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example, when heating had been inadvertently left on in an unattended building, the machine learning system flagged this, and it was fixed almost immediately.


“Of course, some spikes are easily explained, for example if a 3D printer is working overnight,” Dan. "But where there is nothing obvious, we see the AMR DNA alert and ask the site teams to investigate. It means we have a clearer picture of energy consumption across the entire estate, with a greater ability not only to spot consumption spikes more easily but also to address them quickly.”


AMR DNA currently tracks performance across gas services but is about to be trialled at UWTSD to monitor efficiency in electricity networks, using data collected from fiscal meters and sub-metered areas.


Engaging the student population UWTSD sets its energy efficiency programme in a wider sustainability context and is active in engaging with its student population, running induction programmes for new students and staff and holding an annual Sustainability Week. Single use plastic has been banned from food outlets, disposable coffee cups are being phased out, and the University has achieved Green Flag status for its maintenance of the Carmarthen and Lampeter campuses ecosystems.


Joint action with the Students’ Union has resulted in significant progress in waste reduction and recycling rates, along with improvements to the local ecosystem by cultivating wildflower meadows.


Recent research shows that sustainability is one of the top reasons for students selecting an educational institution.


At UWTSD, students on environmental and sustainability courses are engaged in practical projects using the University estate. This includes using energy data from the University in real life case studies.


The University has recently established an Energy Efficiency Group dedicated to spearheading efforts towards consumption reduction within campuses. This aims to serve as a focal point for coordinating, implementing, and monitoring various energy-saving initiatives, to build accountability, ownership and to drive associated behavioural change across staff and students.


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Significant infrastructure upgrades are also underway, notably via Salix loan support for renewables, in smart metering, electric heating, double and triple glazed replacement windows and LED lighting. In the next 12 months, UWTSD expects to generate a total of 700,000 kilowatt hours of onsite solar power – satisfying about 12% of its total anticipated electricity demand. The University’s remaining electricity needs are all sourced from zero carbon providers.


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TEC Partnership with AMR DNA UWTSD is benefiting from a framework agreement across the higher education sector between AMR DNA and The Energy Consortium (TEC). TEC is a Contracting Authority owned by its members which delivers a wide range of services in energy procurement, data reporting, risk management and cost reduction on a not-for-profit basis.


In 2023 alone, this partnership identified and stopped 101 significant energy waste events on university campuses with a notional value of £345,000. In addition, 14 new non-waste KPIs, tracking measures such as high summer base loads, poor timeclock control and overcompensation for weather variation, were incorporated by AMR DNA into BMS strategies, resulting in a further £325,000 of waste addressed.


As a result, campuses adopting this AI-informed machine learning approach have seen a 30% decline in the average duration of major energy waste incidents and a 60% reduction in total energy waste per month over the last two years.


Says George Catto, Client Services Director for AMR DNA: “Our experience is that energy waste can often be hiding in plain sight because it would take an army of analysts to pore over thousands of bits of historical data to spot anomalies. Machine learning can do this heavy lifting of data analysis, enabling organisations such as UWTSD to adopt a forensic approach to improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions.”


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