Renewable energy
The University spends over £10 million per year on energy and is committed to reducing its energy consumption and carbon footprint. Using low-carbon energy not only helps towards meeting our carbon reduction target but generating our own energy from renewable sources also provides a more secure energy supply.
Our portfolio of renewable energy installations on campus includes:
Solar electricity
Solar hot water
- Sherwood Hall
- Si Yuan Centre
Biomass boilers
Air source heat pumps
These extract heat from the air to heat buildings:
- Highfield House
- Institute of Mental Health
Ground source heat pumps
These extract heat from the ground to heat buildings:
- Humanities
- Aerospace Technology Centre
- Engineering Science Learning Centre
- Mathematics
- Si Yuan Centre
Lake source heat pumps
These extract heat from Jubilee campus lake to heat buildings:
- Amenities Building
- Sir Colin Campbell Building
- YANG Fujia Building