This refurbishment project is part of North Somerset Council’s local structure plan, which will see all new buildings generating 15% of their energy requirements using onsite methods of micro-generation.

The strategy includes a sustainable model of energy saving and re-investment by Dalkia. School buildings upgrade plant and equipment using capital savings made through energy efficiencies implemented by Dalkia.

The new plant completely replaces the 40-year-old oil-fired heating system and incorporates a new gas-fired condensing boiler and a solar-thermal system. The school has also been fitted with a BMS to provide precise control of all building services.

The solar thermal element of the plant is expected to provide over a third of the system’s monthly base load. The gas heating will deliver CO2 savings of around 36 t a year, with a further 4 t contribution from the solar thermal array.

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