NHS Tayside Set for Carbon Savings On Net Zero Journey with Vital Energi

NHS Tayside are continuing their ambitious decarbonisation works with a major energy efficiency scheme which will revolutionise how they generate and use energy across three of their sites whilst saving an estimated 3,427 tonnes of carbon emissions over the project’s life expectancy.

The project, which is scheduled for completion by Spring 2025, will see a range of energy conservation measures installed, each designed to deliver maximum carbon savings:

• 269 rooftop solar PV panels across three sites, generating a total of139kWp.
• 5 heat pumps installed across three buildings, with a total output of 300kW.  These will also include 20,000l of combined thermal storage.
• Improved insulation to reduce heat loss.
• Upgraded heating controls for optimised energy use.
• Replacement of 9 doors and 124 windows across two of the buildings.
• Upgrading 382 light fittings to modern LED fittings and installing intelligent controls.

Works will be carried out at Abbey Health Centre in Arbroath, Westgate Health Centre in Dundee and St. Margaret's Hospital in Auchterader, Perthshire.  Crucially, Vital Energi will deliver an energy performance contract which guarantees key performance indicators such as financial and carbon savings.  All savings will be independently verified by a third party as part of the contract.

The works are aligned with the Scottish Government’s target for public sector organisations reaching net zero by 2040 and eliminating fossil fuelled heating by 2038.  The project has received £3.2m in funding from the Green Public Sector Estate Decarbonisation Scheme (GPSEDS).

This new project follows a major 18-month scheme delivered by Vital Energi in 2015 where we delivered energy upgrades across several of NHS Tayside’s sites including a major energy centre upgrade at Ninewells Hospital and energy conservation measures at Perth Royal Infirmary and Stracathro Hospital.