Spire Nottingham Hospital installs solar panel array in the first steps to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2030
03 December 2024
Spire Nottingham Hospital has installed 132 solar panels as part of a major carbon reduction programme across the group.
The installation is part of a programme across Spire Healthcare , to put in place over 12,000 solar panels at all of its 38 hospitals across England, Wales and Scotland this year, backed by an investment of £5.2m.
Nationwide, the programme will reduce the hospital estate’s combined annual carbon footprint by approximately 968 tonnes, the equivalent of:
- planting 44,000 trees
- taking 390 medium-sized cars off the road
- flying from London to Sydney almost 200 times
Spire Healthcare has committed to become carbon neutral by 2030, the first independent sector healthcare provider in the UK to do so.
Other environmental initiatives, to name a few, at the hospital includes time-sensitive, low energy LED lighting throughout the hospital, electricity procured from renewable sources, electric car charging units onsite and converting food waste oil into biofuel. The hospital has a dedicated carbon champion, who promotes sustainability throughout the hospital and encourages colleagues to think about what they can do to reduce carbon usage.
Natasha Young, Hospital Director at Spire Nottingham Hospital, said:
“Environmental sustainability is an important part of our strategy and I’m delighted that we’ve been able to install solar panels here at Spire Nottingham Hospital. I’m proud of all my colleagues’ enthusiasm and determination to meet our goal of becoming carbon neutral by the end of 2030.”
