{"id":1761,"date":"2026-04-09T08:41:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/?p=1761"},"modified":"2026-04-09T08:41:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:41:18","slug":"sunny-future-for-swansea-bay-uhb-s-solar-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/?p=1761","title":{"rendered":"Sunny Future for Swansea Bay UHB\u2019s Solar Farm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff<\/p>\n<p><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no\"><meta http-equiv=\"X-UA-Compatible\" content=\"IE=edge\"><meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><title>Sunny Future for Swansea Bay UHB\u2019s Solar Farm<\/title><meta name=\"description\" content=\"\"><meta name=\"keywords\" content=\"\"><meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index,follow\"><meta name=\"googlebot\" content=\"index,follow\"><meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\"><meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Sunny Future for Swansea Bay UHB\u2019s Solar Farm\"><meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"\"><meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"website\"><meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/media\/press-releases\/sunny-future-for-swansea-bay-uhb-s-solar-farm\/\"><meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sunny Future for Swansea Bay UHB\u2019s Solar Farm\"><meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"rich-text-case-study rte\">\n<div class=\"wrap rich-text-case-study__wrap\">\n<p><strong>Brynwhillach Solar Farm begins exporting zero-carbon electricity to Morriston Hospital as project officially goes live.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Swansea Bay University Health Board solar farm has reached an exciting milestone after the 10,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/solar\/\" title=\"Solar\">solar panels<\/a> installed by Vital Energi went live and began exporting electricity to Morriston Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>The installation will generate 4MW of zero-carbon electricity for the hospital and will reduce the Health Board\u2019s carbon emissions by 20,000 tonnes over the lifecycle of the project.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott Lutton,\u00a0 Operations Director &#8211; North and Scotland\u00a0 <\/strong>explains, \u201cThis is a very important project for both the Health Board and the NHS in general as it will be the first Welsh hospital to receive its electricity from a dedicated solar farm and in addition to the large carbon savings, the hospital will reduce its energy spend by \u00a3439,000 per year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs energy security is paramount to the NHS, the solar farm underwent a rigorous testing period and met all the requirements of the local district network operator.\u00a0 Once it successfully passed these requirements the system went live and is now supplying zero carbon electricity to the hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vital Energi have also installed the supporting electrical infrastructure and 3km private wire network which will connect the solar farm to Morriston hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"quote\">\n<div class=\"wrap quote__wrap\">\n<div class=\"swiper-container js-simple-quotes\">\n<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n<div class=\"quote__holder\"><span class=\"quote__icon\"> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"36\" height=\"28\" viewbox=\"0 0 36 28\"><g fill=\"#F58220\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M12.319 0h3.648a2 2 0 0 1 1.838 2.788l-10.286 24A2 2 0 0 1 5.681 28H2.033a2 2 0 0 1-1.838-2.788l10.286-24A2 2 0 0 1 12.319 0zM30.319 0h3.648a2 2 0 0 1 1.838 2.788l-10.286 24A2 2 0 0 1 23.681 28h-3.648a2 2 0 0 1-1.838-2.788l10.286-24A2 2 0 0 1 30.319 0z\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg> <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"quote__holder\">\n<p class=\"quote__text\">The project presented a number of challenges, however the Health Board\u2019s project team together with Vital Energi, were able to overcome these and deliver the UK\u2019s first dedicated solar farm with private wire supplying carbon free electricity to a large acute hospital. The Health Board takes its environmental responsibilities seriously and is committed to reducing its carbon footprint. This development demonstrates the Health Board\u2019s commitment to the Welsh Government\u2019s target of net zero carbon by 2030<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quote__author\">Des Keighan, <span class=\"quote__position\"> Assistant Director of Operations at SBUHB<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-text-case-study rte\">\n<div class=\"wrap rich-text-case-study__wrap\">\n<p>This is the second energy project Vital Energi have delivered for SBUHB after phase 1 saw them deliver a range of energy conservation measures which reduced carbon emissions by 2,476 tonnes per annum whilst generating \u00a3870,000 of cost savings per year. Both projects were procured through the RE:FIT framework and come with an energy performance contract which guarantees performance, financial and carbon targets.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff Sunny Future for Swansea Bay UHB\u2019s Solar Farm Brynwhillach Solar Farm begins exporting zero-carbon electricity to Morriston Hospital as project officially goes live. The Swansea Bay University Health Board solar farm has reached an exciting milestone after the 10,000 solar panels installed by Vital Energi went live and began exporting electricity to Morriston Hospital. 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