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Reduced water consumption in beverage production
Purge ends in 5 minutes! German company shows how to reduce water use through optimised cleaning-in-place technique  Shorter purge cycle reduces water consumption by 12 %, saving about € 10 600
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Better-performing refrigeration plant for German pharma
Make the most of what you have Better data can be used to boost system performance of current equipment The resulting optimisation can cut energy consumption by around 25 %  Refrigeration and
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Optimised and pooled logistics, co-transportation with other companies
Trends like online shopping, just-in-time production and delivery, and increasing warehouse costs are forcing logistics operators to deliver more frequently, which often means under-capacity loading
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Upgrade boilers to use self-produced energy
Companies can generate energy for their own use and improve their overall energy efficiency by modernising existing equipment. Simple measures like replacing old boilers with new ones can increase
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Replacing old coal boiler with more efficient gas unit
Out with the old and in with the new...  Measures costing € 360 000 lower energy consumption and save some € 50 000 annually  Infrared heaters in production area reduce related energy consumption
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Better heating system for storing liquids
Long overdue upgrade yields huge savings Upgrading the 30-year-old liquid storage heating system saves nearly € 70 000 in energy costs annually The significant € 335 000 investment could be
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Implementation of forced ventilation system with waste heat recovery
Many production processes generate heat that escapes out windows or other openings in the building. That is a waste, especially when it can be used to preheat incoming air, water or other media as
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Forced ventilation with heat recovery in office building
Public building in Prague gets bespoke ventilation and heat recovery Well-ventilated indoor environment considered worth the premium for an office refit Energy consumption reduced by ~600 GJ per
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Implementation and modernization of measuring and control system
Measuring and control systems (MCS) are used to automatically control both manufacturing and non-manufacturing processes, including monitoring, visualisation and evaluation. Installation of frequency
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Installation of frequency inverters for electric motors
Ageing induction motor got an overdue upgrade Upgrading VSH’s 45-year-old electric induction motors yielded results Reduced energy consumption of ~388 GJ, saving € 34 567 yearly Investment in
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New cooling-circuit pump with frequency inverter
Why not be more ambitious?  New pump with frequency inverter delivered energy cost savings of nealry € 20 000 annually Return on investment was 2.1 years The company Paramo, Czech Republic
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Improving accounting of materials and energy using TOP 20 method
Traditional accounting systems are not routinely designed to provide companies with information about total costs related to the use of resources and generation of waste and emissions. When a company