After 18 months of work at the University Hospital of Angers (Maine and Loire), Dalkia, a subsidiary of EDF, has just launched the new biomass boiler that will power the hospital. The company has designed, built and will operate the new facility, with a total power of 6.7 MW and located in the logistics area of the University Hospital. Gas & oil boilers, located on the plateau of the Capuchins, will act as reinforcements in case of system failure or extra demand.
Dalkia claim that the boiler has two high-efficiency boilers, which will limit the energy bill of the University Hospital, and that 85% of the heat comes from biomass, including wood chips from the surrounding region. This new facility is expected to avoid 16,000 tons per year of CO2 emissions, and construction of the boiler room also saw the creation of 16 long-term jobs, particularly in the biomass sector. ADEME subsidized the project and the contract will last 25 years.
Yann Bubien, CEO of University Hospital of Angers, was satisfied with the new equipment:
“This new facility demonstrates the social commitment of our establishment. It is an ecological commitment because we have abandoned the use of fossil fuels, but also a commitment to our patients to whom we must guarantee maximum comfort and maximum security management. As in any hospital we have extremely demanding sectors in terms of ventilation and hot water needs … This biomass boiler thought through quality partnership meets these multiple constraints.”
The new boiler does not fuel just the CHU, it also serves a Cancer Institute, the Capuchins centre and the Department of Pediatrics in Cesame as well as a mental health centre. Other buildings, such as the Biology Institute of the University of Angers and the IRIS2 building construction are also connected to the network.
Jean Michel Mazalérat, CEO of Dalkia, concluded:
“At a time of energy transition, the various actors of the territory are called to optimize production and energy consumption while ensuring continuity of service and comfort equal to their users. Through its activities, the University Hospital of Angers should ensure better energy performance. With its expertise in hospitals, Dalkia entered into partnership with CHU d’Angers in its search for energy savings and has risen to the challenge by putting in place appropriate technical solutions.”
