Mitigating measures

15CL118 - Model User Guide

Reference: 15/CL/11/8
ISBN: 1 84057 800 9
Published Date: 21/09/2022

Water companies must deliver potable water, treat wastewater, and adhere to quality standards, at a regulated price. There is conflict between these objectives and striving for a low carbon operation.

Whilst water companies can develop renewable energy projects that are considered to be within their regulated business, such as Combined Heat and Power, they are not permitted to develop other projects such as wind energy. Such renewable energy projects could also help maximise efficiency on site and reduce the need for grid electricity.

The aim of this project has been to assist water companies identify and implement renewable energy schemes through the development of a comprehensive techno-financial model to support decision-making, as well as case studies, which will help identify new project opportunities as well as mitigate risks.

Renewable Energy in the Water/Wastewater Industries – from current lessons to future contributions

Reference: 15/CL/11/8
ISBN: 1 84057 800 9
Published Date: 21/09/2022

Water companies must deliver potable water, treat wastewater, and adhere to quality standards, at a regulated price. There is conflict between these objectives and striving for a low carbon operation.

Whilst water companies can develop renewable energy projects that are considered to be within their regulated business, such as Combined Heat and Power, they are not permitted to develop other projects such as wind energy. Such renewable energy projects could also help maximise efficiency on site and reduce the need for grid electricity.

The aim of this project has been to assist water companies identify and implement renewable energy schemes through the development of a comprehensive techno-financial model to support decision-making, as well as case studies, which will help identify new project opportunities as well as mitigate risks.

Land Carbon Sequestration Tool Development

Reference: 22/CL/01/31
ISBN: 978-1-84057-941-3
Published Date: 01/07/2022

The key aim of this work is to develop a user-friendly, best practice tool that becomes the UK water industry standard to support strategic carbon sequestration management; forming part of the answer to the UKWIR big question “How do we remove more carbon than we emit by 2050?”.

The project includes development of an industry standard tool for calculating net carbon sequestration across each water company’s land holding and / or the impact of a water company’s work on third party land (for example a catchment partnership project). The tool can be used to create scenarios for different land management strategies so that better decisions can be made regarding carbon emissions and associated land management activities. The tool is aligned with best practice carbon accounting standards and processes.

This report does not include either the tool guidance document or the tool. There is a separately available report “Land Carbon Sequestration Tool and Tool Guidance Document” which includes the tool.