INDUSTRY NEWS
NEW CHILLER OPTIMISATION SERVICE
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s part of the Government’s Energy Efficiency Strategy (ESOS) auditors are tasked with finding significant areas of energy use and
opportunities to reduce energy. To help them, leading specialists in optimising energy efficiency and resilience for critical cooling and refrigeration systems, Excalibur Energy, has developed a new service aimed at identifying improved efficiency in datacenter cooling, air conditioning and refrigeration. Called ‘Chiller Check’, the service includes a full performance and
optimisation report to help auditors understand the possible savings. Upon receipt of basic survey information, the company can quantify the existing energy consumption and efficiency of a chiller, associated fans and pumps and, from this same information, can calculate the potential to improve efficiency and reduce energy consumption. As part of the service, Excalibur will give an accurate turnkey cost for
completing the project to demonstrate its viability. The resulting report will allow an ESOS auditor to see if there is a major opportunity to reduce energy consumption and make recommendations based on an accurate return on investment. Gareth Holden, MD of Excalibur Energy says: “We have over 25 years’
experience of improving the efficiency of air conditioning and process cooling, and believe we can add real value to an ESOS Assessment for organisations looking to reduce energy consumption and improve their carbon footprint. From a desktop report we can identify the most cost effective energy efficiency improvements and produce a business case for the auditor to show potential cost reductions available.” Excalibur Energy works with facilities management and energy consultants to optimise the efficiency of chillers, cooling and refrigeration systems using a combination of the latest technology high-efficiency EC fans, Inverter control, advanced condenser cleaning regimes and other technologies. Excalibur typically reduces energy consumption by 25-30%.ming — of which 16 percent was generated by the business sector.
Excalibur Energy 01980 626490
UK NEEDS TO PREPARE FOR LOW CARBON ENERGY SYSTEM
The UK can implement an affordable transition to a low carbon energy system by 2050 but decisions taken in the next decade will be critical, according to a new report published by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI). The Insights Report, written by Jo Coleman, the ETI’s Director of Strategy Development and Chief Engineer Andrew Haslett, looks at the targets, technologies, infrastructure and investments needed to ensure a smooth and affordable low carbon transition out to 2050. It concludes that the UK can implement an affordable transition to a low carbon energy system over the next 35 years by developing, commercialising and integrating technologies and solutions that are already known, but underdeveloped. However, decisions taken in the next decade are critical in preparing for the transition and crucial decisions must be made about the design of the UK future energy system by 2025 to avoid wasting investment and ensure the 2050 targets remain achievable. The report acknowledges that there is not one single
technology answer but a need to develop and prove capability across a complementary basket of technologies. The immediate large-scale development focus should be on replacing the UK’s nuclear power stations, energy efficiency measures and generating energy from waste.
www.eti.co.uk/development-insight
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