Left full time employment

Since December 2005 in my capacity as an accredited consultant I have carried out approximately 250 surveys for the Carbon Trust. I am accredited for both opportunity identification and the more complex solution development. These have covered a wide range of industry sectors in particular:Historic buildings including six cathedralsThe plastic industry in particular injection mouldingBlown film extrusion within the plastic industryPaper production and conversionHospitality industry particularly hotelsPrinting industrySteel productionPharmaceuticals, including clean roomsElectronic components and electrical assemblyFood productionCommercial property, in particular software development and data centresSports centresAgricultureGeneral manufacturingAbattoirsTextilesAnimal feedsEducational institutionsHealth care, hospitals and nursing homesVery often the direction of a survey is determined by identifying what energy is used, when it is used and how it is controlled. Wherever possible I analyse half-hourly data to identify a mismatch between energy usage and occupancy patterns. Other analytical techniques include degree day analysis of heating energy and when possible benchmarking.The potential actions to reduce energy consumption can cover many different technologies, examples would be:Improved insulationBetter use of steamBetter use of compressed airMonitoring and reduction of compressed air leakageUse of variable speed drivesUse of free cooling in building and industrial applications.Heat recovery of environmental and production heat.Heat recovery from refrigeration equipmentImprovements to environmental controlsUse of CHP where appropriateChange of light sourceImproved lighting controlI am particularly familiar with Building Management Systems and how these can be used to minimise energy usage. In addition to carrying out technical surveys I have also developed and delivered energy awareness training.