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"It would be nice to have that surplus heat in the radiators in winter, but right now we have no way of storing it," he explains. That's why he hopes in the future to see a socalled groundwater plant installed, which will make it possible to store hot water underground in summer and use it for heating in winter. What's more, the cold water deep below the building could be used to cool the hospital's energy-guzzling scanners, after which the heated water could be pumped back down into the ground for later use. "I could also envisage an energy exchange between us and the local skating rink, for example. But right now all that kind of thing is burdened with taxes, which means it is not economically worthwhile," says Stig Toftebjerg. FutuRe Challenges But a groundwater plant and an exchange of energy between Silkeborg Regional Hospital and local companies is not even on the drawingboard yet. "It's also a question of getting the funding to make these investments. And on top of that, the necessary expertise is hard to find in Denmark, because there are not many such plants here yet," says Stig. High above the streets of Silkeborg, the weather gods have taken pity on us. A hole opens up in the clouds and the sun shines down upon the panels and in just a couple of seconds a dial swings from under 40 degrees to a little over 60 degrees. "It's a pity that the money we save doesn't go into my kitty, but for me, it's first and foremost a question of the environment. It's my job to be energy-conscious," says Stig Tofteberg with a twinkle in his eye.
"it's a pity that the money we save doesn't go into my kitty, but for me, it's first and foremost a question of the environment."
Stig Tofteberg, technical manager, Silkeborg Regional Hospital
Solar energy use, in figures
14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 Jan 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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Solar energy Energy kWh Heat kWh
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Solar energy Energy kWh Heat kWh
Blue column: The amount of sunlight. Green column: Energy extracted from the solar panels. Grey column: The actual use of the energy. This should ideally be as close to the green column as possible.
Note: June 2008: During this month the plant was out of action due to a technical fault.
On an annual basis, the system provides about 15 percent of the hospital's hot household water, but on days when the sun is shining, this rises to almost 100 percent.
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