ENERGY
NEW TECHNOLOGY BRINGS ENERGY SAVING VOLTAGE OPTIMISATION TO SMALLER SITES
sites with electricity bills of up to £30,000 a year can now benefit from one of the world’s leading energy saving technologies. Voltage optimisation has been reducing the carbon footprint of industrial premises for over a decade but, until now, has not been viable for buildings using only up to 300,000 kWh of electricity per annum.
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hanks to a new product launched by Vo4 at ecobuild 2013, this is no longer the case. Vo4, renowned for bringing compact and efficient voltage optimisation technology into the home, has adapted award winning technology used on larger scale commercial applications to develop a ground-breaking new 100amp 3-phase unit aimed directly at small and medium-sized organisations and buildings. available in three models, the unit offers a 10% reduction in energy consumption – a figure based on recent independent research – to smaller sites. thousands of public sector facilities will fall into the category of properties which can benefit from the unit, including healthcare clinics, government and local authority buildings, the emergency services, educational establishments and housing associations.
IMMEDIATE SAVINGS Fully designed and manufactured in
the uK, Vo4 systems can be installed in a matter of hours by a qualified electrician
and deliver immediate savings, giving a return on investment in less than three years – a finding which has been independently trialled and verified by leading energy supplier rWe power. Voltage optimisation is a proven and established system which employs a device, installed in series with the mains electricity supply, to reduce the voltage coming into a building from the average 242V supplied by the national grid, to 220V which is the optimum rating for electrical devices throughout the uK and europe.
BALANCING FLUCTUATIONS in addition to this saving of energy, it improves power quality by attenuating
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transients from the supply. modern electronic devices are less tolerant of transient voltages than the robust circuits developed decades ago and appliances may be damaged or fail prematurely if they are not protected from the spikes in voltage that are caused by jumps and falls in demand on the national grid. running equipment at their optimum levels produces less noise, heat and vibration so there is less stress on internal parts and motors which increases efficiency and extends their lifespan. this could save the public sector thousands of pounds a year on items ranging from sensitive it equipment and printers through to fans, air conditioning and specialist medical equipment.
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