MITIE has linked up with the University of Bristol to install new combined heat and power (CHP) plants which will enable the University to reduce its impact on the environment.
The University, looking for ways to generate power at its main campus whilst reducing its carbon footprint, decided on the installation of environmentally friendly CHP plants, and employed MITIE on a design and build basis to install two plants at the site.
The plants are set to reduce CO2 emissions by 1,500 tonnes and save in the region of £300,000 per annum.
Martin Wiles, Energy and Environmental Manager at the University of Bristol said: “This is the start of a significant programme of CHP installations at the University. With more legislation like the Carbon Reduction Commitment soon to come into force, programmes like this are key to help address climate change.”
John Beardsley, Director at MITIE’s engineering division said: “MITIE has enjoyed a long and successful relationship with the University. This project was delivered as a design and build contract based on an outline scheme by PB Power. It involved installation work in existing plant areas, passing through occupied and operational buildings. Our knowledge of the campus infrastructure, along with our relationships with the University Faculties and staff enabled the project to be completed with a minimum of disruption.”
Further CHP projects are planned at the University. The next one is at the University’s Langford campus which is due for installation by MITIE during the autumn of 2007.
A CHP unit is an installation where heat and power (electricity) is generated in a single process. The heat is used for a variety of purposes including water and space heating. Through using CHP, electricity can be generated at a lower cost than it can be purchased and CO2 emissions are reduced by over 30 per cent in comparison with separate generation from power stations and boilers.
The CHP plants
The first unit is powered by an 8 cylinder 30 litre gas fired engine which produces 500kW of power fed through to the main switchboard of one of the faculties. This provides 500kW of heat towards the year round heating requirements for this building. A second unit is powered by a 60 litre V16 gas fired engine and produces 1,160kw of power. This CHP unit is connected to the University’s district heating system serving four boiler rooms. In each boiler room, a heat exchanger transfers the heat to the heating system in their respective buildings. In total, both units will generate around 1.6MW of electricity for the campus.
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The University has more than 11,000 undergraduate and 5,000 postgraduate students. The University organises its academic affairs in some 45 departments and 15 research centres which are arranged in six faculties.
In the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), 15 of the University's units of assessment achieved the top grade of 5* and a further 21 were awarded grade 5. Thus 36 (78 per cent) of the 46 units of assessment were judged as world class or of international standing. Seventy-six per cent of the academic staff work in departments ranked at these levels.
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