180 public sector organisations have been awarded grants for 227 heat decarbonisation and energy efficiency projects.
Below is a summary of projects in the West Midlands that have been awarded funding through Phase 3b of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, including SWM members Birmingham City University and Coventry City Council.
Birmingham City University
Birmingham City University has been awarded £3,336,982 to upgrade 2 buildings: the Pavilion, the university’s main sports facility, and the Seacole building, which houses the Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences and the Defence School of Healthcare Education. Air source heat pumps, solar panels and LED lighting will be installed in both buildings. A variety of other energy efficiency measures will be installed, including energy efficient chillers in the Seacole building and insulation and a building energy management system in the Pavilion Leisure Centre.
Birmingham Metropolitan College
Birmingham Metropolitan College has been awarded £2,564,083 to replace the existing gas heating systems with air source heat pumps at the James Watt College in Birmingham. External wall insulation and hot water distribution improvements will also be carried out to improve the energy efficiency of the building.
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded £10,155,448 for 2 projects to decarbonise Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Parkview Clinic, which provides mental health services. A ground and water source heat pump system and double glazing will be installed at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. At Parkview Clinic, an air source and water source heat pump will be installed, alongside loft insulation to improve the energy efficiency of the building.
Community Academies Trust, Tamworth
Community Academies Trust has been awarded £1,810,837 to decarbonise Polesworth School and Kingsway Primary School. Air source heat pumps and insulation will be installed at both schools. In addition, solar panels will be installed at Kingsway Primary School and electric heating and secondary glazing will be installed at Polesworth School.
Coventry City Council
Coventry City Council has been awarded £2,771,086 to install air source heat pumps and draught proofing at 7 primary schools: Coundon Primary School, Eastern Green Junior School, Henley Green Primary School, Manor Park Primary School, Ravensdale Primary School, St Christophers Primary School, and Willenhall Community Primary School.
Dudley College of Technology
Dudley College of Technology has been awarded £2,020,170 to install air source heat pumps in their main building, as well as improving the insulation of the building through the installation of roof insulation and double glazing.
Harper Adams University, Shropshire
Harper Adams University in Shropshire has been awarded £708,747 to install air source heat pumps to heat the Princess Margaret Science Building, the Foulkes Crowther teaching building, and the Boughey student halls of residence building. The insulation of the buildings will also be improved to increase energy efficiency, and energy efficient ventilation fans will be installed in the Boughey student halls of residence.
North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College, Nuneaton
North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College has been awarded £3,065,846 to decarbonise 4 buildings at their Nuneaton Campus. An air source heat pump will be installed to heat all 4 buildings, and solar panels will be installed on the roofs of 3 of the buildings. A range of energy efficiency measures will also be installed across the buildings, including double glazing, LED lighting, cavity wall insulation and roof insulation.
Reach2 Academy Trust
Reach2 Academy Trust has been awarded £1,033,520 to replace end-of-life fossil fuel heating systems at 4 schools: Brampton Primary Academy, Tymberwood Academy, Kirby Primary Academy and Riverside Academy. Air source heat pumps will be installed at all schools, while Kirby Primary Academy will have solar panels, LED lighting and cavity wall insulation fitted. Brampton Primary Academy will also have loft insulation installed.
Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust has been awarded £31,391,126 to install air source heat pumps across a variety of NHS Trusts and services buildings, including West Park Hospital and New Cross Hospital at the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Walsall Manor Hospital at the Walsall NHS Trust, Sandwell General Hospital at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, and a training academy and hospital hub of West Midlands Ambulance Service. The energy efficiency of the buildings will also be improved through the installation of a variety of measures, including LED lighting, double glazing, cavity wall insulation, and high efficiency motors. Solar panels will also be installed at Sandwell General Hospital to provide a source of renewable energy.
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded £8,106,405 to decarbonise 21 buildings across Warwick Hospital and Royal Leamington Spa Rehabilitation Hospital, including the John Turner education centre, a care home, and a mortuary. Air source heat pumps will be installed to heat the buildings, and a range of energy efficiency measures will be installed across the sites including external and cavity wall insulation, double glazing and LED lighting.
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council has been awarded £1,910,000 to replace the existing gas boilers at Biddulph Valley Leisure Centre with air source heat pumps. Solar panels will also be installed to provide a source of renewable energy.
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded £12,948,248 to replace the existing gas heating system at Queen Elizabeth Hospital with a water source heat pump. Double glazing and heating pipework insulation will also be installed to improve the energy efficiency of the hospital.
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust has been awarded £5,431,451 to upgrade Royal Stoke University Hospital. Air source heat pumps will be installed in 4 buildings: the Clinical Education Centre, the Undergraduate Medical School, the Academy staff training facility, and the linen store, which is the hospital’s main distribution centre for bedding. The existing steam boilers will also be replaced with electric boilers to produce steam where needed across the hospital. In addition, LED lighting and solar panels will be installed in some of these hospital buildings.
University of Warwick
The University of Warwick has been awarded £1,043,635 to decarbonise the computer science building at the university’s Coventry Campus. The old gas boilers will be replaced with air source heat pumps and the energy efficiency of the building will be improved through the installation of double glazing and roof insulation.
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council has been awarded £3,671,750 to decarbonise 2 of their biggest carbon emitting buildings: the Civic Centre, a 1970s office building, and the Town Hall, a Grade II listed building built in 1903. Air source heat pumps and solar panels will be installed in both buildings.
