ENERGY EFFICIENCY PLAN (EE-PLAN)

UMP shall strive to fulfill Mission 1 of the UMP Green Blueprint, by pursuing, but not limited to, the following strategies:

4.1 To conduct Energy Audits as preliminary exercises to establish a more accurate scenario of the energy consumption characteristics of specific facilities, including estimation of the energy wastage, specific measures to be initiated to further save energy, and estimation of the investments required to implement the energy efficiency measures.

4.2 To encourage more research-based projects to further promote energy efficiency in the university buildings, and from which useful data can be generated and technical papers published for the purpose of sharing initiatives and experinces. Research areas will include studies, among others, on improvement of air-tightness in air-conditioned buildings, thermal comfort conditions in air-conditioned and non-airconditioned spaces, thermal response of various types of external walls, effects of insulation materials, green roofing, optimization of day lighting, automatic controls in energy-efficient air-conditioning systems, collecting of raw data in solar and wind applications for renewable energy planning and implementations, and estimation of greenhouse gas emissions in UMP.

4.3 To install internal kWh meters for selected buildings and facilities such that their energy consumption pattern can be studied, and initiatives undertaken to minimize wastes and make their energy consumption be more efficient;

4.4 To conduct an Energy Profile Study, following the installation of internal meters as described above, which is necessary to establish a true picture of UMP's electricity consumption trend. Increasing monthly bills over the years would not tell much about UMP's electricity use, as they can be a result of several factors, including; increase of electricity tariff, increase of students and staff population, increase of new buildings and facilities, and special functions and activities happening within the year such as conferences, construction work, and hosting of national sports and events. A more meaningful indicator or index is the electricity consumption per square meter area, per capita. These indicators can be computed from the electricity monthly bills, and data on the increasing students and staff populations, and the university's growing facilities are necessary;

4.4 To save energy in the Lighting and Electrical Systems where significant electricity consumption can be reduced through making the campus lightings be more efficient through removing selected bulbs or tubes in areas where the lightings may be in excess, replacing of existing bulbs or tubes with more efficient types (such as T5 tubes or LED), and also possible rewiring of lights to allow alternative switching options;

4.5 To save energy in mechanical systems, where significant electricity savings can be made from the change of existing non-functioning or inaccurate thermostats/sensor to more efficient ones, to installation of stand-alone air-conditioning units for use during off-office hours (rather than powering on the central cooling systems whereby other unwanted facilities are also cooled down wastefully). A later phase of this initiative may also include installation of High-Efficiency Motors (HEMs) as big HEMS can reduce electricity consumption by as much as 40 percent as compared to cheaper and inefficient motors of the same capacity. (In a national survey made in 2005 by the Energy Commission, in Malaysia, about 98 percent of the motors used were inefficient motors. Today, use of inefficient electric motors is still prevalent in the country);

4.6 To implement all initiatives above under three different strategies; namely No-Cost Measures, Low-Cost Measures, and High-Cost Measures. These strategies require different quantum of investments and they each provide different levels of benefits and returns.

 No-Cost Measures are basically tightening house-keeping habits and instilling strong awareness among all levels of staff that energy is an expensive commodity in terms of its availability and price, as well as future availability. The building occupants at large should be made to understand that energy should not be wasted and instead be used prudently, just the quantity needed, and without being extravagant. (For example, when a meeting room is not being used the occupants must make sure that all lights and the air-conditioning system in the room should be switched off). Some fund however, is required to continuously create and strengthen the awareness, by conducting awareness workshops, campaigns and the printing of posters and banners. Many organisations estimate energy savings of 1 – 2 percent by initiating No-Cost Measures.

 Low-Cost Measures are improvement initiatives that do require a reasonable amount of investment. Such initiatives may include change of existing tungsten bulbs to compact fluorescent lightings (CFL) or LED bulbs, construction of shades or awnings above windows to cut down direct solar gain into air-conditioned rooms, and door-closers to automatically close doors in air-conditioned rooms. Such investments provide a Return on Investment (ROI) of up to two years. Low-Cost Measures may result in energy savings from 3 to 5 percent.

 High-Cost Measures are improvement initiatives that require significantly high investments, but the energy savings achieved are generally higher, by as much as 7 to 10 percent, or more. They are usually carried out based on recommendations made after an Energy Audit is being carried out. Such measures may include changes such as installation of stand-alone air-conditioning systems for facilities that operate at odd hours rather than use of central systems, since central system also cool other facilities wastefully. Phase 2 initiatives may include change of inefficient electric motors (which are most commonly used at present) to High-Efficiency Motors. ROI of investments for High-Cost Measures may run up to five or six years, or more.

 Options of No-Cost, Low-Cost and High-Cost Measures, for Phase 1 and Phase 2, are included as Addendum to this UMPEEP document. The scheduling (Gantt Chart) of these measures for both Phases are also provided in the Addendum. Administrative Arrangement is also an important part of the implementation strategy, and is also included in the Addendum.

4.7 To ensure all new university buildings and complexes in future shall incorporate Energy Efficiency features within the financial allocations provided. The consultants appointed would therefore prepare design and cost options for energy efficiency measures and advise the university's management accordingly. The options may include, but not restricted to, the following features:

i) Optimisation of natural lighting where feasible, including design of gang switching systems to allow electric lights along the fenestrations be controlled independently;

ii) Use of energy efficient bulbs and/or tubes which shall not only consume less electricity but also possess longer life;

iii) Installation of internal kWh meters for designated buildings to allow monitoring of their energy consumption behavior;

iv) Use of more accurate thermostats (thermal sensors) in the air-conditioned rooms, offices and spaces to truly achieve the university's policy of air-conditioning room temperature of 24°C;

v) Installation of Building Automation System (BAS) to allow remote controlling and monitoring of the energy consumption for the building concerned;

vi) Use of split-unit or/and Variable Refrigerated Flow (where feasible) air-conditioning systems for rooms, offices and spaces which require air-conditioning beyond office hours and at odd hours;

vii) Use of Variable Speed Drive (VSD) and/or High-Efficiency Motors (HEM) in equipment that requires use of electric motors.