Virtu installation at the British Library

The British Library is a research library in London and is the national library of the United Kingdom. As a legal deposit library it receives copies of all publications published in the UK and Ireland. It has 400 miles of bookshelves and houses more than 14 million books alongside manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 2000BC.

The British Library and CBRE's real estate team reached out to Naked Energy at the end of 2021 to learn how Virtu can help the institution to decarbonise its head and power consumption.

The Virtu installation supports the library's heat-driven humidity control system to preserve its collection of books and manuscripts.

Additionally, it provides space heating and domestic hot water for users and staff. By generating solar heat and power on its roof, The British Library is burning less natural gas onsite, reducing its scope 1 emissions. Every year, the installation will save 267 MWh of gas and 14 MWh of electricity consumption. The annual carbon saved will be 55 tons CO2eq per year.

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