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Green deal to boost Newcastle United’s saving options

Newcastle United Football Club has partnered with Manchester-based ENER-G to improve its energy saving capability.

Newcastle became the world’s first football club to be ‘carbon positive’ in 2012 by offsetting more carbon than it emits, and was awarded the prestigious Carbon Trust Standard.

By generating its own green energy supply using an ENER-G combined heat and power (CHP) system, the club is now reducing carbon dioxide emissions at its St James’ Park Stadium by a further 390 tonnes per year.

This equates to the environmental benefit of removing 130 cars from the road, or the carbon that would be offset by 320 acres of forest , which would cover the area of approximately 160 football pitches.

The technology has been supplied on a pay-as-you-save basis via ENER-G’s Discount Energy Purchase scheme.

With no capital outlay for equipment or installation, and no operational costs for ongoing aftercare of the CHP system, Newcastle United is making both cost and carbon savings.

Eddie Rutherford, Facilities Manager at Newcastle United, said: “The less energy we use, the less carbon we emit and the less impact we have on the environment, both locally and globally.

“Our partnership with ENER-G to introduce a high efficiency CHP system is another major step in our mission to achieve outstanding green performance.”

Ian Hopkins, Sales Director for ENER-G, added: “Newcastle United’s move to onsite generation with CHP is the latest success story in the club’s impressive green energy progress.

“The club is demonstrating that environmental leadership also makes good financial sense by reducing its energy bills at the same time as shrinking its carbon footprint.

“Best of all, the Club has installed the CHP system without any capital cost and is able to enjoy immediate savings, without any upfront expense.”