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Woking Borough Council
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Economy and Ecology of Energy Efficiency
29th October 2008
Gdansk, Poland
John Thorp
Thameswey Ltd
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Background to Woking
Woking’s Strategy and Policies
Thameswey and esco business
Technologies in Woking
Current and Future Work in Woking
Questions
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About Woking
• Woking, Surrey
• Population: 90,500
• Political composition
Conservative
19
Liberal Democrat
17
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Woking’s Key Drivers
The Environment is
one of the Council’s
top three priorities
Corporate Council
commitment since
1990/91
Cross Party political
support since
1990/91
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Climate Change Strategy
•Reduction of CO2 equivalent
emissions
•Adaptation to climate change
•Promotion of sustainable
development
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10 Key Themes
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Planning and Regulation
Energy
Waste
Transport
Procurement
Education and Promotion
Green Spaces
Water
Working with Business
Community and Residents
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Climate Neutral
Development
Good Practice Guide
Neutral risk to the climate by not
contributing to greenhouse gases
and,
Neutral risk from the climate by
ensuring development is resilient to
changes in climate
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Savings
Corporate
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Energy Consumption Savings
C02 emission reductions
Sustainable Energy Self Generation
Renewable Energy Self Generation
51%
80%
94%
4%
Borough Wide
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Energy efficiency of residential property
C02 emission reductions
Households assisted with
energy conservation grants
33%
21%
4,974
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Partnership
Working
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Energy & Environmental Services Company
(EESCo)
• A vehicle through which energy and environmental services can
be delivered.
• Flexible corporate structure – Limited Company, Limited Liability
Partnership, Social Enterprise.
• Established its ESCO, Thameswey Energy Limited (a Limited
Company) in 1999 and completed its first project in 2001.
• Designed to deliver Woking’s Climate Change ambitions and to
work in partnership with others to deliver projects outside of
Woking.
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100%
Xergi Limited
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80%
90%
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100%
Woking Borough Homes
Limited
Xergi Services Limited
100%
Thameswey Milton
Keynes Limited
Corporate Structure
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• Twenty to Thirty year project business plans.
• Projects progressed on an internal rate of return of 8%.
• Economics rely upon being a generator, distributor and supplier
of energy.
• Retail sales income (plus renewable energy credits where
applicable) critical to financing projects.
• Tracks energy prices to give affordable “market comparable”
charges to businesses and 5% below a basket of major energy
company dual fuel tariffs to residential customers.
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Solar Photovoltaics
Sheltered Housing Scheme
Woking Pool in the Park
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Use of Combined Heat and Power
Town Centre CHP Energy Station
Uses combined heat and power
technology together with heat fired
absorption cooling to produce
environmentally friendly energy
services to council buildings,
including:
• Civic Offices
• Entertainment Complex
• Holiday Inn Hotel
• Lightbox
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Innovative Use of Sustainable and Renewable
Energy
Hybrolights, combine PV panels and
vertical wind turbine
Pool in the Park Fuel Cell CHP
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Solar Canopy
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A gateway to the town
Solar photovoltaic cells use
energy from the sun to light the
canopy
35,000 PV cells laminated in
272 glass panels giving peak
electrical output of 81kWp
Saves 41 tonnes of carbon
dioxide emissions per year
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The Future
• Woking Borough Council aim
to integrate renewables and
CHP wherever possible
• Wind turbine feasibility study
• 1000 Low carbon homes
project
• Carbon reduction
• Flood protection
• Waste re-cycling
• Social inclusion and
cohesion
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John Thorp
Thameswey Ltd