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Green Tourism
Our experts from the School of the Built and Natural Environment can offer assistance in the areas described below. For further information on any of the expertise please contact us on 0141 331 8447 or complete our online form.
Feasibility of Renewable Energies
- Solar energy
- Wind power
- Hydro-Power
- Ground Source Heat Pumps
- Assistance with sizing and design of renewable energy systems
Projects relating to the tourism industry include feasibility of installing renewable energy technology at a:
- Bed & Breakfast in Loch Lomond
- Self-Catering accommodation in Callander
- Activity farm in the Trossachs
Monitoring of Energy Systems
- Wind monitoring service to ascertain suitability of sites
- Performance of wind turbines
Projects relating to the tourism industry have included:
- Assessing energy demands for a bunkhouse and activity centre and the wood requirement for the heating system including determining the acreage of woodland required to supply the amount sustainably.
- Assessing data for wind speed and making investigations in the viability of a wind turbine on site.
Energy Efficiency and Energy Management
- Thermal testing of structures and materials
- Environmental modelling
- Building Standards advice
- Sustainable choices – materials used
Composting Solutions
- Process requirements: nutrients, input materials, process conditions
- Process control: open windrows, in vessel composting, screening of impurities
- Utilisation: plant growth requirements, quality standards (PAS100, growth media, animal by-products)
Bio-Solids (manure, waste organic materials, compost)
- Odour emissions / control
- Groundwater protection / leachate control
- Application (soil injection, incorporation, application rates)
- Air emission protection (ammonia): abatement measures, measurement
Waste Water Treatment
- Farm/ small-scale treatment systems
- Solids removal
- Aeration
- Nutrient removal
- Odour emissions
- Gaseous emissions (ammonia, nitrous oxide)
Mechanical Screening
Segregation of solid (organic / domestic / industrial) waste, for the purposes of :
- Quality improvement (removal of inert material, glass, stones etc)
- Separation of valuable components (plastics, metals)
- Pre-treatment for composting, anaerobic digestion, etc
Agriculture
- Waste management
- Application of organics (manure / slurry)
- Nutrient input
- Environmental protection (odour, ammonia, nitrate, runoff)
