Providing there is sufficient evidence to warrant investigation, having an audit on your compressed air or vacuum system is the first step to creating the opportunity for energy and carbon savings. Now, Beko Technologies, in coorperation with ACT, offers a comprehensive independent audit, which covers all key areas including generation, treatment, distribution and process usage. This will include identifying and quantifying any probable process misuse and wastage.
The benefit to the customer of a Beko/ACT survey is that it is truly independent. ACT cannot recommend any particular type of equipment, and Beko do not make compressors. The aim of the project is to raise awareness of potential energy savings within systems but without spending large amounts on capital equipment.
On completion of an audit, ACT will prepare the findings and present them to the client. This will include proposing methods of eradicating the problems that are the cause of misuse and wastage. In most cases this can initially be achieved using no-cost and low-cost methods. Audits can be carried out on a fully funded or part funded basis using the carbon trust funding route within the UK, or they can be financed directly by the company. No audit is undertaken unless there is sufficient evidence of recoverable energy or carbon savings. ACT carries out free pre-audit investigation to establish the potential. ACT also guarantees a return on any audit funding in terms of payback against costs with delivered energy savings.
Even after an audit has been completed and problems creating misuse and wastage have been resolved, system inefficiencies can still occur. This is because system dynamics will always change, due to fluctuations in demand from systems. Constant policing of the system is the only way to ensure it remains energy efficient.
ACT also offers design advice and implementation support to existing and new build systems. The client's objectives are identified from which mid and long term operational requirements are established in terms of volume, pressure and quality. Using its industry knowledge, ACT is able to design and/or advise on the best technology available to meet the specific requirements for compressed air and vacuum services. This ensures that the optimum system operational efficiency is installed and maintained throughout its life expectancy, reducing the operational costs to the business.
