Veolia’s combined heat and power (CHP) energy centre at Lincoln County Hospital was commissioned in 2004 to generate energy locally.
Since then the Veolia CHP has enabled the site to reduce its emissions by 4,000 tonnes of CO2 annually – around 30% of the hospital’s CO2 emissions. The cumulative reduction over the 11 years of plant operation is 44,000 tonnes of CO2 savings from the energy centre alone.
The United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust signed a 15-year contract with Veolia in 2004, which saw the company provide the modern, remotely controlled, combined heat and power plant to supply low carbon heating and electricity to the hospital. Via the inclusion of a CHP system, energy efficiency has been greatly increased, electricity is generated on site, and the hospital has gained from a cost-effective and reliable energy supply.
To provide heating, hot water, and electricity, to Lincoln County Hospital, the existing coal-fired boilers were replaced by a gas-fired 1.35 MW combined heat and power unit and three 8 tonne/hr (dual fuel) steam boilers, including one that takes the waste heat from the CHP unit.
To extend the energy savings and support sustainability, Veolia is now helping the Trust to reduce its carbon footprint further by helping with its new ‘90k in 90 days’ programme – a threemonth challenge to staff to make regular, small, money-saving changes, such as switching off unnecessary lighting and equipment, closing doors, and other measures – that can result in a saving of £90,000 in 90 days.
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