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Hospital Energy Management Case Study

20th November 2017

The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital is a specialist centre for acute surgery. Essential Control has improved the control and maintenance of how much energy is consumed at the hospital, which has allowed for a more efficient way of managing their energy system and has resulted in a reduced amount of energy waste.

The installation of our energy management system throughout the entire hospital was completed as part of an EPC contract carried out with ENER-G’s Combined Heat and Power System. As well as the substantial environmental benefits, our Energy Management System has also significantly improved the maintenance and control of the site’s HVAC system (Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning), which is beneficial for both staff and patients as consistent temperatures are managed and maintained throughout the hospital.

Our system enables staff to view temperatures, plant status and alarms through our software which allows multiple access for authorised staff to alter set points, holidays and time schedules.

All data is then sent to our online customer portal which enables staff to view all historical data to aid in problem solving and analysis.

If any assistance is required with the system, the hospital is able to contact Essential Control’s service line. Engineers can connect to the system remotely to carry out diagnostics and provide support to the hospital’s onsite maintenance team.

As well as retrofitting Shrewsbury’s existing HVAC controls systems, Essential Control have also been involved in the hospital’s new build projects. Most notably, we completed the supply, installation and commissioning of the controls system for the state of the art Pharmacy Aseptic Filling Suite with Interserve Engineering services and Clean Design. This project involved working closely with the design consultants and contractors during the installation to ensure that the strict design criteria was met, which was vital as pharmaceutical medication requires extremely finely controlled temperatures.  It also involved integrating our Energy Management system with the accredited Pharmagraph monitoring system to ensure the smooth operation of the entire system.

With our new energy management system we noticed a difference straight away through the savings made. It’s reassuring to know we have the support from Essential Control engineers if we need it”. 

Steve Darlington, Assistant Estate Manager

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