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SPN AUG 2012 EnergySaving&GreenNews
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to upgrade equipment and machinery then it builds in longer term cost savings.
CARBON TRUST SETS 62% AS SAVINGS TARGET
The Carbon Trust, the organisation formed to help businesses reduce carbon emissions, believes 62% is a reasonable and achievable target for swimming pools to reduce costs by. The trust has become more active working with swimming pool owners and management teams as it has previously made it clear that swimming pool halls consume more energy per unit area than almost any other building type.
“Our team of business and environment experts works with companies to reduce their carbon footprint, cut energy costs and gain a strategic competitive advantage.
We identify the business case for putting sustainability at the heart of an organisation and demonstrate how this delivers value.
“Swimming pools can use five times as much energy per square metre as office space and therefore need to have our attention. We are keen to help pool companies to identify savings which fulfills our remit and also critically drives down costs at a time when savings are very important.” In its business model the Carbon Trust says it has a practical and effective model for savings which can be audited at every stage. Where there is investment needed
It claims a typical community or smaller local authority pool can save £2,000 a year on the installation of a high quality automatic pool cover. A payback for the investment should be in the region of four years. Adds the Carbon Trust: “If you have or know of a heated swimming pool then this pool cover recommendation could save you energy and money. Insulated pool covers are one of the most cost effective investments available. Typical savings can be 10 to 30% of total pool energy use, with a payback period of 18 months to three years.
The trust says many pool boilers remain old and inefficient and new technology offer far greater choices. “The Carbon Trust doesn’t just make these suggestions and leave them in the air. We have sophisticated system of grants to help out with investment where there is clear savings strategy and we believe in our calculations that savings of 62% off annual energy bills is achievable.”
i FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
F CARBON TRUST ( 020 7170 7000 :
www.carbontrust.com
HIGH ENERGY COSTS FORCE 5 YEAR OLD POOL TO SHUT
Energy costs closed a modern swimming pool complex which opened five years ago.
Skyrocketing energy costs were to blame for the closure of the high profile Ballybunion Health and Leisure Centre Pool, Ballybunion, in Ireland.
A combined heat and energy plan specifically for the pool to save about €5,000 a month in energy costs is now in place. Officials say it may not be possible to keep the pool open all year. “We are typical of so many swimming pools which in 2012
BIOMASS HEATER MAKES SAVINGS
A new biomass heating system for the pool at Rhyl Leisure Centre is expected to save £4,500 a year. The system, to be installed by E.ON Energy Solutions, will heat the pool water and the leisure centre.
“The scheme is an exciting pilot project for the council and is part of an initiative to reduce the carbon emissions and energy costs associated with council run buildings. It’s a system which is perfect for the swimming pool,” said a Denbighshire council spokesperson.
are facing huge increases in the day to day costs of running a swimming pool. Heating, chemicals and staff costs are all critically high and it seems very difficult to find the right savings which will allow us to continue,” said a spokesman for the pool.
RECORD GRANTS ISSUED FOR SOLAR POWERED POOL SYSTEMS
The first three months of 2012 saw a record number of Government grants issued for swimming pools to install solar heating systems. Solar thermal systems are supported by Government grants and business tax breaks and the Department of Energy and Climate Change said it approved twice the normal number of systems in the first quarter of the year.
“All but one of the applications was accepted and approved. Installation will be phased in over the next autumn but we are delighted that swimming pool onwers/managers are motivated to see solar energy as a way of reducing costs and helping the environment,” said a spokesman. The Government is aware swimming pools can be ‘vast users of energy’ and a new scheme needed to be available. Local authority pools and gyms with a high demand for hot water in changing rooms, showers as well as swimming pools will benefit most from the new solar option. Pay back for solar energy does depend on a number of factors – according to where your pool is, indoor or outdoor, is it covered at night, do you have a swimming pool cover etc?
Payback can be as low as 18 months and can reduce bills by as much as 75%.
i FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
F DECC ( 0300 060 4000 :
www.decc.gov.uk
SPA CHOOSES LOW CARBON HEATING SYSTEM
The Nirvana Spa leisure club in Wokingham, is making use of a low carbon heating solution to reduce the energy consumption and carbon footprint of its new outdoor pool. The new heating system comprises solar thermal panels, a twin coil solar cylinder for hot water storage and a ProCon 77 gas-fired boiler. The system is configured to make use of solar-heated water first to raise the temperature of the outdoor showers and pre-heat water for the spas. The boiler then provides back- up heating when required.
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