
Taking a major step towards sustainability and savings
A large-scale decarbonisation project at Warwick Hospital will significantly cut the estate’s carbon footprint while delivering guaranteed energy and operational savings for South Warwickshire University Foundation Trust.
To secure the capital required for the project, the Trust asked CEF to lead on developing its funding application to the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) for affordable, low carbon energy efficiency upgrades across the public sector – run by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and delivered by Salix Finance.
The application was successful, and the Trust received £8.1M in grant funding for its energy efficiency and energy generation project.

After securing project capital, CEF moved onto orchestrating the procurement phase on behalf of the Trust, with CEF framework contractors FP Hurley and Sons appointed as lead contractors for the scheme.
The pathway to net zero chosen by the Trust adopts a whole estate approach and is primarily built around the creation of a low-carbon, centralised heat network.
Works involve the upgrade of the power supply, installation of air source and water source heat pumps, with the creation of the new district heating mains feeding the satellite plantrooms. In addition, the scheme includes the installation of solar PV panels and a comprehensive upgrade of the windows.
Importantly, centralising the generation and distribution of heat enables the replacement of multiple boilers across the estate. These legacy boilers are not only less efficient than the heat pumps, but their combined heat output is currently greater than that required by the hospital.
As part of a guaranteed performance contract put in place by CEF the 15-year Energy Infrastructure Project Agreement aims to reduce Warwick Hospital’s carbon footprint by 11,313 tCO2 while reducing the Trust’s energy and maintenance costs by £135,000 each year for the next 15 years.
