Corporate Facilities Energy Policy - Environmental Management Approach - Environment - Translink
Energy Management l Energy Policy l Contact Details l Translink Energy Facts 2006/07 l Useful Links
Energy Management
Translink is committed to monitoring and reporting upon an annual facilities energy and water spend which for the financial year 2006/7 was around £2 million. Translink has recently provided a dedicated resource for energy management. Information on energy consumption is distributed through a variety of methods.
Our existing energy purchasing strategy means the electricity supplied is generated by a mix of on shore wind turbines and fossil fuel fired power stations. The ‘green’ supplies are considered to produce no CO2 emissions. This approach has enabled us to exceed our agreed target of purchasing a minimum of 20% of total electricity supplies through ‘green’ sources since 2003.
Electricity and fossil fuel supplies are negotiated using a competitive tender process by the purchasing team. Translink fossil fuel and electricity contracts are fixed for a specified period.
In addition to ‘green’ electricity supplies, we are also lowering CO2 emissions through a number of other activities.
- Installation of Automatic meter reading technology
- Programme of Energy surveys and actions
- Display ‘poster’ campaign
- Staff energy awareness programme
- Fuel and emissions policy (pdf document to follow)
- Facilities energy policy (pdf document to follow)
Environmental and Energy helpdesk (email environment@Translink.co.uk for suggestions, reporting problems and general enquiries).
Translink energy facts: 2006/7
Total Electricity consumption, of which around 40% came from ‘green sources’, for 06/07 was 15,237MWh.
Since April 2006, Translink’s consumption of heating energy from fossil fuels has been 16,130 MWh.
Full details of vehicle fuel issues, environmental impact, legislation and initiatives are set out in the corporate environmental strategy.
We work very closely with organisations such as the Energy Saving Trust in order to promote awareness of energy issues to our employees and public we have also been working in partnership with the Carbon Trust since 2005. Please click on the links to find out more on energy saving measures for home and business.
Useful Links:
- http://www.carbontrust.co.uk/
- http://www.actionrenewables.org/
- http://www.nie-yourenergy.co.uk/
- http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/
- http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/environmentandgreenerliving/actonco2/DG_067197?cids=Google_PPC&cre=CO2Cal
- http://www.carbonfootprint.com/
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