Energy savings

Light at the end of the... warehouse! Bottling warehouse addresses its lighting problem with the help of expert advice New LED lamps offer better light at a lower cost and need replacing less often, which means less business disruption Houston Bottling & Co-pack provides bottling and co-packing...

The sun... perfect for energy and ice-cream sales Sustainable farm in the UK combines, wind, sun and biomass power plants Combined, these renewable sources meet 70 % of the farm's energy needs Mackie's farm in Scotland is proud of its renewable energy mix, which draws only minimally from the central...

Effective, controllable heating systems can help businesses to reduce energy consumption, with associated cost savings and reduced CO2 emissions. Heating in the workplace is most effective – and energy efficient – when systems enable different temperatures to be controlled in different rooms. This...

Involve everyone and see the results! Metso implemented an organisation-wide energy saving theme week to engage everyone in boosting energy efficiency in daily work The campaign activated employees and energy saving efforts were also noticed by customers and stakeholders Metso is a global supplier...

All in good taste Outsourcing energy to local biofuel producer made sense Benefits to local economy, green image, better control over fuel costs Maustaja is a contract food-maker located in Pyhäntä, Finland. It plans, manages, manufactures, packs and delivers branded products for over 50 customer...

Lighting is a major energy cost in industrial SMEs, especially for properties using old or poorly configured lighting technology. By improving lighting systems a plant can save significant energy. Replacing existing systems with energy efficient LED lights is a first step, but to gain the most from...

Maintaining your pumps is not just important for increasing their lifetime and effectiveness, which reduces costs, but also to avoid unexpected breakdowns that can slow or stop production. In most cases, pumps are designed for specific applications, so manufacturer or supplier maintenance and repair...

Training and communication are important tools when you want to make sure that the measures to increase the efficiency of energy use are implemented successfully. Train and guide personnel in energy use and energy saving activities in their everyday work in order to achieve company-level goals to...

Power to the people iPower is a Scottish-based social enterprise, striving to deliver low-carbon energy systems for all. They work with social housing but also other residential enterprises. iPower initiates and oversees the installation of BlueGEN fuel cell micro-CHP (combined heating and power)...

Handy technology New hand dryers mean energy and cost savings while providing useful information A library expects to save € 22 640 on washroom facilities The British Library had an annual spend on dry cleaning and replacing linen towels of about € 25 000 (£ 22 202). These included dryers with low...

Step-by-step optimisation delivers immediate results Experts advised the company to gradually scale back air pressure The new optimised pressure saves € 2 700 per year The German company Fischer Surface Technologies GmbH is specialised in electroplating plastic components with, for example, layers...

Heat recovery in ventilation system saves €32000 a year No need for a new installation The German company Fischer Surface Technologies GmbH with about 110 employees is specialised in electroplating plastic components with, for example, layers of copper, nickel, chrome or special functional layers...