What energy efficiency projects is HEFT considering in the next 1 -3 years i.e. LED lights, Variable Speed Drives, Solar, Biomass etc.

HEFT has over the past ten years embarked on a number of large scale energy efficiency projects these include a 1.1 MWe CHP Trigeneration scheme at Heartlands Hospital, 706kWe CHP complete with site de steaming at Solihull Hospital and a 1.1.MWe CHP scheme at Good Hope Hospital that exports excess power to the grid overnight.

The Trust is currently in year 3 of a 4 year Sustainability Framework that has included all of the energy efficiency projects listed in the FOI with the exception of Biomass and in particular:

·         Pump replacement with high efficiency pumps

·         AHU Control Modification (3 port to 2 Port)

·         Installation of AM&T

·         Energy Display Meters

·         Insulation

·         Lighting retro fit

·         Refrigeration Controls

·         Solar PV

·         VSD’s and AHU Upgrades

·         Energy Conservation Measures to BMS

Looking forward the plans are to replace in its entirety the BMS at Solihull Hospital and to significantly upgrade both BMS’s at Heartlands and Good Hope all within a three year time frame.

 Lighting and controls will continue to be reviewed and where savings can be found schemes will be implemented though not exclusively with LED lights.

 Staff training and engagement with regard to energy awareness will be considered across the whole Trust over the next five years.

 Discussions have commenced on the possibility of installing network dashboards providing energy information both internally and externally to staff, patients and public.

A power demand response survey will be completed in the next 18 months initially at the Birmingham Heartlands Hospital with a target to implement a complete system to all three sites should the results prove to be successful.