Greener healing in Ealing
A £5.9 million project to reduce carbon emissions and improve energy resilience is underway at Ealing Hospital in west London.
The work is expected to cut carbon emissions by around 900 tonnes per year and deliver financial savings of over £260,000 per year.
Ealing Hospital is a busy district general hospital in Southall, west London, run by North West London University Healthcare NHS Trust. The Trust is working with Vital Energi to design and install the major infrastructure upgrade needed to reduce emissions.
At the heart of the scheme is a 1MW air-to-water source heat pump system, designed to meet the fluctuating heating and cooling demands of a hospital environment. The cascading configuration of the heat pumps ensures enhanced reliability and redundancy, which is critical for maintaining stable conditions in sensitive areas such as operating theatres and intensive care units.
Energy conservation measures include upgrades to pipework and roof insulation, secondary side modifications to improve system efficiency, and upgrades to the building management system (BMS), including integration with VitalView for advanced monitoring and performance optimisation.
A 100.35kWp solar PV array, comprising 223 panels installed across available roof spaces, will further contribute to the hospital’s renewable energy generation.
