Energy Efficiency Case Study
Recommissioning of Blow Moulding Facility Client:
Location:
Sector:
Global Consumer Beverage Manufacturer
UK
Food & Beverage
Project Challenge: After only 3 years in operation, a major new blow moulding facility on a consumer beverage manufacturing site had resulted in greater than expected energy use, contributing a 40%+ increase in overall site consumption.
Benefits:
Project Brief:
• Annual Energy cost savings identified
Identify major energy users within the ventilation, heating and cooling systems and provide solutions to improve control and reduce energy with a least capital cost approach.
Solution:
£78,000 • Annual Energy cost savings delivered to date
£30,000 • Annual Emissions reduction delivered
Major opportunities were uncovered as part of Energy Intervention as a result of engagement with staff on site, including engineering, production and quality teams. Further detailed surveys resulted in clear project plans with costs and paybacks, for example; 1 Heating and cooling setbacks linked to production phases 2 Resolve dehumidification control strategy 3 Optimisation of control loops to provide stable oven temperatures
189 te CO2 • Simple payback
< 2 years • Other benefits: - Decreased stress on equipment - improved lifespan
4 Implement free cooling strategy to production area 5 Reduce fresh air volume flow to required values 1 Improved control and variable speed drives on cooling and heating circuits The collaborative approach to the surveys gave site team ownership and increased take-up of re-commissioning projects, compared to a typical audit approach.
“The survey was carried out in a timely & professional manner and the importance of minimising any impact on production was always carefully considered throughout the design and implementation phases of the project. The facility is now running in a fully flexible demand-based state, tuned to match production requirements without excessive energy consumption.” Site Energy Manager
EECO2 Energy Efficiency Services Conclusion:
Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences Energy & Compliance
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Project Management Energy Monitoring
A satisfied site team understood how they could take control of rising energy use and with the help of EECO2’s engineers started the recommissioning process to meet carbon reduction targets.
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