportunities of the low carbon economy and our renewable energy strategy in Wales will support this

aim in developing a mix of technologies. As a result, we will continue to support sustainable investment in onshore wind, within designated areas, and we will also continue to support investment in marine energy and sustainable biomass power. This will enable us to deliver significant cost and carbon savings for our economy whilst generating growth within the jobs market. Climate change can only be tackled in a way which is socially as well as technically effective. These are not conflicting values but are in essence sustainable development and represent the best way to achieve the transformation in our economy and society that we all look for.

We will also continue to make the case to the UK Government for further devolution of energy consents so that the Welsh Government can take the integrated approach that is needed to further boost low carbon growth and the renewable energy transformation.

On a personal note, the Welsh outdoors means a great deal to me and I share the passion and commitment that many other like-minded people in

John Griffiths, Environment Minister

Wales have for our beautiful country. I’d like to work with those people and partnerships very closely as Minister and build on what has been achieved in recent years, where environmental issues are seen as vitally important to a strong future for Wales.

Mike Batt Foreword At Carbon Trust Wales, our mission is simple - to move Wales to a low carbon economy. There are currently two key challenges in delivering this mission – an environmental one and an economic one.

The environmental imperative to reduce UK carbon emissions by 80% by 2050 is now a legal requirement. And the challenging economic climate is making it increasingly tough for businesses to focus on reducing their carbon emissions at a time when business survival remains, for many, the priority consideration.

In the last five years, Carbon Trust Wales has implemented measures that, over a lifetime, will reduce total carbon emissions in Wales by 5.5m tonnes to deliver associated financial savings of over £460m and generate £80m investment into the green economy.

Now is the time that organisations, large and small, need to go back to basics and realise their full cost saving potential while delivering real environmental benefits. It is our job to help these organisations realise these benefits and make business sense of climate change.

Success for Carbon Trust Wales in 2012 and beyond will be to see companies across Wales emerge from the economic downturn to create a sustainable low carbon future.

Mike Batt, Manager, Carbon Trust Wales

To find out how Carbon Trust Wales can help your organisation cut cost and carbon now and in the future, contact us on

0800 085 2005 or visit www.carbontrust.co.uk.

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Helping organisations through their low carbon journey The Welsh Government places a high priority on improving sustainability. Its One Wales agenda sets a target of reducing CO2 emissions by 3% per annum from 2011 in areas of devolved competence. Action by both the public sector and private business will be critical to the achievement of the Government’s climate change objectives. And a key factor in influencing this move to a low carbon economy in Wales, as well as green growth, will be a more collaborative approach to cost and carbon reduction.

COLLABORATIVE CARBON REDUCTION IN ACTION Local Service Boards Carbon Trust Wales has already supported a total of 17 of the 22 Local Authorities across Wales, in partnership with several local service boards (LSBs), to develop and embed challenging carbon reduction targets.

Action that has also encouraged full public sector take up of last year’s £4m allocation of Carbon Trust interest-free loans provided through SALIX Finance, for investment in more energy efficient technologies through invest to save schemes.

One example is Gwynedd LSB, the first in Wales to set an ambitious target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in 2008. Using a baseline carbon footprint set in 2005/06 it committed to reduce emissions from energy use in the member organisations’ non domestic properties by 60% by 2020.

“Thanks to the active engagement in emissions management by our member organisations, we are well on our way to achieving our short term reduction targets. Better staff energy efficiency awareness and housekeeping practices as well as upgrades to more energy efficient equipment in our member organisations’ buildings have already delivered a cumulative 8% carbon footprint reduction in energy use from our buildings against the baseline year.”

Sian Myrddin Gwent, Project Manager at Gwynedd Council working on the Gwynedd LSB Project

Pictured here is Mike Batt at the Carbon Trust Wales and Tony Bates at InBev

Private Sector Similarly, in the private sector, having significantly reduced its gas, electricity and water consumption to save cost and carbon, Magor-based brewer, AB InBev, hosted an event in partnership with the Carbon Trust. The purpose of this event was to share this best practice and investigate feasibility of joint working with other like-minded organisations on a collective and mutually beneficial industry carbon reduction programme.

ENERGY EFFICIENT LOANS The Lake Vyrnwy Hotel in Powys is an example of a small business that is now enjoying reduced operating costs through greater energy efficiency thanks to an interest-free energy efficiency loan from Carbon Trust Wales.

SETTING THE STANDARD The Carbon Trust Standard is the world’s first carbon award scheme that requires an organisation to measure, manage and reduce its carbon footprint and make real reductions yearon-year. It is valid for two years in recognition of ongoing carbon reduction achievements, after which time, an organisation has to be re-certified in order to retain The Standard for a further 24 months.

