| 7. Energy audit & energy conservation. |
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Establish Present Performance Level. |
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Compare with standard norms. |
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Identify areas of losses. |
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Quantification of losses. |
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Recommend measures for improvement with |
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Cost benefits analysis. |
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Energy audit proves the commitment towards reducing specific energy consumption. |
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Energy audit improves profitability by reducing input cost. |
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Energy audit pays for itself and gives substantial returns in long run. |
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| Energy Audit Methodology |
| Energy audit methodology is a systematic approach to reduce energy consumption. |
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The ultimate aim of the Energy Audit is to reduce the energy cost per unit of production. |
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A systematic approach to Energy Audit is to identify all Energy users and ask simple questions related to energy like What? When? Why? Where? |
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Energy audit then classified the losses as "Avoidable “and "Unavoidable " losses. |
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The entire focus of the audit will be to reduce the Avoidable losses. |
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| Energy conservation |
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ENERGY CAN NOT BE CREATED BUT CAN BE CHANGED FROM ONE FORM TO OTHER |
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Conservation of energy is must for every individual and organization. |
Energy conservation has received attention in India since the mid 70’s. The impact of energy conservation efforts are felt at a very low pace as the commercial energy consumption per capita is low in the country and efficient end use devices are costly. Recent rapid increase in energy demand, mainly in the industrial and the service sectors has created a renewed awareness about the economic advantage of energy conservation.
The industrial sector consumes about 50% of the total commercial energy produced. There is a growing need to bring about improvement in the efficiency of energy use in the industrial sector.
The growth and demand for energy is increasing at a very fast rate, especially in the industrial sector, the transport sector and the house hold sector, thereby putting a great deal of pressure on the available resources. As the resources are scares it is must that the available source are used effectively and efficiently.
The only way for achieving this is through Energy conservation.
Energy Efficiency (E2) concept is simply the utilization of energy to its maximum potential. Although energy constitutes the major portion of the total annual operating cost of a company, since it is involve in every process and operation, it also has the largest potential for significant savings. When energy inputs are optimized, financial operating results significantly improved.
Energy conservation can best be achieved by the maximum use of Renewable energy.
Energy conservation potential v/s profitability -
For the top management, the ultimate goal for taking up Energy-Conservation measures is to enhance profitability. This gives a competitive edge in a market where the consumer drives the cost of the product.
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| Benefits of pursuing energy management - |
| Following are some of the benefits that corporate could realize by pursuing energy management techniques: |
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Enhanced cost competitiveness |
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Improved profitability |
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Conservation of natural resources |
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Environmental benefits like Reduction of Green House Gas Emissions |
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| The other spin-off benefits of Energy management are: |
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Percolation of cost saving culture across the organization |
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Improved productivity |
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Improved performance of plant & equipment |
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| Ways to conserve energy. |
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Eliminate – the loss & use (if possible) |
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Use of energy efficient products. (Cfl lamps, Energy efficient motors etc.) |
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Process optimization. |
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Use of Alternate energy source. |
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Innovative ideas & implementation |
Besides improving the cost competitiveness and environmental performance, excellent energy management practices would offer other spin-off benefits like percolation of cost saving culture across the organization, improved productivity and improved performance of plant & equipment.
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Energy conservation equipment Powerboss
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How much the POWERBOSS will cost? |
 No doubt the POWERBOSS cost will vary depending upon the motor rating, however, you are not going to spend any thing directly for the POWERBOSS, as you are already paying excess for the power consumption, rest assured the POWERBOSS will pay for its own from the Energy savings from day one of its installation. |
| Benefits of using Powerboss |
| Powerboss Puts You in Control |
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Built in Soft Start / Soft Stop |
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Match Motor and Load Torque. |
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Accurate Control of Motor Current - Intelligent Reactive Energy optimization. |
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Reduction Heat / Noise / Vibration |
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No adjustment required once fitted - marries with motor. |
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Reduces Energy Consumption. |
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Reduces Threat Of Peak Demand. |
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Improves Supply Stability. |
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Allows More Equipment to be connected to Supply. |
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Allows Applications To Be Switched On and Off At Will. |
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Reduces Starting Torque. |
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Prolongs Life of Driven Equipment. |
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Reduces Maintenance. |
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Improves Motor Life. |
| Powerboss Commercial Benefits - |
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Reduces Peak Demand Penalty Threat. |
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Reduces Motor Losses - Saves Energy. |
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Reduces Maintenance Costs. |
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Improves Motor Life. |
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Powerboss is used by following manufacturers worldwide –
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Ricoh |
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Denso Group |
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Ford Motor Group |
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Proctor & Gamble |
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Gillette |
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Hashimoto Plastics |
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GKN |
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Tata motors |
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GIC |
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Nestle |
