Energy savings

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  • Coca-Cola Hellenic reduces energy consumption by 75%
    Reducing energy consumption is one of the most important requirements today when modernising machines and systems. Often, there is great potential for saving energy - which, in the end, means saving money. While retrofitting a transportation system, Vienna-based Coca-Cola Hellenic Austria used the Movigear mechatronic drive system to reduce energy consumption by 75%, which is equivalent to an annual reduction of 41 tons of CO2. What’s more, the amortisation time is less than one year, meaning project managers had little trouble in gaining approval from their finance department.
  • Energy efficiency and air-operated diaphragm pumps
    Recent technology has been developed that increases the pumping efficiency of air-operated double-diaphragm pumps and reduces energy costs by up to 50%.
  • Solar pretzels
    In the US state of Pennsylvania, Snyder’s of Hanover has begun construction on a solar farm that will include 15,000 panels spanning 10.5 hectares. The system is projected to produce 4.2 million kW hours of electricity per year, supplying approximately 27% of the company’s energy needs.
  • Saving energy during decaffeination at Kraft
    The food producer Kraft has converted its decaffeination pumps in Bremen, Germany, to variable-speed operation.
  • Improving the energy efficiency of industrial refrigeration plants
    Minimising the power consumption of industrial and commercial processes is gaining increased focus with rising oil and coal prices, as well as impending emission trading systems in Australia and elsewhere. The power consumed by large industrial refrigeration plant often makes up the major portion of site power used on refrigeration-intensive sites, such as food processing plants.
  • Food manufacturer saves energy
    Mars Petcare Australia has implemented a customised compressed air system from Champion Compressors, optimising production, reliability and energy efficiency.
  • Save energy and achieve greater control with variable speed drives
    In today’s climate of rising energy costs and carbon trading schemes, any technology which helps plants use energy more efficiently should be adopted. Variable speed drives offer the ability to control the speed and torque of motors in many applications while providing significant energy savings - but only if implemented correctly in the right application.
  • Towards more energy-efficient cold storage
    With a continuous global effort to reduce our carbon footprint, refrigeration manufacturers are being pressured to develop more energy-efficient products.
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Product (8)
  • Carlo Gavazzi WM30 and WM40 energy meters
    Carlo Gavazzi Energy Meters - the WM30 and WM40 along with their respective range of optional add-on modules - feature modular communications options, including: BACnet IP, MODBUS TCP/IP, MODBUS-RTU and iFIX SCADA. The BACnet and MODBUS options are also available with or without onboard memory.
  • Endress+Hauser EngyCal Btu and steam billing meters
    The EngyCal RH33 Btu meter and RS33 steam meter provide high-precision data recording and billing information for custody transfer, steam measurement and energy-flow calculations for process and facility applications.
  • CAPS energy-efficiency service
    CAPS is ramping up its specialised assistance and reporting service for companies required to meet federal government energy consumption and emissions savings targets in the food and beverages sector.
  • Eaton power management and protection software
    The Eaton power management and protection software range, including Intelligent Power Manager, NetWatch, Network Shutdown Module (NSM), Personal Solution-Pac and LanSafe, allows Windows 7 enterprise servers and small business PCs to be monitored and safely shut down during a power failure, protecting and saving valuable data.
  • Boge AIReport compressed air auditing system
    Boge has introduced AIReport, a compressed air auditing system which can simultaneously analyse up to 12 compressors. Logged data will then identify where compressed air savings can be made, leading to an optimised compressed air system and reduced energy costs.
  • Energy efficiency measurement tool
    Baldor has released a software estimating tool that enables users to evaluate the energy efficiency of electric motors and variable speed drives. Known as BE$T, the Baldor Energy Savings Tool can be downloaded free of charge from the company’s website.
  • Energy monitoring systems
    Onset’s web-based Hobo U30 Remote Monitoring Systems are now compatible with NorthWrite’s Energy Expert software platform.
  • Industrial drives
    ABB has launched the ACS850 drive module which features an in-built energy saving calculator, embedded Modbus and drive-to-drive link, intelligent user interface with a series of assistant wizards, integrated safety functions, modular hardware and software, and a removable memory unit.
News (5)
  • A collaboration for Australia’s food bowl
    A new partnership to improve the sustainability of Australia’s $102 billion food and grocery manufacturing industry in Victoria has been signed between the Victorian Government and the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC).
  • Food waste powers Tesco’s new distribution centre
    In the UK, Tesco's new distribution centre in Widnes will be completely powered by renewable energy generated from food waste.
  • Be cool for less - cheaper refrigeration technology
    A new ‘smart’ metal could reduce refrigeration costs by reducing energy usage by up to 175% compared to current technology.
  • Cut up to 60% off food processing energy use
    CSIRO, in collaboration with Horticulture Australia Limited (HAL) and the Australian Prune Industry Association, has used a combination of alternative energy and computational modelling to cut energy requirements by 60%.
  • Potato power for HJ Heinz
    Power from potato peel is just one of the approaches HJ Heinz is using to reduce its environmental footprint and implement its sustainability goals.
Case Study (4)
  • Green manufacturing no pie in the sky
    In a world where navigating the carbon jungle is often considered as ‘just too hard’, a century-old family firm has been rewarded for getting excited about sustainability.
  • 15% reduction in energy use at major Australian dairy plant
    Process control, instrumentation and electrical engineering solutions provider MIPAC has successfully conducted a pilot at a major Australian Dairy plant that is claimed will lead to a significant reduction in carbon emissions.
  • Energy storage system for winery
    With a growing concern over power usage and availability, and a push to gain reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, Cristopia's Australian agents Thermal Energy Storage Technologies (Australia) has won the right to install an Ice Storage System
  • Heinz raises energy efficiency
    It is claimed that a new energy centre for a UK Heinz factory will be 14% more efficient due to help from ABB drives
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