Low Carbon
Case Studies
Devon Economic Partnership
Meeting 26th July 2009

Case Studies
 Renewable Energy for Devon (RE4 D)
 HatherleighCommunity Centre
 Natsley Farm
 Envision
 Tiki International Plastics
 Skern Lodge
 Carbon Trust
 Devonport Dockyard
 Hogsmill Tavern

Renewable Energy for Devon
 2009 Ashden Awards finalist
 Advice given to 345 SMEs and 70
communities
 109 renewable energy installations
 Avoided emissions of 1,300 tonnes p.a.
 Reduced energy bills £168k p.a.
 55 jobs created and 16 safeguarded
 www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIuvvttWt4g

Hatherleigh Community
Centre
 Multi-use community and enterprise centre
 Ground source heat pump
 Passive solar gain – solar hot water
 CO saving pa. – 18.6 tonnes for GSHP
 CO saving pa. – 1 tonne for solar
 Reduced running costs for building

Natsley Farm
 Home, cattle farm and holiday
accommodation
 Biomass boiler and wind turbine
 CO saving p.a. – 13.6 tonnes (boiler)
 CO saving p.a. – 6.7 tonnes (turbine)
 Pay-back in cost savings estimated at under
10 years

Tiki International Plastics
 Design and supply of high quality surf
boards, clothing and products
 Recycling scheme plus renewable energy
 Reduced volume of plastic and packaging
 Green travel plan
 Refuse/landfill saving – 20 tonnes per year
(recycling)
 CO saving – 10 tonnes per year (energy)
 Cost-savings for business and improved
customer appeal from Green credentials

Skern Lodge
 Outdoor activity centre –
climbing, surfing, kayaking and training
 Waste management and recycling scheme
and EMS
 Estimated savings of £4,500 from
recycling, and £2700 from reduced energy
use

Devonport Dockyard
 Design, build and support for defence and
commercial marine sectors
 Improved energy efficiency – compressed
air and steam system
 Energy awareness raising programme
 13% reduction in gas use – CO saving 3.8
tonnes and £500,000
 More projects planned and anticipating
these figures could double

Hogsmill Tavern
 Part of Whitbread brand ‘Beafeater
 Refurbishment incorporating low carbon
technology and delivery of cost savings
 Low Carbon Building Acceleration
programme
 Video Case study
 www.carbontrust.co.uk/resource/Video/whitb
read-hogsmill-tavern.htm