eSteam™ for healthcare facilities

Carbon-free eSteam™ is helping healthcare facilities reduce carbon emissions, drive energy efficiency, and meet sustainability goals.

​​Problems we solve for healthcare facilities

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Deliver uninterrupted energy service to support hospital needs such as tool sterilization and equipment operations

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Meet your institution’s sustainability goals and building performance standard requirements with carbon-free eSteam™

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Lower energy intensity in high use hospital buildings and create a path to decarbonize operations

Rapidly decarbonize healthcare facilities with eSteam™​

With innovative technologies and solutions like eSteam™, Vicinity offers a replicable model for healthcare organizations to rapidly decarbonize their operations.

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Food grade steam to meet sterilization needs

With steam sterilization as the U.S. Center for Disease Control’s recommended sterilization method, rest assured that your facilities​ and surgical​ equipment ​are ready for mission-critical work.

Meet critical reliability needs for healthcare operations

Learn how Vicinity helped meet the needs of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, providing a highly reliable, efficient, and cost-effective energy solution.

How does eSteam™ work?​

Vicinity will use a combination of heat pumps, electric boilers, and thermal storage technologies to create carbon-free eSteam™.

1. Procure

Vicinity will procure electricity from renewable, carbon-free energy sources and import the power through a co-located electric substation.​

2. Produce

Powered by green electricity, electric boilers and industrial-scale heat pumps will transform water into eSteam™.

3. Optimize

Thermal storage provides on-demand eSteam™ production from stored, off-peak renewable electricity.

4. Distribute

Carbon-free eSteam™ will be distributed to customers through underground piping infrastructure.​

The steam and chilled water services that Vicinity Energy provides are crucial to the operational efficiency of our hospital and support our mission to provide excellent and compassionate clinical care to all citizens of Baltimore.
Robert Beckwith
Vice President of Support Services and Construction, Mercy Medical Center

Benefits of eSteam™

Our team is prepared to help healthcare facilities meet their engineering, sustainability, financial, and stakeholder needs with our carbon-free thermal energy product.

Carbon-free​

Vicinity will procure electricity from renewable energy sources like wind, solar, and hydro to generate eSteam™.

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Reduce energy risk

Rely on energy delivery from interconnected central facilities with multiple power supplies, fuel sources, and back-up generation.

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Maximize real estate value

A district energy connection typically requires the same amount of space as a single parking space so that buildings can use their space economically.​

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Lower cost

eSteam™ is a cost-effective option to cut carbon and meet sustainability goals.

Improve reliability and safety

Our team offers a full array of customized solutions to ensure that your energy operations remain both reliable and safe.

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Maximum flexibility​

Choose how much eSteam™ and the carbon-neutral electricity source to generate it.

Ready to take the next step with eSteam™?

Contact our team to learn more about how Vicinity can help healthcare organizations achieve energy and sustainability goals.