Plant-Wide Energy Efficiency Assessments

Captus Energy Company performs comprehensive energy efficiency assessments for industrial facilities to reduce utility costs and to identify feasible opportunities for establishing on-site power/cogeneration.  Captus has completed several successful energy efficiency projects at industrial facilities located in the Mid-Atlantic region.

The overall goals of the plant assessment are to identify measures that:

• reduce plant utility costs through highly leveraged, energy efficiency improvements and demand management measures
• utilize non-commodity energy sources that may be available on-site such as waste heat or waste materials to reduce the demand for commodity energy
• provide reliable power through efficient, on-site generation

The procedures for performing a plant-wide assessment include the following:

• analyzing plant utility records, time of use, and annual load shape(s)
• conducting an on-site assessment to evaluate equipment, and energy consumption to identify opportunities for energy efficiency and on-site power/cogeneration
• obtaining specifications and equipment quotations to estimate budgetary implementation costs for energy efficiency measures and on-site power/cogeneration
• preparing a comprehensive report detailing cost-saving measures and implementation costs, and the simple payback for implementing improvements 

Equipment and items that are evaluated during a Captus plant-wide assessment include:

• Electric Motors and Drives
• Combustion Equipment
• Steam and Condensate Return Systems
• Heat Recovery Opportunities
• Compressed Air Systems
• Refrigeration Systems
• Process and Cooling Water Systems
• Air Pollution Control Equipment
• Air Conditioning and Heating Systems
• Indoor/Outdoor Lighting
• Energy and Water Consumption, and Waste Streams (e.g., sewer, solid waste)