Salix Finance provides interest-free funding to public sector organizations, including NHS trusts, to invest in energy efficiency projects. It has allocated over £930 million in funding since 2004, resulting in annual energy savings of over 63,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide. Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust has utilized £995,000 in Salix funding for 15 projects, achieving annual savings of £258,000 and reducing carbon emissions by 1,624 tonnes. Salix offers a simple application process and supports projects from development through installation to help organizations like Frimley Health lower energy costs and meet carbon reduction targets.
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Securing funding to deliver cost-saving
energy efficient technologies
Thursday 25th October 2018
Liam Gillard, Salix Finance
Richard Hilson, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
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Overview of Salix Finance
Independent, not-for-profit company working in partnership with the Public Sector
since 2004
Salix provides interest-free funding to accelerate investment in energy efficient
technologies
National profile working in England, Scotland and Wales
Funded by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), the
Department of Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government
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Our achievements
*calculated using emissions factors published by government for carbon foot printing
client pilot
schemes
Salix funding
allocated
£930,000
energy saving
per annum
6,000*
tonnes CO2
per annum
£3.4m19 500
client projects
committed
tCO2e*
annual
saving
Salix funded
projects
energy
saving per
annum
client projects
committed
Clients
supported
2004
2018
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Technologies supported
Salix funding can support over 100 energy
efficiency technologies
Boiler replacements
Building energy management systems
Combined heat and power
Heat recovery
Heat networks
Heating and hot water upgrades
Building fabric insulation
LED lighting upgrades
Street lighting
Solar PV
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Salix Finance and the NHS
Funding criteria – 5 year loan payback, costs less than £172 to save tCO2e over
lifetime of the project
Funding can be used to improve existing equipment or to install equipment to
achieve higher standards in new build developments
Funding can be secured over multiple years to support Sustainable Development
Management Plans and long term estate strategies (including EPCs)
NHSI approve of Salix’s Invest to Save model
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£70.5m
100,000
£19.5m 63
236
£567.5m
Salix working within the NHS
*Calculated using emission factors published by government for carbon footprinting
63
232
TOTAL TRUST ENERGY
SPEND 2017/18
£567.5m
TOTAL SALIX LOAN
VALUE
ESTIMATED ANNUAL
tCO2e*
TOTAL ANNUAL
SAVINGS
£70.5m
100,000
£19.5m
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Top Salix NHS clients
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS
Foundation Trust
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
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Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
3 main hospitals:
Frimley Park, nr Camberley
Wexham Park, nr Slough
Heatherwood, Ascot
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Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Estate : +/- 170,000 m2
FPH 80,000m²
WPH 66,600m²
HWH 23,600m²
Type Annual kWH Budget
Electricity 20,500,000 £2.5m
Gas 60,500,000 £1.6m
Energy:
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Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Development:
Frimley Park Hospital – Diagnostics building - 1,500m² 6,000m²
FBC / Formal Planning
42 In-patient beds
4 x MRI Scanning Suites
3 x CT Scanning Suites
Consultation Rooms
2 x Mammography Suites
• 2 Ultrasound Suites
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Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Development:
Wexham Park Hospital - ED
9,300 m2
30 single 'majors' rooms, eight resus
rooms & 10 assessment rooms
84 short-stay beds, 34-bed acute
assessment, 20-cubicle ambulatory
emergency care unit , 36-bed short-
stay medical unit & 16-bed short-
stay surgical unit.
