Greening ICT project in context

To give you an idea how the project is placed among other similar estates and ICT initiatives please have a look at the list below: It shows 4 projects ICT is currently involved with – 3 of those (in blue) are part of our usual replacement or modernisation efforts and one (in red) is the present project run with Estates to improve efficiency of computer rooms.

Important fact to emphasize is that projects in raising awareness are clearly amongst the best investments. For relatively little money the impact is very substantial. Every little positive change in behaviour adds up and makes the difference. But to suceed one must be very persistent and reinforce the message on a regular basis.

On the technical side, voltage reduction project was very efficient in reducing power consumtpion.

Project  No Project Title Costs per tCO2, £ Payback
years
7 Better Fume Cupboard Awareness 9   0.1
9 Improved Windows PC power saving 44 1
1 Awareness Campaigns , Automatic Metering & Targeting (AM&T) & Display Energy Certificates (DEC’s) Renewal 48 1
19 Steam Trap Survey all Campus’s 57 1
20 Voltage Reduction By Transformer Tap Changing 90 1
5 Continuous Commissioning 151 1
17 Liquid Pool Cover – Ethos 207 1
4 Energy Efficiency Review of South Ken Main Boiler Room 142 1.3
6 Reduction of waste to landfill through alternative methods and
increased recycling
4,863 1.3
15 Plant and Distribution Lagging Rolling Programme 342 3
24 Improvement in efficiency of Data Centre Operations in Mechanical Engineering and Huxley 363 3
23 Ethos Waste System – Gasification & Pyrolysis Plant 1,375 3
4a Increasing low grade heat recovery off the CHP Engines 430 3.3
2 Cavity Wall Insulation 559 5
8 Retrofit of constant air volume (CAV) to variable air volume (VAV) fume cupboards 622 5
21 Voltage Optimisation Equipment (VOE) 773 5.3
12 Lighting Upgrades 806 5.6
14 Automatic Lighting Controls 929 6.4
18 Steam to MTHW system at Hammersmith Campus 2,669  
10 Virtualisation of Computer Room Servers 4,088  
16 Toilet Refurbishments 7,910  
11 Desktop PC Replacement 11,099  
22 Planned Plant Replacement Programme 12,258  
3 CHP Profile – Raised to 6000hrs running from 4073hrs    
13 Lift Upgrades    
25 Extra Projects Identified    

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