Renewables and Sustainability
Renewables
“Reduce waste, energy consumption and reliance on fossil fuels and to reduce Leys Estate Group’s carbon footprint, whilst utilising renewable energy where appropriate and introducing an Leys Estate Group Sustainability Policy.”
As a Group we aim to operate in a more sustainable way, reducing our carbon footprint with the combined goal of avoiding the depletion of natural resources and maintaining an ecological balance.
Sustainability
“Fulfilling the needs of current generations without compromising the needs of future generations.”
We aim to fulfil the needs of current generations without compromising the needs of future generations. We strive to achieve this by maintaining an ecological balance and avoiding resource depletion which must become an underlying principle of all that we do on Leys Estate.
We believe that there is a fundamental need and benefit to all of having a sustainable local environment, a sustainable local economy and a sustainable local community.
Key Objectives
Renewables
- Biomass Energy
- Continue to improve performance of the Hill of Banchory District Heat Network (DHN).
- Consider community or alternative private/public ownership of the Hill of Banchory DHN business.
- Solar Energy
- Consider new small or large scale PV or solar installations.
- Hydrogen Energy
- Assess the viability of hydrogen energy production.
Sustainability
- Energy
- Undertake Energy Audits of all Group properties.
- Improve energy efficiency and EPC ratings.
- Encourage Group procurement of energy where possible.
- Assess and reduce fuel and energy use across LEG operations.
- Carbon
- Undertake full Carbon Audit across LEG properties and business activities.
- Waste
- Carry out waste assessment of transport, operations and working practices.
- Adopt a waste management policy.
- Adopt a more circular business model of reduce, reuse, recycling and refurbish.
- Agriculture, Forestry and other land use
- Adopt sustainability in farming and practices to improve soil characteristics and farm efficiency, whilst improving environmental attributes, animal welfare and biodiversity.
- Consider the needs of the environment, wildlife and forest resources whilst balancing Ecological, Economic and Social sustainability in all land use decisions.
- Improved control over sustainable land use across the estate with the move to Contract Farming.
- Climate Change
- Reduce our overall impact on climate change.
- Prepare contingency and resilience plans for climatic events.
HoBESCo District Heat Network
HoBESCo (Hill of Banchory Energy Supply Company) is one of the largest privately owned renewable networks in Scotland.
The network currently supplies heat to residential dwellings, office buildings, several industrial units, car wash and Banchory Sports Village which opened in 2019.
The network should eventually supply heat to around 500 houses, along with a diverse range of commercial and community buildings.
Other District Heat Networks
We also operate three residential DHNs (District Heat Network) at Birkenbaud, Craigton and Pantoch and one commercial DHN at Woodend at Crathes.
Customer Information
The information below is intended to provide key information to support our customers, including details of our complaints procedure, and information about how we manage your personal data. Our aim is to be clear, accessible and helpful at every stage of your customer journey.
Your Heating System
Your property is equipped with a Heat Interface Unit (HIU), which delivers heating and hot water from a centrally managed biomass boiler system. This system is maintained by your landlord.
The controls within your home work in the same way as those found in a conventional gas or oil heating system.
For practical advice on how to use your heating efficiently and manage your energy use, we recommend visiting the Energy Saving Trust website.
Making a Complaint
Information on how to raise a complaint with us, what to expect from the process, and how we will work to resolve any concerns.
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