Renewable energy use

Jamie Dixon made this Freedom of Information request to University of Winchester as part of a batch sent to 145 authorities Automatic anti-spam measures are in place for this older request. Please let us know if a further response is expected or if you are having trouble responding.

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Dear University of Winchester,

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am requesting the following information. If any of the information is unavailable, exempt, or beyond time/cost limits, please disregard these and provide the rest of the information.

1. Are you on a green/renewable energy tariff for gas and electricity supplies? Please answer individually for both.

2. Do you have any renewable energy installations at your buildings? If yes, please list them and include their capacity. Options might include:

Solar panels
Solar thermal panels
Wind turbines
Air source heat pump
Ground source heat pump
Biomass systems
Hydroelectric systems
Other (please specify)

3. Do you have any fully electric vehicles in your fleet for staff use (excluding hybrids)? If yes, how many?

4. Do you currently employ a staff member whose main responsibility is overseeing the implementation of sustainability strategies, such as a “Sustainability Officer”?

5. In the 2022/23 academic year, did you offer your students workshops or lessons on sustainable practices? If yes, please provide details or examples of these initiatives.

6. What eco-friendly initiatives are implemented across your buildings, such as bike schemes, recycling programs, etc.? Please describe them.

7. What were the estimated annual savings on energy bills from using renewable energy sources for the 2022/23 academic year?

8. How much energy is sold back to the National Grid annually from your renewable installations?

Please let me know if you have any questions or require additional clarification.

Yours faithfully,

Jamie Dixon

DPO, University of Winchester

Dear Jamie,

Please find below the University of Winchester's response to your recent request:

1. Are you on a green/renewable energy tariff for gas and electricity supplies? Please answer individually for both.
Yes, for both.

2. Do you have any renewable energy installations at your buildings? If yes, please list them and include their capacity. Options might include:
Solar panels - 11 systems with a TIC of 237.87 kWp
Air source heat pump - 36 ASHP Systems with a TIC of 1440 kWth

3. Do you have any fully electric vehicles in your fleet for staff use (excluding hybrids)? If yes, how many?
Yes - 29 Vehicles in total - 3 diesel, 4 petrol and 22 EV.

4. Do you currently employ a staff member whose main responsibility is overseeing the implementation of sustainability strategies, such as a "Sustainability Officer"?
Yes

5. In the 2022/23 academic year, did you offer your students workshops or lessons on sustainable practices? If yes, please provide details or examples of these initiatives.
No.

6. What eco-friendly initiatives are implemented across your buildings, such as bike schemes, recycling programs, etc.? Please describe them.
This information can be found here on the University website: https://www.winchester.ac.uk/About-Us/Su...

7. What were the estimated annual savings on energy bills from using renewable energy sources for the 2022/23 academic year?
This information is not recorded.

8. How much energy is sold back to the National Grid annually from your renewable installations?
0 kWh

Regards

Stephen

Stephen Dowell
Data Protection and Compliance Officer
University of Winchester

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