Benefits:
- Energy savings = 1.5m kWhr/pa
- Energy cost savings = £58,000
- Emissions reduction = 686 te CO2
- Simple pay back = 11 months
Facility: Effervescent Sachets Manufacturing Area – low relative humidity required
Issue: Very high energy demand driven by original HVAC design & unable to meet Product critical conditions during summer months
Brief: Reduce energy demand without compromising on product quality or Compliance
Solution:
- Reduce existing air change rates
- Reduce existing fresh air volume
- Install new VSD’s to the supply air fans
- Replace the existing supply air diffusers to improve air distribution
- Re-commission & balance the complete manufacturing areas HVAC system
- Supported upgrade of BMS system, installation of VSD’s
- Maintenance upgrade of filtration & control valve replacement
- Completed product risk assessments, Engineering Change Control documentation & all required Regulatory documentation covering the changes
Conclusion: EECO2 supported HVAC design review, recommissioned HVAC system & supported BMS & HVAC upgrade also design of new supply air diffusers
Site Director commented:
The savings delivered during Phase 1 has exceeded our expectations & the quality Team have supported the risk based approach used to deliver the savings. We now move on to Phase 2 upgrade which is much more demanding but the confidence & structure knowledge we gained during phase 1 we help us deliver our target for 2011
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