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Energy Management in Watersports Facilities Limerick, 2nd September 2010 • Siona Daly, Energy Engineer 1 Why Save Energy? • Competitiveness 2 Why Save Energy? • Humans causing it • Overwhelming scientific agreement • Some uncertainty over: – Scope – Scale – Timing 3 Why Save Energy? • Sources of Natural Gas – Finite Source 4 Why Save Energy? • Rising Energy Demand As lights come on, energy demand goes up, prices increase 5 Energy Management • If you make 5% energy savings (~€2,000), where does that 5% / €2,000 go? • How many sailing / surf lessons would you need to sell to make €2,000 in profit? 6 Energy Management Organisational Management Commitment Technical Understanding your energy usage & how to control it Balance all 3 for a successful programme People Developing an energy efficient culture 7 Energy Management Commit Review Take Action Identify Plan 8 Commit • Assign an Energy Coordinator – Manage energy within business – Enthusiastic, willing communicator – Time, resouces – Part of team – Monitors, coordinates meetings etc. • Write an Energy Statement – Overall Energy Management objectives – Broad targets, Hopes to achieve them – Signed by the Boss! 9 Energy Management Commit Review Take Action Identify Plan 10 Identify • Assess your bills • Take meter readings • Identify energy users and influences • Identify opportunities to save 11 Assess your Bills • Collect bills • Create a spread sheet for every month • 1kWh = 1000Wh • Take meter reading once / month 12 Assess your Bills 13 Take Meter Readings 14 Gas and Oil Meters • Install meters • If no meter, then dip oil tanks • Use the right conversion factors kWh 15 Identify Key Users • Main energy using areas / equipment • Factors influencing consumption • Key people who use energy (or influence use) • 80 : 20 rule applies 16 Energy Performance Indicators • Activity based EPIs are best: – kWh/unit output; e.g. kWh/tonne, kWh/case, kWh/room-night, kWh/dozen eggs, litre/100km etc. • Area based: – Not as good as activity based! – kWh/m2; e.g. kWh/m2 of trading floor area 17 Register of Opportunities • All your ideas for action • Detail (if possible) • Maybe now, maybe later • Some capital investment • Some no / low cost 18 Register of Opportunities • Solar thermal • Biomass boilers – Wood chips – Wood pellets • www.sei.ie/renewables 19 Energy Management Commit Review Take Action Identify Plan 20 Plan the Opportunities • • • • • • • • • Reasonable targets Assign responsibility Plan for a year Be realistic Cost & priority Target “quick wins Things you’re actually going to do! Signed by manager Keep it manageable! 21 Energy Management Commit Review Take Action Identify Plan 22 • • • • Tipperary Energy Agency Craft Granary Church St, Cahir Co. Tipperary, Ireland • • • • • • Siona Daly Energy Engineer T: 052 7443090 F: 052 7443012 E: [email protected] W: www.tea.ie Thanks for your time. Questions?? 23