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Orkney Islands Council

… rates; improve our buildings and reduce electricity and energy consumption. The schools estate accounts for the largest proportion of our buildings and energy costs and awareness of good practice energy use is vital in achieving our overall goals. By transitioning to a low carbon operation, we aim to make ourselves more resilient from the uncertainty in energy price and availability…

… our obligation to minimise energy use and efficiently use our energy resources. We also recognise the need to ensure staff and service users understand the benefits and opportunities of energy efficiency and carbon reduction in practice. The programme takes into account opportunities to improve our vehicle fleet; reduce fuel consumption; reduce internal and municipal waste; improve recycling…

… the energy efficiency of its existing building stock over the next 20 years by upgrading and improving the insulation and heating systems of existing buildings. It also aims to develop a programme of promoting energy efficiency with its staff and users to ensure a reduction in energy consumption within its buildings. The Council’s ongoing capital investment programme to provide new buildings to house…

… in the Central Energy Efficiency Fund project which was initially funded by the then Scottish Executive. The Council received £80,000 of funding to finance a ‘spend to save’ programme. The CEEF programme operates as a revolving loan scheme with short payback measures being funded and the fund replenished by repayments made from the savings in fuel costs. Energy Management Team The Council appointed…

… a Sea Water heat exchange unit; Many of the housing and building projects has seen the use of photovoltaics, heat pumps, air source and other low carbon technology along with a switch to energy efficient electric technology, as this is the most affordable low carbon heating available on the islands. The Council uses energy efficiency as an important factor as part of assessing the most…