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Case Study: National Express in the Fast Lane to Sustainability
1. powerPerfector Energy Solutions
National Express in the Fast
Lane to Sustainability
Presented by:
Jamie Buchanan, Group CEO, powerPerfector
Stuart Parker, Group Property & Environment
Director, NX Group.
Integrity – Transparency – Professionalism – Respect
2. powerPerfector
The Company
• Established 2005
• 80+ dedicated team members
• 2011 – Acquired IP, global
manufacturing and distribution rights
• 2012 – Manufacturing begins in the UK
• Committed to Greening the UK and
beyond
3. powerPerfector’s integrated energy efficiency solution
powerPerfector Your entire building Our partnership with
conditions your power is supplied with an best-in-class technologies
and optimises your optimised voltage allows for custom
voltage supply level. and is protected integrated solution.
from common
transients.
4. Working in partnership to save you more
Lighting
Collaboration with
Management,
control &
Voltage Power Other energy
conservation
strategic partners to
Optimisation
optimisation measures offer the best of breed
technical solution
Combined Heat
and Power
5. Five steps to reduce energy costs
• Guaranteed savings
• Third party measurement and verification
• Optional energy performance contract (EPC)
6. Working in partnership to save you more
• National Express and PowerPerfector
• To date - Voltage Power Optimisation, Radiant Heating, Air source heat
pumps
• Pending – T5 and LED Lighting installations, Heating and Building
Controls
• Additional value:
• Assistance with tendering
• Incorporated into rail franchise bids
• Project planning and identification of short/long term measures
• Shared vision for supporting UK jobs/growth
7. National Express in the fast lane to
sustainability
An energy efficiency case study
Stuart Parker
Group Property & Environment Director
8. About us
• 2011 revenue - £2.2billion
• 2011 profits - £138million
• 10,000 people
• Bus, coach and rail in UK
• ‘Yellow’ School Bus services in:
– USA (32 states)
– Canada (4 provinces)
• Bus & Coach travel in Spain and Morocco
• Future opportunities
9. Business drivers
Reputation
Efficiency and cost
saving
Risk and compliance
10. UK overview
• Heavily regulated with targets
• Carbon Reduction Commitment
• Mandatory Carbon Footprint reporting
• European and UK legislation (e.g. emission targets)
• Internal 10% year on year carbon reduction target
• Our emissions
11. Energy saving in our depots and stations
• Using less energy:
• Using the waste we create:
• Creating our own energy:
• Overall results: 10% reduction in carbon use at bus garages
12. Future projects
National Express is committed to going the extra mile to achieve
sustainability
• Lighting upgrade – mixture of T5/ LEDs at bus and coach stations
• Further round of VPO® within the bus depots and coach stations
• Decentralised heating projects at four bus garages
• Building controls (to reduce energy consumption and improve
employee engagement).
13. Combined annual savings (£)
What we have achieved to date
*TBC
• All project subject to Measurement & Verification (EEVS Insight Ltd) to
corroborate energy savings estimates.