M&V value – $500,000 grant through proven energy cost reduction
How to produce more, use less energy and be rewarded for upgrades? It can be done. Our client, an injection moulding plant working for automotive sector, wanted to upgrade to bigger, more powerful machines. These machines use more energy. However, they produce so much more product, that energy use per pound is effectively lower. Much lower. This conclusion has been [...]
How does energy waste look like in industrial refrigeration?
We continue industrial refrigeration optimization project aimed at energy consumption reduction without compromise of refrigeration capacity. At first stage we study the system. Study through direct observation and through analysis of directly measured energy consumption data on all parts of the refrigeration system - from compressors to condenser fans and pumps. This data in combination with production load and weather [...]
Managerial oversight may forever hide energy waste
Amnesty to prior energy waste unlocks immense energy cost reduction potential.
Are you aiming at the right energy targets?
A friendly maintenance manager told me recently: “We will first do all we can with our big energy users and then proceed to an energy audit”. 'Big ticket items first' approach to energy management may hurt business and can hurt maintenance manager personally. This hurt can be avoided. If started right, big and impactful energy projects will follow small and [...]
How energy savings can add extra holidays at your plant?
A recent report from SaveONEnergy described results of a lighting retrofit at Great Wolf Lodge in Niagara. Article states that annual electricity saving are "the equivalent of 400 room bookings". While expressing results of retrofit in term dear to hotel managers is definitely a step in the right direction, this comparison understates results by a factor of 16. And here [...]
Simple payback can cost you profits and what is the better way ratio
Simple payback period is routinely used as an ultimate ratio when it comes to selecting between energy projects. This practice may cost your company money in missed opportunities. Simple payback period (SPP) is the simplest way to assess profitability of an investment project. Simply divide first year cost by first year savings and you get SPP of the project. SPP [...]
Satisfied clients send cheques, happy clients send referrals
Today I had the most pleasant meeting at owners office of our manufacturing client. I experienced deep satisfaction when plant manager bragged about results of projects to the owner - lighting, grants, utility audit, compressed air system audit, changes in water supply, upcoming refrigeration optimisation and monitoring. And a grey-haired owner said: "I am happy with the results. Making money through [...]