carbon and energy reduction
Hospitals get an energy overhaul W
ythenshawe Hospital and Withington Community Hospital, part of the Manchester
University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), are set to benefit from a £10.9m investment in new energy infrastructure. The programme will see state-of-the- art energy technology installed at the two hospitals, delivering a combined annual saving of at least half of the total energy bill, which will fund the infrastructure investment. Delivered by Centrica Business Solutions, the project will also reduce annual carbon emissions by 25% – the equivalent to taking more than 780 cars off the road.
The 14-month project, due to complete in March next year, will replace life-expired infrastructure at the two sites.
At Wythenshawe Hospital, work will include the creation of a new energy centre which will house a combined heat and power (CHP) unit, delivering almost all the power needed to run the hospital; as well as four new high- efficiency boilers.
Hotting up
The site will also benefit from an upgraded energy distribution system that will serve the 12 primary plant rooms that provide heat to the hospital. A CHP unit will also be installed at
Withington Community Hospital, and Centrica will fit more than 9,200 energy- efficient LED lights and control systems across the two sites. Alan Barlow, UK and Ireland director of Centrica Business Solutions, said: “This investment will deliver a much- needed replacement of the ageing and
outdated energy systems at two key hospitals in Greater Manchester, helping to unlock energy saving and meet carbon reduction targets. “Our research shows that, if this
approach was replicated across just half of the NHS estate, the combined saving would be more than £130m. Not only would it deliver huge cost savings, but also improve energy resilience, which is essential for patients and staff.” The project will be delivered under a 15-year Energy Performance Contract (EPC) that will include operations and maintenance support, with backing from Carbon and Energy Fund and Macquarie. David Furnival, group director of estates at facilities at MFT, said: “For MFT to deliver excellent patient- focused healthcare services, both now and for the future, we need to be sustainable in the use of our resources. “Sustainable healthcare will help our budgets stretch further and the investment that this programme will deliver, alongside the reduction in our carbon emissions, are invaluable.”
Reducing emissions
Centrica is also working with The Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (RD&E) to reduce its energy costs by £800,000 a year following a £7m investment in sustainable energy measures. The project will see state-of-the-art
energy technology installed at five sites across Exeter, helping the trust to cut energy costs by 17%.
Design and construction is set to be completed by the end of April 2020 and includes the installation of a new 1.5MW combined heat and power unit
that will generate power onsite at Wonford Hospital, as well as roof- mounted solar panels at Wonford and Heavitree Hospitals and at the Mardon Neuro-Rehabilitation Centre in Exeter. Wonford and Heavitree Hospitals will also benefit from new LED light fittings and improvements to air conditioning systems, while Mardon Neuro- Rehabilitation Centre will profit from the installation of new energy-efficient boilers. Once complete, it will reduce annual emissions by more than 2,200 tonnes of carbon dioxide – the equivalent of taking more than 1,450 cars off the road.
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