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Isle of Wight NHS Trust (IWT) has been awarded £72,000 to install new solar panels on the roof of Isle of Wight Ambulance Service station. The project will help reduce energy costs and generate renewable energy for the site.
The funding is part of a Department for Energy Security and Net Zero package of £100m from Great British Energy for the NHS to install solar power and battery storage solutions to help reduce energy bills.
The new solar panel installation projects are expected to deliver savings nationally of around £8.6m a year, and up to £260m over the panel’s lifetime across the NHS.
The funding awarded to IWT will not only help the Trust to deliver against its plans to be more sustainable by reducing emissions but will also deliver financial savings estimated to be around £21k a year. Work will begin later this year.
“We recognise the impact our services have on the environment and are delighted the team have been awarded this funding which will help us provide more energy efficient services to our communities. Thank you to everyone who has been involved in supporting us with this work so far.”
Trevor Mose, Head of Sustainability and Energy at Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Commenting on the investment across England, Chief Sustainability Officer at NHS England, Chris Gormley said: “Thanks to the dedication of teams nationwide, the NHS has already implemented hundreds of projects that enhance energy efficiency and drive significant cost savings.”
He added that across 78 NHS Trusts on around 200 sites, the expansion of solar power generation will reduce energy costs by hundreds of millions of pounds. “These vital savings can be reinvested directly into frontline care, ensuring the NHS continues to deliver for our patients and communities.”
Read more about the government funding announced in March – Major solar investment set to transform energy use across NHS trusts.
