Heating strategies Question Title * 1. Thank you for taking to the time to share your thoughts on heating and heat strategies of end users. With £32 billion a year spent on heating in the UK, allied to the fact that no carbon targets can be realistically achieved if we don't improve its efficiency, this report, which will be published and sent to you in March 2016, aims to uncover the attitudes to heating in the UK's industrial, commercial and public sector industries. Before we start we need a few details in order to arrange for your copy of the report to be sent. Name: (required) * Company: (required) * Job Title Email Address:(required) * Phone Number: Question Title * 2. Which low carbon technologies have you installed within your building? Heating Lighting Building controls Air conditioning CHP None Other (please specify) Question Title * 3. Is your organisation looking at low carbon methods of heating? Yes No Question Title * 4. Please specify which methods you are / would consider deploying? Question Title * 5. Is the Government's RHI (Renewable Heat Incentive) an effective tool for encouraging renewable sources of heating? Yes No If not, why do you think? Question Title * 6. When addressing the optimisation of buildings that your business owns, has heat been a focus of this? Yes, and we have replaced controls, boilers etc Yes, but we have yet to do much No, it was more lighting/behavioural change Question Title * 7. As a method to improve the carbon performance of buildings, are you aware that high efficiency condensing boilers can significantly reduce carbon emissions from your heating system? Yes No Question Title * 8. Is combined heat and power (CHP) something that you use? Yes, we have a CHP installed No, but we are considering it No, it wouldn't work in our situation Question Title * 9. When purchasing heating equipment does your company take a longer term total cost of ownership view regarding energy use and maintenance or is it more on how much it costs to purchase? Capital expenditure is our main concern We try to look at total cost of ownership but initial purchase price is very important We look to optimise carbon and energy and therefore that takes precedence, within reason, to purchase price Total cost of ownership features in our purchasing process as we are aware how much it costs to run heating kit over its lifetime Question Title * 10. Would you replace old heating technology because of its energy use and the improvement of later generation models or technologies? We look at energy use and would consider the internal rate of return for such an action and do it. It might be considered but it would have to be a dramatic saving to persuade the board As long as it works reliably we wouldn’t consider changing the equipment Question Title * 11. Do you have a blend of technology for your heating requirements? (such as gas boilers, heat pumps and solar thermal) Yes, we have a hybrid system already No, but we are considering one No, it’s not something we are looking at Question Title * 12. Multi-technology heat solutions can offer an efficient option, what is the best method of encouraging this? Promote the benefits of new technology better and show how they work together Focus on control strategies and how this can open up the effective use of hybrid systems Demonstrate the economic benefits of these type of solutions/whole life costs versus more traditional solutions Question Title * 13. Do you regard heat networks* as a future solution to decarbonisation in the UK?* District heat network means the distribution of thermal energy in the form of steam, hot water or chilled liquids from a central source of production through a network to multiple buildings or sites for the use of space heating, process heating, cooling or hot water. Yes No Please briefly state why Question Title * 14. Where do you foresee heat networks best utilised? Industrial / Commercial Residential Question Title * 15. Do you look at heating controls regularly to optimise your heating system? Yes, it’s part of our regular energy management plan A few times a year, like when the clocks change or the weather is unseasonal No, not at all Question Title * 16. Do you consider the Building Management System (BMS) a sufficient tool for optimising your heating? Yes No it needs more specialist kit No such kit is necessary, BMS or otherwise Question Title * 17. Are you aware of the Energy related products (ErP) Directive regarding heating products? (boilers, water heaters, storage cylinders as well as renewable technologies such as solar thermal, heat pumps and CHP) Yes No Question Title * 18. Do you support the aims of the ErP Directive to continually force manufacturers to improve their design for energy efficiency and stop selling older, inefficient models? Yes No Question Title * 19. Would an ErP efficiency rating alter your purchase decision? Yes No Question Title * 20. Finally, on April 5th The Energyst shall be hosting a breakfast event in London to discuss this reports findings. Would you be interested in registering a free place? Yes No Done