+10-15% energy use
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Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Development:
Heatherwood Hospital – New Hospital! 2021 opening
£90m project
GP hub & outpatients
Day case and endoscopy
Elective surgery
Diagnostics centre
40 beds + private
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Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Salix Recycling Fund
Set up in 2007
Utilised a total of £350k and have completed 14 projects
Annual Savings of £120k and 765 tCO2e
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Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Salix Energy Efficiency Loans Scheme
Utilised a total of £995k and have completed 15 projects
Annual savings of £258k and 1624 tCO2e
Currently completing 2 more energy efficiency projects:
£235k LED lighting upgrade – annual savings of £43k and 135 tCO2e
£4.65m energy centre and heat network – annual savings £866k and
1621 tCO2e
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Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Example Project – Lighting - OPD Wexham Park Hospital
Often worth doing the design
Old infrastructure – flexibility
Controls don’t have to be state of the art
QTY
Total
Energy
Load (W)
kWh
Consumption
Cost per
kWh
CRC per
kWh
Cost per
annum QTY
Total
Energy
Load (W)
kWh
Consumption
Cost per
annum (inc
CRC)
195 20,278 105,476 £12,868 165 4,319 22,186 £3,088
£9,780
Wexham OPD Corridors & Consultation Rooms Dimmable
Existing New
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Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Salix Benefits
No interest loan
Expertise
Robust evaluation
Independent
Collaborative
Expertise
Trusted internally
Lessons Learnt
Project lead-in time
Engage early
Publicise internally
Broaden scope
Future Plans
New build (s)
BMS controllers
FPH solar
WPH lighting
FPH energy strategy
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Salix project knowledge slides
Sharing of knowledge between clients
Before and after project delivery
Supporting comments
Lessons learnt
Supplier information
Contact details
NHS knowledge slides
Gaining internal approval
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Salix application process
1. Visit our website at www.salixfinance.co.uk
2. Simple online application:
Complete a project compliance tool and attach supporting documents
For projects over £100,000 – complete business case template
3. Public sector body or supporting body submits application
4. An automated email is generated and sent to the authorised official which they need to
reply to confirming their approval
5. Application assessed and decision made typically within two weeks
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Supporting project delivery
Feasibility
Internal
Consultation
Procurement Mobilisation Installation
Business case
checks
Meet with finance
department
Offer reservation of
funding for Trust Board
Workshops and calls with
other Trusts for advice
Interim Payments
Phase works over
financial years
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Summary
100% interest free funding available for NHS Trusts and
Foundation Trusts – no maximum loan amount
Cost neutral - loan repaid through savings
Supporting long-term funding plans, Sustainable
Development Management Plans and estates strategies
Helping the NHS achieve energy and carbon reduction
targets
Reduce energy bills at your Trust
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Thank you
liam.gillard@salixfinance.co.uk
0203 714 5655
Editor's Notes
Introduction to Salix and our funding model
Working within the NHS
Knowledge sharing and case studies
Application process
Summary and questions
Salix’s work is focused exclusively on the public sector where lack of capital has prevented the modernisation of buildings and infrastructure
Aim to develop a strong, long term and positive relationship with public sector clients
Salix is a well trusted, successful company that is growing
Salix must ensure effective stewardship of public funds
Need to think holistically about energy. Important to also consider behaviour change.
Salix recently moved into renewables – Solar PV
So how does our model work?
A Trust or FT would come to Salix with a proposed project and the estimated savings, once we’ve assessed the project, Salix provide you with the upfront-capital that is often not available to invest in energy efficient technologies that will reduce energy bills. The savings in the energy bills are then used to repay the interest-free loan making it a cost neutral approach and Salix then re-invest the repayments in to further projects in the public sector.
Part funded and assessed on a case by case basis if over funding criteria
CRL is adjustable for Salix financing – important to get in contact with NHSI regional lead
Frimley Park – new diagnostics building (2019)
Wexham Park – new 10,000 m2 ED full occupancy March 2019
Heatherwood – Building new £95m hospital
Frimley Park – new diagnostics building (2019)
Wexham Park – new 10,000 m2 ED full occupancy March 2019
Heatherwood – Building new £95m hospital
Frimley Park – new diagnostics building (2019)
Wexham Park – new 10,000 m2 ED full occupancy March 2019
Heatherwood – Building new £95m hospital
Over 200 PKS (project knowledge slides)
Our application process is all online, you can register for access to our knowledge sharing area as well as when you’re ready to apply. We have a key application document called the Compliance Tool which is where you enter the project details including savings and this tool will automatically calculate whether it is compliant within the 5 year payback and value for money criteria.
Once an application has been submitted we aim to assess the project within 2 weeks dependent on the level of supporting information provided. Once we’ve committed the funding you’re free to go ahead with install and repayments begin a few months after completion of the project.
Salix tend to get involved in projects once an organisation knows which technologies they want to implement and have an idea on costs and savings.
We are happy to look over your Business case – gives you confidence in your savings and payback figures
At the stage of getting approval – happy to meet with finance departments to run through the Salix offer.
Salix can provide a reservation of funding once we have seen calculations if this would help you with board approval and we can put you in touch with other Trusts that have done similar projects or faced similar barriers to you to help overcome issues.
Throughout installation we can pay out funds in instalments as you progress the project – eg. First interim for when you raise the order making it easier to pay contractors, with last payment being on completion of the project.