Energy waste in a quick service restaurant is worth the owner’s attention
Cost of saved energy directly adds to QSR owner's profit
The 2 beliefs about energy take a bite from QSR owner’s profit
In the tough world of quick-service restaurants owners are paid last. After everything and everybody are paid, the remaining profit is all too often modest. How can a QSR franchise owner increase their take home pay? Beyond the obvious – selling more and cutting product waste – what can an owner do to boost [...]
Implementation of energy performance standards at 3M – Q&A with Andrew Hejnar
I attended an interesting session Ask Us Anything session on ISO 50001 with Andrew Hejnar, MSc, P.Eng., CEM, CPEnMS, CEA, CRM, SEP PV, organised by Canadian Institute for Energy Training (CIET) and run by Olivier Cappon. Well done! Key takeaways: ISO 50001 is highly scalable, it can be implemented in companies as small as [...]
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I can calculate carbon emission of your plant at Scope 1 and Scope 2 in Canada
Utility waste at manufacturing plant is a choice, money is not the issue
I often hear that "Energy audit costs money, but saves no energy". This is true and not true at the same time. Here is why: Any experienced plant manager knows that their plant wastes utilities. No shame in this. Every plant wastes energy. Few plant managers know where exactly this waste occurs and even [...]
80% net carbon emissions reduction is achievable — and profitable — right now
We often hear that massive carbon emissions reduction is either technically impossible or financially unfeasible. However, through a feasibility-level analysis of eight commercial and industrial buildings, I arrived at a conclusion that surprised even me. Massive net carbon emissions reduction is not a technological issue, nor is it a financing problem. It is a [...]
Optimization and retrofit at refrigerated warehouse saved 41% of energy
We have completed another industrial refrigeration retrofit and optimization project at Erb Transportation warehouse in Baden, Ontario. Annual energy savings for the whole refrigeration plant are estimated at 41%. This time GreenQ worked under project management of Arcadian Projects and in cooperation with Davis Energy. Our contribution to the project was a complex optimisation [...]
In Energy Management Action without Information is a Waste of Resources
A conventional wisdom suggests that only action creates results. I tend to agree, except that is must be a correct action. How do you what energy project is the right one? How to choose between projects when each vendor claims attractive savings? I do not have a crystal ball either, but I [...]
A to Z of energy monitoring and targeting by Vilnis Vesma
My esteemed UK colleague Vilnis Vesma has written a series of smart articles that explains the often hidden value of measuring, monitoring and targeting of energy consumption. For the fun of it he arranged the series in alphabetic order. These short posts are written in plain English and contain tons of common sense based [...]
10 questions to answer before buying energy meters
An industrial client asked me what meters to buy. My honest professional advice: do not buy any, because whatever meters you buy you will be disappointed later. Here is why. I am a strong proponent of measuring energy use. No sensible energy project can be implemented without measuring. Simplifying William Thomson – “to measure [...]