Utility Sources

Utility sources on campus are naturally wide ranging. We source all electricity from a 'green' tariff which is generated off site from a mixture of renewable sources.

Source of electrical energy	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13
Biomass	18%	9%	28%	19%
Coal mine methane	0%	0%	0%	0%
Hydro 10 MW DNC or less	40%	65%	7%	5%
Landfill gas	13%	3%	3%	0%
Municipal & Industrial Waste	3%	1%	0%	0%
Off-shore wind	9%	8%	19%	21%
On-shore wind	17%	14%	43%	54%
Photovoltaics	0%	0%	0%	0%
Sewage Gas	0%	0%	0%	0%
Tidal Flow	0%	0%	0%	0%
Wave power	0%	0%	0%	0%

On site, there is a small scale photovoltaic and wind generator. Future plans include expansion of generation of electricity to include a number of large wind turbines. Our water is sourced from a mixture of mains supply and a borehole on the Whiteknights campus. There are also extraction points at CEDAR and from the Thames at the Greenland's campus. By reducing our reliance on the mains supply, we can reduce our carbon footprint.

Other fossil fuel usage sources of energy include mains gas and gas oil.