Hospital's green energy push could save £1m a year

The work could cut energy costs at the hospital by £1m a year

A hospital has started work on a £16.2m project to replace its boilers with heat pumps and solar panels.

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust said the work, plus energy efficiency measures, would reduce the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital's carbon footprint by more than 3,000 tonnes a year.

The work could also save the hospital trust £1m a year in energy costs.

Funding for the project has come through the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme.

The hospital trust said the project would include an upgrade of energy management systems, better insulation and the replacement of air handling unit fans with low-energy fan systems.