Introduction

Skåne Energy Agency performed an investigation with regards to the energy use of one floor within a hospital and identified the measures that should be taken to save energy.

Objectives and target audience

Objectives:-

Increase the knowledge of the use of electricity within hospital departments as well as implementation of measures within the specified department.

Target group:-

The project addresses mainly the staff on the medical department.

Financial Resources and Partners involved
The project development, investigation, identification and implementation of measures was financed by Region Skåne. The costs for undertaking the measures where split by the medical department and the department operating the hospital building.  The budget for the investigation and information performed by Skåne Energy Agency was approximately 20,000 €.

Process

These processes have been performed:-

-    Find appropriate ways to inform and educate individuals of their use of energy to help influence their attitude and behaviour on energy use.
-    Find the appropriate forms for the users to claim proper demands from the property owner and participate in the identification and installation of new energy solutions.
-    Identify the structural boundaries needed to improve the energy efficient behaviour of individuals to allow for actions such as the purchase of energy efficient products and the use of energy efficient behaviour.
-    Gather knowledge about energy use within the health care department of a hospital.

Results

In the department investigated within the project, in-door lighting is the most energy consuming issue.

Suggested measures:

-    The change to night lighting in corridors at night and to switch every third light off.
-    The installation of light sensors in 16 rooms.
-    To change 53 ordinary bulbs to low energy lighting bulbs.
-    To have 40 computer stations connect to multi sockets with on/off switch.

The estimated energy savings from the above measures on a yearly basis will be approximately 20 000 kWh.

Calculating energy savings with the only information available being related to behavioural change can be very challenging to estimate.

Critical Success Factors / Challenges

Success factors are:-

-    Good technical guidance has been provided and is available to allow for the changes that need to be done.
-    Connection of property owner and property user
-    Information about energy savings suited for work in question
-    Combination of behavioural information and technical measures.