Calculating your carbon footprint

According to The Carbon Trust, the carbon emissions associated with every kilowatt of electricity consumed can be calculated as follows:

1 kilowatt x 0.57302 ÷1000 = 0.000573 tonnes of carbon (tCO2e)

1 carbon tonne (tCO2e) = 1754.5 kilowatts

Take an example of one 50 kilowatt motor running 200,000 kilowatt hours per year. This would equate to one motor running 11 hours per day, and so approximately, 16,666 hours per month. In one year, this one motor would be responsible for 114 tonnes of carbon emissions.

Take that same 50 kilowatt motor with an imop installed next to it. At the lowest possible energy saving of 6%, the carbon emissions on that single motor would be reduced by 6.84 carbon tonnes. At the highest possible saving of 25%, the imop could reduce the carbon emissions by 28.5 carbon tonnes.

Obviously this is just an illustration of the possible carbon savings on one inductive motor. How many pieces of electrical equipment or motors do you have in your building? 10, 20, 100, 1000? Just do the maths …



Carbon Footprint
        Greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation and heavy industry currently make up around 43% of the UK’s total emissions
- Source: Department of Energy & Climate Change
 


What is 20-20-20?

Energy saving and green consciousness is being driven by the European Union and its commitment to transforming itself into an energy-efficient, low-carbon economy. Stringent climate and energy targets were set for 2020 by European Union heads of state back in March 2007 and became law by June 2009. Collectively known as the 20-20-20 targets, they focussed in on three specific areas:

  • A reduction in EU greenhouse gas emissions of at least 20% below 1990 levels.
  • At least 20% of EU energy consumption to come from renewable sources.
  • A 20% reduction in primary energy use compared to projected levels, to be achieved by improving energy efficiency.

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THE GLOBAL ENERGY CHALLENGE:
FACE THE FACTS

  • Electrical supply costs will increase.
  • Businesses will be penalised for inefficient equipment.
  • Carbon emission charges are already in place and likely to become increasingly harsh in the not-too-distant future.
  • Companies are facing pressure to demonstrate their green credentials.
  • Demonstrating that a company has taken steps to reduce its carbon footprint and energy consumption will be critical — not only in financial overheads but also in business PR.

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OUR GREEN CREDENTIALS

Our energy-saving claims have been independently verified by the European Union’s Environmental Technologies Verification scheme

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YOUR GUARANTEE

We are able to identify energy savings following our sizing survey and guarantee a return on investment of less than three years. Actually, our findings have shown that the return on investment is usually two years or less.

Power savings are immediate. In industrial environments, savings vary from 6% to an impressive 25%. In commercial applications, expected savings are between 6% and 17%.
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