Spie Boosts Energy
Performance of New Kärcher Head Office
This month employees of Kärcher Belux (Belgium and Luxemburg) will have the pleasure of moving into new offices following the completion of a new two-building complex alongside the A12 highway in Wilrijk, near Antwerp.
Kärcher, manufacturer of cleaning equipment and products, which launched the construction project in late December 2014, asked SPIE to design and install high energy-efficiency heating and cooling systems.
Convert2Green Collaboration Celebrated
Convert2Green (now part of Olleco) and their partners United Biscuits (UB), have been awarded the Low Carbon Fuel Initiative of the Year at this year’s Low CVP Low Carbon Champions Awards. The award recognises the innovative and unique approach Convert2Green and UB have taken of using converted used cooking oil to reduce road transport carbon emissions.
Convert2Green Ltd is a leading British waste-to-energy company. It operates nationally to collect waste cooking oils and animal fats, which are processed into advanced bio-fuels that are then used as a transport fuel and in power generation.
Convert2Green has developed an initiative called Ultra Biofuel that delivers a renewable fuel solution, which results in more sustainable heavy transport on the UK’s roads and in turn, significant Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reductions. The Ultra Bio- fuel solution has been successfully demonstrated with partners UB, bioltec Systems GmbH and the University of Leeds Energy Institute during a two year DfT Low Carbon Truck Demonstration Trial.
Jim Ebner, Technical Director of Ultra Bio-fuels at Convert2Green, commented: “The awards were a huge success for us and we are absolutely delighted to have been
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announced the winners. Together with United Biscuits we have been working for four years to develop a sustainable transport fuel that sees a 97% reduction in Greenhouse Gases compared to conventional diesel.”
equivalent to removing two million truck miles off the road’
Rob Wright, Head of Distribution at United Biscuits, added: ‘The award is fantastic recognition for all those involved in this project. To convert a waste stream into a re-usable fuel with such an environmental benefit is great step forward for our sustainability agenda. The trial results verified and published by University of Leeds Energy Institute surpassed all our expectations and have demonstrated tremendous scope for broader use in the UK. To date, United Biscuits has converted 16 vehicles to operate on this fuel with the combined CO2
saving
Adam Baisley, Commercial Director at Olleco, also commented: “The recent acquisition of Convert2Green offers an exciting addition to Olleco’s range of low carbon bio-liquid fuels. They have pioneered the captive fleet market for biodiesel as well as the development of this unique patented dual fuel system so we really look forward to developing the potential of these fuels in the future.”
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The contract to install heat pumps, underfloor heating and cooling pumps and solar panels for the new Kärcher buildings in Belgium was awarded to Devis, a subsidiary of SPIE Belgium, following a call for tenders by designers, Archimedes. A key requirement of the tender was the use of sustainable installations with low energy consumption.
SPIE, an HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) specialist, stood out from its competitors due to the strength of its expertise in the field of heat pumps. Devis has performed similar installations for Boerenbond, the Flemish farmers’ union, in Leuven, and the firemen training centre in Emblem, while parent company, SPIE also has experience with complex installation projects and has managed numerous comparable developments.
A core objective for Kärcher was minimising its new buildings’ energy consumption; temperature is consequently regulated by the heat pumps and an underfloor heating and cooling system.
Eric Everaerd, Commercial Director at SPIE Belgium, who took charge of the project, commented: “What our customer, Kärcher, wanted was a new eco-friendly, sustainable head office. So it’s no surprise they entrusted this task to SPIE, Belgium’s top specialist in low-energy HVAC systems. We see this as affirmation for our know-how and expertise in the field.”
The installation work will be completed by the end of November 2015.
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