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Helping the public sector to cut energy costs and carbon emissions.

Our range of bespoke and collaborative services is designed to help your organisation and its employees build successful and enduring energy- and carbon-saving solutions.

Our experience

Over the past 10 years, our technical and change support has helped more than 3,000 public sector organisations cut their energy bills by over £400million, while reducing their carbon emissions by more than 10 million tonnes. 

How we can help

We have developed tailored services to support a range of public sector organisations.

The Carbon Trust helped us develop a plan we could present to the Board. The advice we received has been a useful combination of simple steps and long-term measures which, together, will achieve tangible cost and carbon savings.
Alexandra HammondSustainability Manager, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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Public Sector Programmes

Each year the Carbon Trust runs a number of collaborative programmes for the public sector. In 2011-12 alone the Carbon Trust worked with 94 large public sector bodies on carbon management programmes, identifying nearly 300,000 tonnes of CO2 savings and achieving energy cost reductions of £56 million a year.

You can join our programmes at any time. They include:

  • Public Sector Carbon Management
  • Carbon Management Implementation Programme
  • Low Carbon Behaviour Change


Read more and find out how to apply.

 

Schools' service

We offer a tailored schools' service, working with local authorities and schools direct to develop low- and no-cost energy-saving solutions. This service includes:

  • Collaborative development of wider local authority school estate or individual school long-term carbon-management plans
  • Expert technical guidance to assess and then deliver easy quick win measures and inform the implementation of long-term carbon reduction technologies
  • Guidance and support to build the case for investment in low-carbon solutions

 

Software and tools

We have developed dedicated software and tools to support your organisation:

  • Enplanner helps local authorities planners to integrate small-scale renewable energy sources cost effectively into new developments
  • Empower is designed to help employees make energy savings in the workplace and the whole organisation to manage its carbon footprint
  • The Public Sector Network is an online discussion on low carbon issues exclusively for public sector bodies
  • Carbon Management Tools - We have a range of recently updated carbon management tools designed to help public sector organisations understand their carbon footprint, identify and quantify carbon saving opportunities and manage the project implementation phase. Please contact publicsector@carbontrust.com if you would like to find out more.

 

Bespoke support

One to one assistance with carbon reduction and energy efficiency projects, including CHP and district heating reviews, building energy surveys, renewables surveys, lighting surveys, advice on low carbon and low cost building refurbishment and new builds.

 

Decentralised energy support

Our decentralised energy support can help develop projects that deliver multiple benefits for public sector bodies.  Decentralised energy projects can generate lasting cost and carbon savings, and protect against future energy price rises. It can also deliver broader social objectives such as ensuring security of supply and addressing fuel poverty. The support is primarily focused on developing heat based projects, such as a CHP plant serving a commercial building; a waste-to-energy system using household refuse or industrial waste as a source of fuel; or a gasification plant burning sustainable biomass.

We can work with organisations that already have a high-level feasibility study, or we can assist with an initial feasibility study to determine whether a project is viable.

This service delivers through:

  • Increasing internal knowledge of the technical, financial and risk issues for decentralised energy
  • Providing independent advice on governance and ownership models, including ESCos
  • Facilitating engagement with potential customers and other stakeholders
  • Improving market awareness through our independent expertise on available technologies and solutions
  • Supporting market engagement
  • Advising on policy and planning structures


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Get in touch

If you're interested in any of the services above then get in touch - fill in our contact form or give us a call on +44 (0)20 7832 4803.