On-site oxygen generator cuts carbon footprint of veterinary centre

The hospital is one of the first referral centres in the country to use in-house oxygen generators for 100 percent of its core delivery, dramatically reducing the carbon footprint associated with multiple
weekly deliveries and freeing staff from the physical dangers of moving heavy bottles around the site. 

Not-so-green bottles
As one of the world’s leading specialist small animal referral centres, the specialists at this state-of-the-art
facility in the UK are committed to providing the very highest standards of veterinary care. Oxygen of at least 90 percent purity plays a vital role in the hospital’s regime. It is used
in therapy and during operations, as well as in the preparation and treatment rooms. 

On average, the veterinary centre uses around 33m3 of high-purity oxygen every day. To keep up with this demand, four
deliveries of bottled oxygen were generally required each week. For a practice with a strong commitment to sustainability, 150 lorry journeys per year represented an unacceptably high carbon footprint. 

Read the full article in DPA's December 2024 issue