Best Practice Advice
Energy Efficiency
To help reduce your carbon footprint just follow our best
practice advice.
On Board
- Change to low energy kit such
as LED lights
- Invest in solar or wind
generators to reduce the need to turn on your engine to top up
batteries
- Consider using biofuels or
electric engines
- When purchasing an outboard
engine, choose CE marked engines to increase fuel efficiency and
reduce noise
- When victualling, choose
locally produced groceries
- Keep your hull clean, engine
running efficiently and trim the engine to minimise fuel
consumption.
- Good use of throttle on motor boats will dramatically reduce
fuel consumption
- Choose products made from recycled materials
- Choose products made from
FSC certified wood
- Recycle as much waste on
board as possible
- Recycle your second hand kit
such as old sails and oilskins at boat jumbles, freecycle or on
ebay rather than throwing it away. You might even make some money
out of it
- Ask about the environmental
policies of businesses or manufacturers that you buy from
- Do not leave the hose
running unnecessarily when filling up your water tanks or washing
down your boat
- Encourage your club, marina or
harbour office to install water saving devices
At home – Low cost
- Monitor energy use
- Install energy efficient light
bulbs
- Switch off lights in unused rooms
- Switch off heating in unused
rooms
- Do not leave electrical products on
standby when not in use
- Insulate heating pipes
- Check room temperature and thermostat
settings are between 18 and 21 degrees
- Ensure fridges are installed away from
heat sources and south facing windows
- Turn down hot water to 60 degrees
- Keep windows clean to ensure maximum
natural light
- Ensure radiators are not obstructed by
furniture
- Fit draft excluders to doors and
windows
- Install automatic switches on hand and
hair dryers
- Switch to a proven green tariff for
electricity supply
- Print double sided
- Take advantage of tax incentives to
invest in energy saving equipment.
- Clean filters and extractor fans to
keep them working efficiently
- Regularly maintain and service
heating
- Get the whole household on board and
involved.
- Car share as much as
possible
At home – Higher cost
- Install light sensors which
will automatically switch off lights when no one is around
- Insulate walls and roof
cavities
- Install double glazing
- Replace hot water tanks
which heat and store water with an efficient instant “heat on
demand” or combi system
- Install solar hot water
heating panels
- Install photovoltaic cells –
Check out the feed in tariff
- Install wind generators
- Invest in power down
equipment to switch off non essential equipment at night
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