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Birmingham District Energy Scheme
The first phase (the Broad Street Scheme) encompassed a range of buildings in the central business district served by an Energy Centre at the International Convention Centre (ICC), and was launched in October 2007. Further phases began operation at Aston University during 2009 and Birmingham Children’s Hospital in 2010. The schemes are also being extended into several regeneration areas across the city and, ultimately, all of these sub-schemes’ will be linked together to improve resilience and maximise energy saving opportunities. The Birmingham District Energy Scheme has enjoyed rapid growth since its inception, enabling the ongoing expansion of the scheme and its combined low carbon plant capacity, as more customers have come on stream.
As the scheme evolves, ENGIE’s innovative approach ensures that low carbon technologies are applied to maximum effect. For example, the Birmingham Children’s Hospital Scheme (which includes a connection to Birmingham City Council’s Lancaster Circus) features a low carbon Energy Centre housing a 1.6MWe CHP, designed and built by BDEC and is expected to save 4,300 tonnes of CO2 emissions per annum. Overall, the scheme is saving over 15,000 tonnes of CO2 per annum compared to traditional systems.
Facts
60,000+ MWh of heat per annum
47,000+ MWh of electricity from the CHP plant
100°C/60°C hot water flow/return temperatures
18,000+ tonnes of CO2 saved per annum
12km of insulated distribution pipe
0.5°C temperature loss per km of pipe
8,000+ MWh of chilled water per annum
Electricity supplies synchronised with the National Grid