EXPERIENCE CONSULTANCY

Some of the projects we have completed are shown below:

Energy Assessment and Savings

A UK, multiple site, medium industrial consumer of gas and electricity wanted to consider energy savings initiatives for its operations. Four years of energy data was collected and analysed to determine the energy profiles of the client operations. Detailed surveys were undertaken of the buildings, connected equipment and of the utility supplies. Various energy saving initiatives were then considered, suppliers sought and invited to tender. Options costs and benefits were then established, reports were prepared and board level presentations made.

For the overall business consideration of energy savings measures would be through the development of a “Sustainability Plan”.

For the buildings consideration was given to a programme of fabric and air permeability improvements to reduce energy consumption.
For Gas energy savings consideration was given to using specialised BEMS systems to reduce gas energy consumption to building heating systems.

For Electricity energy savings consideration was given to using low energy lighting and building utility voltage optimisation to reduce energy consumption.

Off Grid Solar System

A European solar developer working with a UK operator of a small agricultural based business, was unable to economically connect to the utility grid. The task was to supply power to this business and store solar energy to maintain production even in lower insolation periods. Power, energy requirements and solar yields were assessed and agreed and an EPC specification document was prepared. Suppliers sought and invited to tender and selected. Unused farmland was available to mount solar panel arrays and the system was dimensioned with a large battery system to store surplus solar energy. The battery system, located in an adjacent farm building was designed to store all of the energy produced by the solar panels on the highest insolation period of the year. A novel conversion and battery charging system was employed to interface between the solar panels and the battery and to provide a utility AC supply to the business. The system was tested in accordance with financial investor requirements.

Industrial Heating Ventilation and Air-Conditioning

A multinational industrial client wished to upgrade some of its factories with modern HVAC plant. The factory buildings involved were of various ages with apparent summer overheating and winter underheating and a lack of ventilation. This resulted in discomfort to staff and was also believed to affect the quality of the client product output. Firstly it was necessary to understand climatic conditions for the sites and to agree with the client what was required in terms of operational temperatures, heating and cooling, and ventilation for all of the buildings. The next stage was to invite budgetary tenders from possible suppliers against a supplier specification. To produce this specification an understanding of the thermal and energy performance of each building was necessary. Detailed surveys and tests were undertaken of the current heating systems, energy consumption, and utilities loadings, building fabric materials and building permeability. Calculations and building modelling were then undertaken indicating the ratings and performance required from the new HVAC systems for heating, cooling and ventilation. Suppliers responded with budgetary offers against this specification utilising different equipment solutions at different costs. These were presented at client board level with costs and benefits of each solution and a choice was made. As the desired solutions required planning permission to proceed, applications were made of the relevant authorities and permits subsequently received. Design audits were undertaken and firm pricing was then obtained from the preferred primary and secondary contractors. Plan certification was obtained from the appropriate building control bodies as per all current building regulations. Applications were made to utility suppliers to change and increase capacity of services to the buildings where necessary. Finally, industry standard contracts were put into place between client and suppliers to proceed with the work.

Clean Room

A UK precision engineering company was required to install a “clean room” so they could undertake work from an exacting prestigious aerospace client. They understood the working spaces they needed to undertake this work but needed assistance to determine how those spaces could be properly conditioned in terms of temperature, humidity, air flow and pressure and lighting. Clean room classifications had to be taken into account and the thermal performance of the clean room in its building context. Calculations were made and a specification was put together and agreed with the client. Invitations were made to tender for the work and then purchase contracts placed.

Valve Regulated + Lead Acid Batteries (VRLA)

We also have a long prior experience in operating businesses in the sales, application and distribution of these products into the Standby, Renewables and Small Traction/Mobility markets. In the course of this experience almost one million energy storage and batteries products were supplied to clients in the EMA area from US and Chinese manufacturers through UK and European logistic hubs. We are available for assignments in any aspect including technical investigations and applications through to sales and marketing.