Energy 

The University spends around £1.7 million per year on electricity and gas.  The use of this energy, in 2006/07 (the baseline year for our Carbon Management Plan), emitted 9,704 tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere.  The consumption of energy represents 87% of Edinburgh Napier’s total annual carbon emissions.  Obviously, any energy savings that can be made will result in vast carbon and financial savings.

In May 2010 the University was awarded the Carbon Trust Standard.  The assessment process proved reductions in Carbon Dioxide emissions of 19% between 1 August 2006 and 31 July 2009.  For more information on the Carbon Management Plan or the Carbon Trust Standard, visit the Sustainability Office Carbon page.

Switch Off!

For some ideas on how to reduce your energy consumption at the University, open the link.  For advice at home, including information on grants and assistance available, visit the Energy Saving Trust and the Energy Saving Scotland Advice Centre. 

At appropriate periods through the day, please reduce your energy consumption at Edinburgh Napier by switching off all unnecessary lights and electrical appliances.  If you are working at home, to access your H, R or S drive, remotely, you do not leave your work computer on.  Use the MyDrive service and access your e-mails via the staff intranet.

Structural Projects

The Building Management System controls the heating and hot water across most of the University buildings from a computer within Property & Facilities.  This allows members of staff to take control and use energy in the most efficient way possible.  The Heating Policy is currently being reviewed.

1,051 windows at Merchiston have recently been sealed with Quatroseal to reduce drafts and heat loss.  Lighting controls are also being reviewed at the campus to ensure that staff and students can switch off unnecessary lights where possible.  Merchiston also hosts one of the UK’s largest array of photovoltaic panels, generating 14.4Kwp (KW peak), providing electricity to the Jack Kilby Computing Centre.

All energy saving projects are noted within the Carbon Management Plan. The Plan, along with the Universities and Colleges Climate Commitment for Scotland will pull together all plans holistically to show how overall improvement will be made at all campuses.