Spire Parkway Hospital installs 181 solar panels to help achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030
27 November 2024
Spire Parkway Hospital has just completed the installation of 181 solar panels, as part of a major carbon reduction programme at the hospital. The panels are expected to generate 4% of the hospital’s annual electrical needs and reduce the overall carbon output of the hospital by 29,732 tonnes.
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 at the hospital include providing hospital colleagues electric vehicle charging points to promote greener travel and staff training on waste management.
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.
Emily Montgomery, Hospital Director at Spire Parkway Hospital, said:
“Environmental sustainability is a core component of our strategy and I’m delighted that we’ve been able to install solar panels here at Spire Parkway. I’m proud of all my colleagues’ enthusiasm and determination to meet our goal of becoming carbon neutral by the end of 2030.”
