The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been ranked in the top 30 percent of organisations in the UK in an energy efficiency league table.

The results of the mandatory CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme, introduced by the Government in 2008, were announced last week.

The actions carried out by the Trust in preparation of the scheme means that out of more than 2,000 cross-industry organisations, the Trust came in at number 381. Compared to the 159 NHS organisations in England involved with the CRC, the Trust was in the top 20.

Laura Skinner, Sustainability Manager, said: “We are really happy with the results of the performance league table, and are looking to achieving the Carbon Trust Standard in 2012 so we can further improve our performance in future league tables.”

A number of measures have been introduced as part of the Trust’s Sustainability Plan. Automatic Meter Readers (AMR) have been installed on all mains incoming gas and electricity meters to access half hourly consumption. This consumption is checked against building activity to identify and reduce energy wastage.

The Trust has also introduced lighting upgrades and controls, insulation upgrades, heat recovery and free cooling, as well as installing a number of solar panel installations on buildings.

Energy saving initiatives will become more evident and help to improve the Trust’s position within the league table from next year onwards, when organisations start to be ranked according to carbon emissions reduction achievements.

RBCH has recently adopted a target of reducing its overall carbon emissions by 10% by 2015/16 based on a 2007/08 baseline.

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