Hospital order

Thermal Energy International has received an order worth £246,000 from Salisbury District Hospital Trust to install a CHP exhaust stack condensing heat recovery system for use on its heating and hot water system. The order follows the successful installation of a GEM condensate return system, also from Thermal Energy.

George Atkinson, head of estates, says: "This project will provide further energy savings to add to the energy efficiency of the CHP system to be installed concurrently. Overall the carbon reduction expected from these projects will demonstrate a high commitment by the Trust to improving the environment." Last year 70 GEM venturi orifice steam traps were installed throughout the hospital, replacing previous steam traps which, on average, were either failing open, shut or half-open at a rate of 10% per annum.

Salisbury District Hospital's base carbon output is 12,600t/annum. By 2015 the hospital expects to have reduced this to just 11,000t due to energy efficiency measures such as the GEM steam traps and new CHP system.