Stadtwerke Gießen AG (SWG) concluded a 15-year energy savings guarantee agreement with the Evangelical Hospital (EV). The guaranteed energy cost savings for the hospital and the associated properties were finalised on Thursday by Klaus Rompf, Chairman of the sponsoring association and Helmut Müller, Head of Administration at EV, together with the responsible parties at SWG, Manfred Siekmann, Chairman of the Management Board and his colleague on the Management Board, Reinhard Paul.
Valuable savings
The signing of the contract marks the start of the construction measures and the modernisation of the existing plant. Prior to this, graduate engineer Matthias Funk, Head of District Heating Systems Engineering at SWG, drew up a modernisation concept with the help of the hospital's Technical Director, graduate engineer Steffen Bepler, and an engineering firm from Giessen. With the energy saving contract, Stadtwerke guarantees that the Protestant hospital will be able to reduce its energy consumption and thus also its operating costs every year. SWG would like to reduce the hospital's annual heating requirements by around 40 per cent per year. The planned savings are roughly equivalent to the heating requirements of just over 100 single-family homes. But that's not all: in addition to the guaranteed savings, SWG will also provide the service from planning to installation and commissioning of the planned measures.
Modernisation of the plant
The Giessen-based energy and water supplier is taking over the existing plant and investing in the heating, sanitary and ventilation systems. Around 160 thousand euros are being invested in the modernisation of the heat generation system. In addition to exhaust gas heat exchangers, a combined heat and power unit (CHP) with an electrical output of 50 kilowatts (kW) will be used. SWG plans to put the newly optimised plant into operation at the end of 2007. The necessary construction work will begin in the next few weeks. The construction work was planned precisely by SWG experts. For this reason, SWG is also guaranteeing the Protestant hospital that all work can be carried out without interrupting operations.
Energy savings by experts
Stadtwerke offers customised solutions that can be implemented quickly. With the energy savings guarantee contract over a fixed period, SWG initiates energy-related improvements in every company. Anyone looking for a strong partner like Stadtwerke Gießen for their industrial company with regard to a contracting agreement can contact Thomas Wagner, Deputy Head of Business Customer Sales at SWG: Interested parties can reach Thomas Wagner by telephone on 0641 708-1292 or by email at twagner@stadtwerke-giessen.de.