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 |