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Stirling
puts energy into going DEEP
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Mr
Dennis Coverdale, CO Stirling CMDR Phil Orchard and former
CO, CMDR Peter Higgins, at the energy indicator at the entrance
to the base.
Photo by ABPH Joanne Edwards.
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Remembering
to switch off lights and unused appliances has led to HMAS Stirling
(CMDR Phil Orchard) personnel helping to save more than 21,000 gigajoules
of energy as part of a Defence-wide program to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions.
HMAS Stirling is one of 43 defence sites nationally taking part
in the three-year, $25 million Defence Energy Efficiency Program
(DEEP).
Energy consumption at the base, ranked the fifth highest energy
consumer in Australia at the start of the program, has plummeted
from 132,860 GJpa in 1999/2000 to 105,064 Gjpa in 2001/02.
This result has been achieved by combining an education and awareness
program with a $920,000 Energy Conservation Measures (ECM) equipment
acquisition program, replacing inefficient equipment with more efficient
equipment.
Overseeing the program in the west has been the job of WA Corporate
Services and Infrastructure Regional Energy Manager, Dennis Coverdale.
Mr Coverdale told Navy News the key to success of the program has
been the involvement of all personnel, uniformed and civilian public
service and contractors, by being more “energy alert”
as part of the education and awareness initiative.
“The important factor to emphasis is that energy management
is a team effort and our success has been achieved because of the
contribution by all personnel on site,” Mr Coverdale said.
This is being done by encouraging people to become “energy
champions” in their individual work area.
“This is where they informally monitor the energy habits of
their colleagues and post energy stickers on offending switches
and equipment that is left on unnecessarily,” he said.
Another initiative was the introduction of an energy target indicator
at the entrance to Stirling late last year, showing the energy production
savings achieved and what appliances are currently being targeted.
ECMs are also having a major impact improving energy use efficiency
by using more efficient equipment.
Leading the way has been the implementation of lighting and controls
upgrades, improvements to chillers and boiler system, heating and
ventilation systems and installation of energy saving devices.
The WA region set a goal of reducing energy consumption by 18% at
the start of the three-year program, and that target is well within
reach.
The DEEP program finishes this year.
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