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Gareth Ellis, Cranfield University
Learn from the best…
Carbon Brainprint
Carbon BrainprintQuantifying the impact of university research on carbon footprint reduction
David Parsons and Julia ChattertonDepartment of Environmental Science and TechnologyCranfield University
Carbon Brainprint
What is a carbon brainprint?
Why measure it?
How do we measure it?
How big is it?
Where next?
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What is a carbon brainprint?
Universities help many organisations reduce their carbon footprint through research, education and consultancy
This contribution is the University’s carbon brainprint
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Why measure it?
Quantify the impact of research, innovation, education and knowledge transfer activities on cutting global GHG emissions
Provide further endorsement of the value of investing in universities to address the challenge of global warming
Not about offsetting university footprints5
How do we measure it?
A life cycle based approach drawing onPAS 2050:2008 Specification for the assessment of the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of goods and services (BSI)
Code of good practice for product greenhouse gas emissions and reduction claims (CTC 745) (The Carbon Trust)
2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories
Not a footprint of a product or organisation
Retrospective and prospective
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ProcedureSystem
description
Boundaries
Data
Baseline emissionsand changes
Carbon brainprintRetrospective and prospective
Uncertainty analysis
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Case studies
1. Ceramic coatings for turbine blades (SAS)
2. Novel Offshore Vertical Axis wind turbines (SoE)
3. Improved delivery vehicle logistics (SoM)
4. Training for landfill gas inspectors (SAS)
5. Reduced fouling of oil refinery heat exchangers (University of Cambridge)
6. Intelligent management of building environments(University of Reading)
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Case study 1: Turbine blade coatings
Blades are air cooled and coated to prevent melting
R&D with Rolls-Royce for 17 years
Increased operating temperature by 70 °C
Increased efficiency
Reduced emissions from RR-powered A330 and A340 by 1.0-1.6 kt CO2e/year
A total of 570 kt CO2e/year
Coated turbine blade
Picture: Rolls-Royce plc
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How big is the carbon brainprint?
Project Annual brainprint Period
Ceramic coatings for jet engine turbine blades
570 kt CO2e Retrospective
Improved vehicle logistics 14 kt CO2e Retrospective
Training for landfill gas inspectors 400 kt CO2e Retrospective
Novel offshore vertical axis wind turbines
1.7 kt CO2e for 1 GW installed
Prospective
Intelligent buildings for energy management
Potential 20% reduction in CO2e
Prospective
Optimising defouling of oil-refinery preheat trains
> 1 kt CO2e per refinery Prospective
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Where next?
Method is achievable
Relatively simple if
level of detail is managed
there has been monitoring of outcomes of past work
Big results like to be in areas that are
energy intensive
directly emit potent GHGs (methane, nitrous oxide)
Want to involve other universities
Web site: www.carbonbrainprint.org.uk
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1. This work could apply to a wide range of Universities and Colleges
2. It quantifies the impact of R&D and education on Carbon emissions
3. It is innovative
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Your next steps – making the most of your EAUC Membership…
1. Now you’ve learned how to win… you need to enter! Want recognition for your sustainability excellence, enter the 2012 Green Gown Awards behaviour change category. Entries open in summer 2012Categories mentioned in this session were:• Research and development• Courses• Skills• Colleges
2. Learn more about previous winners and highly commended entries on the EAUC resource bank – here you’ll find lots of 2012 case studies and videos
Membership matters at www.eauc.org.uk