Partnership approach funds hospital infrastructure work
The installation of gas turbine CHP and absorption chiller plant at Royal Gwent Hospital are among energy-saving measures funded by a partnership between Honeywell and the Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust.
To provide funding for the replacement of major plant items in two of its hospitals, Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust has entered into a partnership with Honeywell. This approach replaces contract energy management and enables Honeywell to provide a guaranteed level of cost savings for the trust for a 15-year period. The savings amount to about £380 000 a year. The partnership enables Royal Gwent and Neville Hall hospitals to have the most modern equipment that may have been beyond the financial reach of the trust on its own. Honeywell undertook the introduction of 17 initiatives to save energy and reduce utility costs. They include replacing heavy-fuel-oil boilers with dual-fuel burners, installing gas-turbine CHP, converting lighting ballasts to high-frequency units, installing a modern building-management system, installing new absorption chiller plant and implementing measures to conserve water. Clive Cullinane, estates officer for energy, says, ‘The PFI project at the Royal Gwent Hospital has been running for four years. Some development challenges have been encountered during this period. However, by working together in the true sense of partnership, Honeywell and the trust have overcome these, and the project has achieved its aims and goals.’ www.honeywell.com
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