Renewable energy use

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Dear London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine,

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

LSHTM Servicedesk, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

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Hi

Re: Freedom of Information request - Renewable energy use

Jamie Dixon via [FOI #1130050 email]
FOI reference 2405-2533
20 May 2024

Freedom of Information

Dear Jamie

Thank you for your request for information to the London School of Hygiene
and Tropical Medicine which we received on 14 May 2024 and have processed
in line with the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please find our response
to your request below.

Request and Response

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

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 – Yes
Solar thermal panels– Yes
Wind turbines
Air source heat pump– Yes planned for 2025
Ground source heat pump Yes
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? – Yes 1

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. Planetary Health Sustainable module

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

7. What were the estimated annual savings on energy bills from
using renewable energy sources for the 2022/23 academic year? 10%

8. How much energy is sold back to the National Grid annually from
your renewable installations? None.

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

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