EXPERT
PANEL

LET’S GET STARTED

OUR EXPERT
ADVISORY PANEL

With the scope and scale of the challenge ahead, it is vital that we face outward as an organisation and constantly look for new ways of cutting our emissions.


To help us to look beyond the water industry, we have established an Expert Advisory Panel made up of individuals from very different organisational backgrounds. The panel have challenged us on this routemap’s contents and ambition.

The panel will meet annually to review our progress against the routemap and what adjustments we may need to make to deliver net zero emissions.

As we have developed our net zero routemap we have recognised the scale of our investment emissions and have developed a second panel of construction sector experts to support us on reducing emissions in this key area.

THE FOLLOWING HAVE AGREED TO PARTICIPATE ON THE PANEL:

Chris Stark
Committee for Climate Change

Ross Martin
Advisor, Regional Economies

Professor Ana Soares
Cranfield University

Professor David Reay
Edinburgh University

Professor James Yu
Scottish Power

Angus McIntosh
Scotia Gas Networks

Professor Colin Campbell
James Hutton Institute

Kathryn Dapré
NHS Scotland

SCALE OF OUR CURRENT EMISSIONS
AND PROJECTION OF 2040 EMISSIONS

INTRODUCTION

TRANSFORMATION

REDUCING
EMISSIONS
SUPPORTING A
FLOURISHING SCOTLAND

ELECTRICITY

PROCESS
EMISSIONS

GAS &
FUEL OIL

TRANSPORT
& TRAVEL

INVESTMENT

STORING
CARBON

CASE STUDY

HVO Use in Construction

Scottish Water has established a framework for the supply of sustainably sourced hydrotreated vegetable oil that can be used by both Scottish Water and its construction partners. It’s a drop in fuel replacement that reduces emissions by 90% compared to conventional diesel.

Over the last year it has been widely adopted by our construction partners, displacing diesel use in excavators, cranes and other heavy plant. It is also being used to fuel generators to provide power for remote construction sites.

On our water mains rehabilitation programme its adoption is expected to reduce emissions by nearly 30%.