Ven Venkatesan

Simple monitoring actions and adopting best practices may lead to significant savings

Inexpensive alterations to operations may substantially cut energy costs.

Follow these steps to maintain results over time and identify new opportunities.

Optimize waste to save energy and disposal costs and cut process inefficiencies

Take a closer look at electric motors and plugged-in loads for potential energy savings.

Many facilities can reduce costs by performing simple operations

Review the total pumping system to lower electricity bills significantly

Get energy costs under control by optimizing your process heating systems

A variety of problems can impair performance, leading to high energy costs

Don’t accept steam and condensate leaks as low-priority housekeeping issues.

Steam system losses can silently drain profits.

After approval of projects, implementation can begin

A four-phase approach that cyclically repeats can yield improved energy savings.

Conduct an energy audit and repeat it periodically.

Base-level analysis reveals potential savings of $1.5 million annually.

A boiler's limited turndown ratio causes huge dollar losses.

Collaborating with local utilities can further reduce energy costs.

This case study concludes with highlights of the actions taken to correct inefficiencies in a compressed air system that resulted in annual energy savings of $500,000/year at ...

Case study highlights common energy-efficiency problems in compressed air systems.

Reverse osmosis unit offers significant energy savings

Partnering could benefit process plants looking to recover low-level heat.

Waste heat can provide cooling via ammonia absorption refrigeration.

Implementing two near-term measures saves a petrochemical plant millions

An ammonia plant saves millions annually with a few medium-term measures.

Cutting energy costs is a necessity for chemical plants.

Continuous monitoring of energy costs offers added benefits

Develop a detailed, successful implementation plan using these tips.

Use this 5-step approach to overcome implementation challenges.

Follow these steps to properly allocate and monitor energy costs.

A well-initiated plan will continuously generate positive results