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The UK`s National Oceanography Centre in Southampton has announced plans to reduce its carbon footprint by using a new water-cooling system. By using the cooling power of seawater, the centre will be able to reduce its electricity consumption and carbon emissions.
The system, which is the only one of its size and design in the country, is also one of only a handful of similar models in use across Europe. Seawater is pumped into the centre from Southampton`s Empress Dock. It then pre-cools water that feeds directly into the central chiller plant, which supports air conditioning units around the centre. The whole process will be most effective during the winter months. It is expected to reduce electricity demand of the chiller plant by around 20 per cent, saving an estimated 117 tonnes of CO2 emissions each year.
`As a major institution in environmental science, it is important that the National Oceanography Centre shows leadership in trying to operate in a more sustainable way,` said the director of the centre, which delivers integrated marine science and technology from the coast to the deep ocean, Professor Ed Hill.`The seawater cooling system is one of a number of measures we are introducing to reduce our environmental impact,` he added.
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