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Energy Mining
By John Herbert | Director
Most if not all organisations are sitting on top of a very valuable resource that doesn't need a drilling rig to harvest. Energy mining is a strategy recognised by fortune 500 companies that lowers the cost of doing business.
Business as Usual is no longer an option, increasing costs means energy and its
associated costs have risen, and every indication points to further increases.
Whereas energy was a small proportion of an organisations costs, it is finding
its way to the top of the costs business pay. ICT firms, like Google, have
electricity as its second highest expense.
Mining Approach
Energy mining capitalises upon the hidden energy resources lowers energy charges which in turn lowers operational costs, and
that means more profit.
An energy audit is not an excuse for simply cutting energy consumption, rather
managing the usage to maintain or improving occupant comfort, or in the
manufacturing domain, lowering the cost per unit.
Don't be fooled energy mining is not auditing,
Kelcroft energy mining solutions is a multi-stage energy usage investigation:
Initial investigation - the collection and analysis of all the
information that may impact your buildings energy consumption. The collected
data is analysed to establish the performance of your existing systems.
We compare your facilities energy performance with published standards for
your premises and activities of a similar nature.
On Site - information from studying utility bills needs to be supplements
with site investigations, a walk through over view, and conducting interview.
The stage looks at the real situation on the ground.
Detailed Investigation - like puzzle solving, after analysing the data
and the site inspection certain energy conservation opportunities may require
detailed analysis, requiring further site investigations.
Energy Report
The Kelcroft energy audit report provides the answers you need. It summarises our findings, and is sub-divided into three energy management sections, namely:
Within these three sectors, we explain energy saving options and opportunities
for your review and implementation.
Housekeeping
Housekeeping measures are improvements involving virtually no cost, and involve
relatively simple steps to start achieving energy savings. For example training
courses to increase energy consumption awareness amongst your staff.
Operation measures
These improvements necessitate some change within your existing regime or
maintenance strategy.
For example lighting modifications, improved the switching arrangement or
implementing a new lamp replacement strategy benefiting from the efficacy of
the latest technology.
In the majority of cases, the working environment for your customers
is improved.
Capital works
Capital works would be major improvements to your premises or systems
that will require significant expenditure.
Examining your installation, analyzing your operating and maintenance costs, and
evaluating possible options for energy conservation. Viable proposals that will
benefit you financially are offered for appraisal. For example,
switching to water cooled air
conditioning (cooling towers) under the Hong Kong pilot programme
or consideration of
cogeneration solutions.
Other possible solutions may recover fuel from what was previously consider a
waste stream, if your organisation has the commitment to lower costs and create
a sustainable business, Kelcroft helps you reach your goals.
Energy Analysis
The energy analysis would comprise a practical and economic evaluation
of energy saving options. This evaluation would include an investigation
of all the various elements that contribute to your owning and operating
costs.
Typically these would comprise:
Each of the elements would be analysed to gauge the fiscal
and engineering viability of a particular energy saving
strategy:
Cost in use - Cost in use
is the operating and running costs for the installation based on the
data retrieved during the energy audit.
Investment
analysis - Investment analysis comprising fiscal, payback and net present
value calculations, these tools are primarily used to establish if a proposal
would recoup your investment during a specific period.
Further information
Kelcroft's expertise can help drive energy conservation excellence, coupled with
our long standing experience in E&M capital works, Kelcroft offers real, not
theoretical energy saving opportunities that boost your business profits.
For further information call Mr John Herbert at our Hong Kong office telephone
+(852) 2335 9830 or fax: +(852) 2335 9862, or email us
today, and start saving money tomorrow.