Another hospital, Milton Keynes University Hospital has utilised its flat roofing structure to install solar panels to generate significant energy on-site. £2.75m was invested in new roofing and the installation of solar PV.
Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham, East Yorkshire has become the first hospital in the UK to be completely powered by its own renewable energy in daylight hours. In September 2021, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust started installing solar panels on land next to the hospital site.
The highly concentrated roof mounted solar PV system is now generating up to 52,975 kWh of clean electricity per year and over its lifetime will provide a valuable on-site renewable energy source that will help power the NHS hospitals operations and reduce their energy costs. This will enable increased investment in frontline healthcare services.
A hospital in California implemented a solar energy system on its rooftop, including solar panels, energy storage systems, and a smart energy management system. The outcomes included a significant reduction in energy consumption, substantial cost savings, and a decrease in carbon emissions.
The first phase of the work has been completed with more than 2,500 solar panels installed across the hospital, producing 853MWh which is equivalent to powering over 200 average homes for a year or around 8% of the Trust’s total electricity requirement.
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust began installing solar panels on land adjacent to the hospital site in September 2021. It took five months to install, but now a local hospital trust’s investment in solar technology is paying dividends.