Industrial Utility Efficiency

Sustainability Projects

The purpose of this article is to show there isn’t always a proportionally linear relationship between what happens with flow reductions on the demand side of a compressed air system - and what happens with the energy consumption in the air compressor room. Optimizing an entire compressed air system requires precise knowledge of the supply side, how compressed air is used in the process itself and how those two relate together.  

Heat-Reclaim Economics of Air and Water-Cooled Air Compressors

It is widely recognized that compressed air systems account for ten percent of all electricity and roughly sixteen percent of U.S. industrial motor system energy use. Seventy percent of all manufacturing facilities in the United States use compressed air to drive a variety of process equipment.

New Trend in Outdoor Area Lighting

Outdoor area lighting can be defined as streets, roadways, parking lots and pedestrian walkways. These applications have been subjected by conventional lighting technologies such as high-intensity discharge (HID) lamps and fixtures. HID lighting has been utilized for many years in outdoor area lighting applications and have well-documented performance attributes. Today’s advancements in Light Emitting Diode (LED) technology have resulted in a new alternative for outdoor area lighting, which has several advantages over existing conventional lighting.

Carbon Zero Air Compressors

Compressed Air Best Practices spoke with Peter Kyriacopoulos. Mr. Kyriacopoulos is the General Manager/VP USA Region East for Atlas Copco Compressors.

Sustainability at RR Donnelley

Sustainability at RRD starts with a philosophy. It is then executed through a global policy and objectives. RRD’s philosophy does not see sustainability as making a choice between being cost-effective and improving environmental impacts. On the contrary, sustainability represents integrating these two factors. This philosophy guides our sustainability objectives and strategies.

Printing Facility Reduces Air Demand

This article will focus on a compressed air system assessment done at a printing facility in Canada. The energy costs at the time, in Manitoba, were \$0.025 per kWh and the installation was of just 65 horsepower of air compressors.

Seven Sustainability Projects: Heat Recovery

Reducing energy costs and pollution emissions involves many areas within an industrial facility.  My studies have found seven (7) key (or common) areas where low cost practical projects can be implemented.  Combined, these projects provide savings exceeding 10% of the annual energy spend with an average payback of less than one year. This article will focus on the opportunities for using waste heat sources to supplement winter building heat.

Seven Sustainability Projects: Metering

Reducing energy costs and pollution emissions involves many areas within an industrial facility.  My studies have found seven (7) key (or common) areas where low cost practical projects can be implemented.  Combined, these projects provide savings exceeding 10% of the annual energy spend with an average payback of less than one year.

Assessment Improves Electroplater Production

Faced with rising energy costs, a large electroplating company sought to improve the efficiency and reliability of its compressed air system. After getting a quote from their vendor on a new 300-hp compressor to replace an existing unit, the company sought a comparison quote due to the significant investment the new compressor represented. Based on a recommendation from one of their customers, they turned to Scales Industrial Technologies.

Seven Sustainability Projects: HVAC Optimization

Reducing energy costs and pollution emissions involves many areas within an industrial facility.  My studies have found seven (7) key (or common) areas where low cost practical projects can be implemented.  Combined, these projects provide savings exceeding 10% of the annual energy spend with an average payback of less than one year.

Seven Sustainability Projects: Demand Control

Reducing energy costs and pollution emissions involves many areas within an industrial facility.  My studies have found 7 key (or common) areas where low cost practical projects can be implemented.  Combined, these projects provide savings exceeding 10% of the annual energy spend with an average payback of less than one year.

Water Conservation

“Our view is always from the perspective of the value chain from the raw materials to the end

Steam

Properly functioning steam traps open to release condensate and automatically close when steam is

Lighting

Outdoor area lighting can be defined as streets, roadways, parking lots and pedestrian walkways.

HVAC Systems

Launched in 2006, the TTU-IAC program provides manufacturers in the state with free energy,

Cooling Systems

A large manufacturer of consumer glassware products in the North East sought a solution for

Boilers

KPPC has helped more than 800 businesses and organizations in the state discover sustainable

Bill Mgmt/Demand Control

The purpose of this article is to show there isn’t always a proportionally linear relationship