Decentralised energy

Traditionally, we have obtained all our electricity from the national grid. Coal and gas-fired power stations create 30% of the UK’s CO₂ emissions, and electricity generated in this way is highly inefficient, losing over 60% of the energy through heat loss at the power station and in transmission.

We have a huge amount of experience in the design and installation of Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plants, and projects that generate heat and energy from waste or biomass. Increasingly, organisations are turning to decentralised energy, which is generated close to where it will be consumed and distributed through local networks. This is more efficient and creates a much lower, or even zero, carbon footprint. It also allows organisations and communities to take greater control of their own energy provision, reducing their reliance on grid supplied electricity and gas powered heat generation. Our decentralised energy schemes span a broad spectrum of applications, deploying a diverse range of technologies. We develop large energy centres, based on low-carbon CHP technology, capable of providing the energy base load for a hospital or university. Biomass-fuelled energy centres can power a retail or business park.

We design these assets so that any surplus energy can be sold to the local community, making the scheme even more cost-effective. MITIE’s model allows you to enjoy the benefits of this decentralised energy generation without the capital outlay through various funding models. In fact we can design, finance, build, operate and maintain the energy plant on your behalf over a set contract period, providing guaranteed output and availability of supply against agreed KPIs.

Just look what we did for Royal Free Hospital. 

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