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Carbon saving advice for organisations with an energy spend up to £500k. Larger organisation?

The emissions from healthcare buildings visited by the public are around 5.8Mt CO2. The NHS estate is the largest and most complex estate in Europe, spending around £563 million on energy each year, and total carbon emissions of 3.42 Mt.

 
 

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First steps for small healthcare organisations
Get support from identification to implementation of energy saving projects

Video-based online training tool
Find out how much you can save with our online training videos

Hospitals sector overview: energy saving opportunities
Find out how to save energy and help make the most of budgets


 

How to save energy in healthcare organisations

If you're new to energy saving, view our first steps to save energy in the healthcare sector. See below for three areas to focus on for reducing energy use in this sector.
Heating: this can account for as much as 60% of the total energy bill in a typical building. Just 1°C of overheating can increase your fuel costs by around 8%. Find out how you can cut heating costs by up to 30% with advice on simple energy saving measures, upgrading and replacing equipment.

Ventilation: unnecessary ventilation can waste energy and cost you a lot of money. Find out how you can make your systems more efficient with advice on simple energy saving measures, upgrading and replacing equipment.
Energy management: get buy-in for energy saving across all levels of the organisation, from appointing an energy manager and monitoring energy use, to developing an action plan and training staff.

Next steps

Walk round checklist – healthcare energy savings Online training View our video-based online training tool Action plan tool Create an action plan for your site
 
Finance Apply for energy efficiency financing Tax relief Get tax relief on energy saving equipment

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Hospitals sector overview: energy saving opportunities

Energy saving advice: air conditioning, combined heat and power, Biomass heating advice for hospitals, more topics.

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Find out about our expert advice and services for NHS Trusts, or see a full list of all our services.  For further information, call our telephone advice line free on 0800 085 2005

 
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