Energy Projects

The Isle of Man, and Isle of Man Government use a lot of energy every year. Within Government, we are committed to improving our energy efficiency and reducing our overall energy use To assist in this the Energy Initiatives Capital Fund was established in Budget 2008 with £3m. This Fund is to finance spend-to-save energy projects if Departments aren’t able to finance these projects themselves. The Fund has also been used for other energy and sustainability projects, such as the Renewable Energy Study from AEA which you can download below. The AEA report reviewed which Renewable Energy technologies may be most suitable for the Isle of Man, how much energy they could supply and at what cost. A selection of already implemented projects can also be found below.

The AEA Report confirmed that the first priority is always energy efficiency. Biomass (woodchip) was highlighted as a very attractive option for the Isle of Man to supply renewable heat.

The graph on the right shows the relative prices of Isle of Man fuels, as at April 2011. Wood Heating is a very cost-effective source of energy. The first building to install a wood chip boiler was DEFA HQ in St Johns. Future buildings suitable for wood chip boilers include Sheltered Housing schemes, swimming pools, large schools and offices. Heat from wood fuel, burned in special biomass boilers, is environmentally friendly and carbon neutral because the plantations are managed and replanted, so there are always more trees to replace those harvested.

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Downloadable Documents
Council of Ministers Report on the Reduction of Carbon Emissions by the Isle of Man Government (445 kb) Format:Acrobat PDF File
AEA Renewable Energy Presentation (1096 kb) Format:Acrobat PDF File
AEA Main Report (3540 kb) Format:Acrobat PDF File Final Report of the renewable energy sustainability study – impacts and opportunities for the Isle of Man
AEA Executive Summary (969 kb) Format:Acrobat PDF File Renewable energy sustainability study – impacts and opportunities for the Isle of Man
AEA Report Appendices (3975 kb) Format:Acrobat PDF File Final Appendices of Renewable energy sustainability study
DCCL NSC Variable Speed Drives (317 kb) Format:Acrobat PDF File Environment Directorate
DCCL NSC Waste Heat Recovery Project (196 kb) Format:Acrobat PDF File Environment Directorate
DEC - Air Pressure Testing Oct 09 (228 kb) Format:Acrobat PDF File Environment Directorate
DEC - Energy Projects Oct 09 Scooil Ree Gorree (255 kb) Format:Acrobat PDF File Environment Directorate
DED ISD - Server Virtualisation Savings (177 kb) Format:Acrobat PDF File Environment Directorate
DED ISD - Vista and Windows 7 Power Savings (241 kb) Format:Acrobat PDF File Environment Directorate
DoH AHU VSD project (205 kb) Format:Acrobat PDF File Environment Directorate
DoH cavity wall insulation (147 kb) Format:Acrobat PDF File Environment Directorate
DoH Energy Projects Plantroom Insulation (179 kb) Format:Acrobat PDF File Environment Directorate
DOI Air Source Heat Pump (219 kb) Format:Acrobat PDF File Environment Directorate
DOI Energy Projects BMS (236 kb) Format:Acrobat PDF File Environment Directorate
DOI Energy Projects T8 to T5 conversion (229 kb) Format:Acrobat PDF File Environment Directorate

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