NHS Sheffield - carbon management
Green2Go (G2G) is committed to helping organisations minimise any adverse impact their activities may have on the environment, and we actively champion new and innovative green technologies that can significantly improve energy and carbon performance.
We are working closely with NHS Sheffield to help it achieve its targets for carbon reduction and the energy performance of its buildings.
G2G has been appointed to supply bio-fuel generating systems for four new LIFT (Local Improvement Finance Trust) developments which are due to start construction in early 2010.
The combined heat and power (CHP) generating systems are powered by a 100% sustainable bio-fuel manufactured from waste used cooking oil.
As well as delivering electricity to the building, the generating systems also produce heat as a by-product, which is harnessed to provide low cost heating and hot water. The CHP generating systems deliver a carbon reduction of up to 80%.
In addition, the systems are fully synchronised with the National Grid, allowing them to export electricity during periods of low demand from the host site. This excess electricity is then sold on to other facilities and delivered to them via the National Grid. The electricity supplied in this way has exactly the same green credentials as if the building had a CHP system installed.
This means that NHS Sheffield will be able to power its existing estate with electricity from the G2G generating systems that are due to be installed in its new-build facilities.
This innovative waste to energy virtuous circle will place Sheffield NHS at the forefront of efforts to reduce carbon emissions within the NHS.
G2G was also engaged by NHS Sheffield to perform Enhanced Carbon Assessments (ECAs) for three existing LIFT developments: Jordanthorpe Healthcare Centre, Deepcar Medical Centre and Wincobank Medical Centre.
The assessment measures how a building’s existing carbon footprint compares with best practice, identifies where energy is inefficiently used or wasted and establishes the attitudes of staff towards energy management.
These findings provide the basis for a wide range of practical recommendations for improving energy efficiency and therefore reducing NHS Sheffield’s carbon emissions.