The spokesperson added: “Project Clean Heat is the RUH’s large-scale project that will see us replace a number of our gas boilers with more energy-efficient equipment such as air-and water-source heat pumps.
“We’re also undertaking a number of other improvements such as increasing the number of solar panels on site.”
The hospital said that once complete in 2026, the project would see them save 3,200 tonnes of carbon every year.
“That’s the equivalent of more than 14,000 return journeys from Bath to Edinburgh in a typical petrol car,” the spokesperson said.
The work is being funded by a £21m government grant from the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero.
