I've done a number of energy surveys for a big energy user and there are a lot of opportunities to improve their performance and realise a significant saving. I produced a few slides as a summary of my findings. Let's hope they move to phase 2!
3. Company-Wide Actions
ISO50001 Bureau
Energy Air Building
Energy Service with Energy
Awareness Conditioning Sub Metering Management
Management Monitoring & Surveys
Campaign Inspections Systems
Standard Targeting
4. Prioritised Actions
•Condition Survey •Sub Metering Survey
Site 3
Site 4
Site 1
Site 2
•Steam demand •Sub Metering Survey
•Monitor Boiler Use •Volt Op Survey •Shop Floor Heating •VO Survey
•Enhance Maintenance •Generation Study •Ventilation Survey •Reorganise Offices
•ACI •Motors & Drives Study •Humidification System •Revise Lighting
•Pollution Issue Proposal
•Combustion efficiency •Energy KPIs
•Non-Process Heating •Compressed Air
•Heat transfer •ACI
•Staff awareness Survey
efficiency •Asset Register
•Maintenance manual •Motors & Drives
•Boiler heat loss •Compressed Air
•ACI •ACI
•Maintenance manual Survey
•Compressed Air •Asset Register
•Combustion efficiency •M&T
Survey •Staff awareness
•Boiler Blowdown •Bureau Service
•Asset Register •Maintenance Manual
•Variable Speed Drive •Sub Metering
Upgrade •VSD on kitchen
•Steam System Review •BMS
•M&T extract
•Compressor •Boiler Maintenance
•Bureau Service •M&T
management •Combustion Efficiency
•Sub Metering •Bureau Service
•M&T Tool •Heat Transfer
•BMS •Install Sub Metering
•Flue-gas heat recovery •Boiler Heat Loss
•ISO50001 •BMS
•Radiant heaters •Maintenance manual
•Lighting Upgrade •Heater controllers
•VOT •Steam Distribution
•Compressed Air •Extract Fans
•Compressor heat •ISO50001 Controllers
recovery Replacement
•Heater controllers •Washroom Upgrade
•Lighting Upgrade •ISO50001
5. Renewable Options
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Solar PV Yes Yes Yes Yes
Solar Water Heating Yes Yes Yes Yes
Wind turbine Yes No No Yes
Ground Source Heat Pump Yes No No Yes
Rainwater Harvesting Yes Yes Yes Yes
Micro CHP Yes Yes Yes Yes
Wood Fuelled Boilers Yes Yes Yes Yes
CCHP Yes Yes Yes Yes
6. Next Steps
Client to agree to move to next step
Return to four sites with specialists to produce accurately costed
proposals
Undertake Air Conditioning Inspections to ensure compliance with
the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive across portfolio
Appoint Dedicated Energy Management Resource conversant with
ISO50001
Initiate Energy Awareness Campaign
7. Potential
A saving on total energy costs of
between 20 and 30% can be
achieved at each site