In healthcare, every second counts. Whether it’s keeping life-saving equipment running, maintaining a safe and comfortable environment for patients, or ensuring staff can focus on what matters most, energy plays a silent but vital role in delivering exceptional care.
But the sector faces mounting pressures: ageing estates, rising energy costs, lack of funding, growing demand, and the urgent need to reduce carbon emissions. All while maintaining the highest standards of safety, comfort and care.
You need energy solutions you can trust. Ones that are efficient, low-carbon and built to safeguard you from the unexpected. You need smarter ways to fund investments, reduce waste and unlock savings that can be reinvested into frontline services. And you need partners who understand that in healthcare, there’s no room for downtime.
This is about more than just keeping the lights on. It’s about helping healthcare professionals do what they do best: caring for others, with the confidence that their energy solutions are working just as hard as they are.
Our onsite energy generation technologies help healthcare providers cut costs, reduce carbon, increase resilience, and take control. We specialise in 1MW+ onsite, behind-the-meter energy generation, and we'll work with you to determine the type of energy generation that works best for your organisation, managing your installation around your estate's unique requirements.
These technologies are underpinned by flexible financing and expert maintenance, to make it easy for healthcare providers to transition to a cleaner, cheaper and more competitive future. With our fully integrated approach, you'll have a holistic solution that's ready for the energy landscape of tomorrow.
Reduce energy costs and carbon emissions with efficient on-site generation.
Cut grid reliance and unlock long-term savings with clean, renewable energy.
Electrify heating to support decarbonisation and reduce fossil fuel use.
A self-sufficient and self-contained system of interconnected energy generation and storage technologies
Industry-leading service plans to maximise your return on investment.
In-house flexible financing options to fund your new energy technologies, with no upfront capital.
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Transforming the healthcare sector to meet modern demands requires significant investment. But with capital budgets stretched, how can estates teams unlock the investment needed to fund new energy technologies?
Funding doesn’t have to be a barrier. There are a range of financing options available to the healthcare sector. These remove the upfront cost barriers of investing in new technologies, and many of them are off-balance sheet too.
Most healthcare buildings weren’t designed with net zero in mind. Many buildings are decades old, with a maintenance backlog running into the billions. They’re running on systems that become outdated years ago, but every upgrade must be justified against urgent clinical needs and tight budgets.
But for those on the ground, the question isn’t “why”, it’s “how”. With a simple four-step approach, estates teams can plan and deliver decarbonisation, and ensure it’s prioritised as a clinical enabler that benefits both patients and staff.
Resilience is no longer just about having an emergency plan in a drawer. It’s about embedding the ability to anticipate, absorb, and recover from disruption into every aspect of estate management. It’s about being able to withstand heat waves and winter storms. It’s about reducing exposure to cybercrime. It’s about reducing the impact of volatility on day-to-day operations.
The stakes are high: when estates fail, patient care is directly impacted. Building resilience doesn’t mean starting from scratch. It’s about making smart, strategic upgrades that protect services and support sustainability.
Onsite energy generation means producing energy right where you need it, rather than relying solely on the grid. It can range from Solar panels on the roof, to new Heat Pumps in your energy centre, or a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) system that’s ready to be powered by hydrogen or biomethane. Blending onsite energy generation technologies with deep retrofits can deliver even stronger results.
These solutions can work independently or alongside the grid, giving you flexibility, control, and peace of mind. It’s often cheaper and cleaner than relying solely on the grid, and can boost your site’s resilience at the same time.
Energy is the lifeblood of every hospital, clinic, and care facility. When managed well, it creates healthier environments for patients and staff alike. Building a strong energy strategy starts with a clear understanding of the complexities it must navigate. By adopting strategic tools, building partnerships, and focusing on integrated planning, organisations can reset their energy strategies to deliver tangible improvements in cost, carbon, and resilience, ensuring healthcare environments are fit for the future.
Digitalisation is no longer a future ambition. It’s a present-day necessity. With the right digital strategy, healthcare estates can monitor and optimise building performance in real-time. Predict and prevent equipment failures. Improve space utilisation. Enhance compliance and reporting. It improves efficiency, reduces costs, and accelerates your ability to meet sustainability and performance targets.
By embracing digitalisation, the healthcare providers can transform its estate into a strategic asset that supports clinical excellence and operational resilience. But faced with legacy systems, siloed data, and manual processes, where can you start?
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