Decentralised Energy Case Study: University Hospital of South Manchester
Energy consumption in hospitals is growing steadily and with the increased use of specialist medical equipment that generally relies on electricity, consumption is set to increase.
The Carbon Reduction Commitment Will be requiring NHS hospitals to pay around £36 million a year for their CO2 emissions – a bill which could be reduced by energy efficiency and use of renewable energy.
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University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust (UHSM) is the first Hospital in the UK to install a 4MW Biomass Boiler in 2006 Making cuts of 5,000 tonnes (28% ) in CO2 emissions over a period of five years Gas use was cut by 47%, as a result of efficiency work and the installation of over 4MW of biomass heating capacity. Overall use of non-renewable energy was cut by 36% and CO2 emissions down by 28%. Between 2006/7 and 2011/12, the annual electricity use fell by 6% (from 19.8GWh to 18.5 GWh) and the annual use of heating fuel by 27%. Gradual independence from fossil fuels
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Heating became much less reliant on fossil fuels, with gas use falling by 47% (from 47.2 GWh to 25.1 GWh) and 1.0 GWh of heating oil use being eliminated entirely. Annual biomass use is currently 10 GWh.
At current energy prices, the efficiency gains that UHSM has made are saving about ÂŁ390,000 a year; The payback period is on average just over seven years
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