Nuaire in Caerphilly was one of the first organisations in Wales to achieve Carbon Trust Standard status. Having implemented a wide range of energy efficiency improvements to its production processes, Nuaire was able to reduce energy use by 16% since 2007 and improve carbon efficiency by 6%* (*tCO2e/£ Turnover) to become the first ventilation manufacturer in the UK, to achieve the Carbon Trust Standard.

The manufacturer has just been successfully recertified to retain this Carbon Trust Standard for a further 24 months.

“The Carbon Trust Standard award provides us with a credible way to clearly demonstrate our sustainable carbon reduction achievements to our customers and our competitors.”

Mark Bird, Environmental Manager, Nuaire

“The £50,000 interest-free energy efficiency loan provided by Carbon Trust Wales enabled us to completely overhaul the hotel’s existing heating system with brand new low energy boilers as an unplanned addition to the overall expansion plan. The interest-free loan also took away significant financial risk at a time when our business was undergoing sizeable change and was naturally cash-vulnerable.”

Anthony Rosser, director of Lake Vyrnwy Hotel

CUTTING TOMORROW’S CARBON TODAY Carbon Trust analysis, which is the most in-depth of its kind to date, indicates that the UK’s marine energy could total 27.5 GW by 2050 to supply over a fifth of the nation’s electricity demand.

One developer already moving Wales a step closer to becoming a real contender for marine power in the future energy market is emerging clean-tech firm in Cardiff - Tidal Energy Ltd. This sustainable tidal power provider is one of the latest developers in Wales to benefit from direct support under our Entrepreneurs Fast Track programme. This support has not only provided the commercial advice and networking opportunity necessary to obtain consent from the Welsh Government (WG) and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to install the first marine renewable energy device of its kind in Welsh waters. It has also recently made an offer for provision of 60% of the research and development funding needed to take this project, at Ramsey Sound in Pembrokeshire, to the next level of

live testing of the 1.2 MW DeltaStream tidal stream turbine from Spring 2012.

The Carbon Trust grant offer, in addition to the 40% put forward by Tidal Energy’s shareholders, will provide the financial support necessary to enable an advance in the science of underwater monitoring techniques and study of the interaction of this tidal stream marine energy device with the surrounding marine environment. Findings that, once made publicly available, will facilitate future similar project applications and drive marine renewables in Wales.

Any entrepreneur, start-up or spin-out company with a genuinely innovative low carbon idea or technology should visit www. carbontrust.co.uk/fast-track or contact the customer centre on 01789 200 306 to register your interest and find out more about the application process.

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Carbon Trust Wales Annual Conference & Exhibition 2011

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Wednesday 14th December 2011, Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Cardiff From reducing demand to utilising cutting edge technologies - this year’s conference will showcase the achievements of Welsh organisations at various stages of their ‘low carbon journey’. Come along, get inspired and find advice and services to ensure you are at the forefront of the journey to cut carbon emissions and reduce costs!

Who should attend?

Wherever you are on your low carbon journey we have developed a varied and flexible programme to appeal to all.

Register Now!

For further information

The day is designed to be very informal so delegates can drop in and out of the sessions relevant to them – for further information and details of how to register please visit www.carbontrust.co.uk/events.

E: walesevents@carbontrust.co.uk T: 02920 694916

please contact the events team:

Why attend?

• Inspiring speakers- hear about innovative projects from organisations across Wales at various stages of their low carbon journey • An update from the Welsh Government on Wales’s ambitious commitments to tackle the causes and consequences of climate change • Cutting edge exhibits from a wide range of suppliers and service providers • Debate the risks, rewards, opportunities and challenges organisations face throughout their low carbon journey • Discover the next steps on your low carbon journey, and find advice and services to help you cut carbon emissions and reduce costs

Confirmed exhibitors to date include: Ikaros Solar Ltd

Mott MacDonald Ltd

Knauf Insulation Ltd

Centre for Solar Energy Research (CSER), Glyndwr University

UTILITY PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

GHREPOWER

Enica Ltd

Forbury Investment Network

Algal Biotechnology for Wales KTC – Swansea University

The Professional Academy

The Low Carbon Research Institute

igloo

Sustainable Building Envelope Centre (SBEC)

Boyes Rees Architects Ltd

Cabinco Ltd

Seren

Ynni Glan

Finance Wales

Partnerships for Renewables Development Company Limited

Rio Architects Ltd

Cardiff School of Engineering

Forestry Commision Wales

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Time Agenda Item 09:00

Speaker

Registration & Exhibition open

Section 1 – Setting the Scene 10:00

Welcome & Introduction

Mike Batt, Manager - Carbon Trust Wales

10:15

Keynote Address

Clive Bates – Director General Sustainable Futures, Welsh Government

10:30

The Low Carbon Journey – A Route Map

Steve Jones, Account Manager Carbon Trust Wales

10:45

Refreshments & Exhibition

Section 2 – Reducing Demand / Invest to Save 11:15

Introduction

Mike Batt

11:20

Improved profitability through energy efficiency Discover how the Dunoon Hotel in North Wales has undertaken numerous low cost actions (including an interest-free Carbon Trust loan) to achieve significant financial savings.

