Vital Energi has delivered five CHP engines to five hospitals in five days, and, when combined with energy efficiency measures, the company says the new plant will result in estimated financial savings of £44.6 million, while reducing CO2 emissions by over 200,000 tonnes, over the course of the engines’ lifecycles.
Ian Whitelock, joint MD, said: “Delivering five engines in five days is a huge undertaking. Normally the lead time would be in the region of 26 weeks, and in some instances, to meet our clients’ funding deadlines, we reduced this to six."
"Due to the nature of funding in the NHS, it is often imperative to move quickly, and at Vital Energi we have structured our organisation and our supply chain to be able to meet these challenges.
“Many hospitals have an ageing energy infrastructure, and we have shown the opportunity is there to make huge reductions in carbon emissions and financial savings, which can then be invested in patient care.”
Vital Energi delivered the engines to: Leicester Royal Infirmary, Glenfield Hospital Leicester; York Hospital; Cheltenham General Hospital, and Northampton General Hospital (see photo). When fully operational, their total output will be over 6.8 MWe.