Charlotte Williams, Director - Dunoon Hotels Ltd. & Dr Emma EdwardsJones, Green Snowdonia co-ordinator (Snowdonia Active)

11:35

‘Every Last Bit’ – cost reduction (and carbon reduction!) A case study outlining the cost/carbon reduction measures at a large paper mill site by major investment, government subsidy, Carbon Trust interest-free loans, employee involvement and turning things off.

Andrew Bronnert, Head of Energy & Utilities – UPM Shotton

11:50

Successful Metering, Monitoring & Targeting Demonstrating the importance of generating accurate and appropriate energy data to allocate responsibility, change building user behaviour and implement effective housekeeping practices

Paul Manley, Cardiff Metropolitan University (UWIC)

12:05

Porth Teigr – A Sustainable Investment Porth Teigr is one of the most significant waterfront developments in the UK. The scheme is transforming the last major quarter in Cardiff’s Inner Harbour into a sustainable, mixed-use creative urban neighbourhood. The ethos of igloo’s sustainable investment policy Footprint® and how it influenced the evolution of the masterplan and the development of the BBC’s new Roath Lock Studios will be explained. Future phases including the Centre for Creative Industries and the Doctor Who Experience will also be discussed.

Mark Hallett, Development Director igloo

12:20

Summary & Questions

Mike Batt

12:25

Lunch & Exhibition

Section 3 - Renewable Generation / Energy Supply 13:20

Introduction

Mike Batt

13:25

The National Trust – Fit for the Future? Having already achieved 46% energy saving in just under two years where do we go next? The National Trust is setting itself some ambitious targets on efficiency and generation in what are perceived as ‘hard to treat’ properties. But there is always room for improvement. By 2015 the organisation is hoping to generate all of its power needs from its properties but also to have achieved significant energy, cost and carbon savings. The organisation has now trialled, evaluated and developed many renewable systems, cultural approaches and management shifts to energy and this is resulting in some significant savings but this is only the start.

Keith Jones, Environmental Practices Adviser – National Trust

13:40

The integration of Renewable Technology in Existing Buildings The Carbon Trust in partnership with Gwynedd County Council has completed a recent study to assess the potential for carbon reduction through the integration of renewable technology in existing buildings. The presentation will review the findings of this study, the assessment criteria and consider how this approach may be replicated for other organisations.

Paul Webber, Director – ARUP Cardiff

13:55

On-site Anaerobic Digestion at Zero Capital Cost A case study of InSource Energy’s Anaerobic Digestion plant at Premier Foods RF Brookes ready meal factory, designed and built without cost or risk to Premier Foods. We will talk through the development process, the technical solution and the financial aspects of the project.

Tim Elsome, Business Development Manager - InSource Energy

14:10

From Basics to Better – generating an appetite for more Have your notebook and pens poised for some top tips from a manufacturing company from its journey showing the benefits that can be derived from simple energy related actions. The main focus however will be on our experience of implementing a brown-field Wind Turbine project and how such things solve the energy manager’s biggest problems.

Keith Agnew, Energy Manager - Solutia

14:25

Summary & Questions

Mike Batt

14:30

Refreshments & Exhibition

Section 4 – Afternoon Workshops, select one from the following: 15:00

Workshop 1 - How certification of products and services adds value to your supply chain The workshop is designed to assist local companies by outlining the tangible benefits of measuring the carbon footprint of your products and services and having them externally validated and labelled with the Carbon Reduction Label.

Silvana Centty, Business Development Executive - Carbon Trust Certification

Workshop 2 – Making Innovation Work - what’s coming and how quickly can it help reduce carbon emissions?

When your low carbon journey is well underway, the use of new, innovative Low Carbon Technologies will be the next part of the route. Businesses and the public sector have a role in getting new technologies to market and need to place some smart, early bets on the future. We examine the challenges facing low carbon innovators and discuss a number of companies and how they are getting their new products to market.

Jon Treanor, Chairman – Conduit Partners

Workshop 3 – Carbon Dating! Book a 10 minute session with an account manager to discuss what the next steps for your organisations’ low carbon journey should be.

Account Managers

16:00

Exhibition & Networking

16:30

Close

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