{"id":5731,"date":"2019-05-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/uncategorised\/here-s-how-your-business-could-save-energy-and-money"},"modified":"2024-05-01T14:46:24","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T04:46:24","slug":"here-s-how-your-business-could-save-energy-and-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/here-s-how-your-business-could-save-energy-and-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s how your business could save energy and&nbsp;money"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">These tips and tricks could help your business save on energy costs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lighting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you know that up to half your energy bill could be down to your lighting<sup>*<\/sup>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More energy efficient lighting is a great way to save you money on your electricity bill. And you can do so much more than just replace the light bulbs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Improve the way your employees use lights<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Think about how you use light in different rooms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Look at the equipment that creates and reflects light<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Automate switches to control when the lights go on and off, and how bright they shine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make light levels for each area appropriate for the task \u2013 brighter for more difficult tasks and dimmer for walkways, break rooms and simpler tasks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use room colour or natural light to improve light levels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Move workspaces to brighter areas or away from glare<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Replace your old setup with more energy efficient lights<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Refrigeration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on your industry, you could be spending 85% of your energy budget on refrigeration<sup>&nbsp;*<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some simple changes you can make that\u2019ll save you money:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Try to cool products before refrigerating them<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Put more insulation on your pipes and keep them away from anything hot<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make sure your processing equipment works well and look for any unexpected heat spikes, e.g. from pasteurisers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make sure your products aren\u2019t overheated to begin with<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make sure cooling is actually needed, or just raise the temperature of the coolant if possible<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Try to avoid heat from the sun by keeping your refrigerators well shaded<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep your cooling equipment away from heat sources (such as radiators and air-conditioning equipment)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Try to keep your cooled spaces airtight so warm air can\u2019t get in<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Turn your pumps off when they\u2019re not needed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Minimise the time your staff spend in, or passing through, cool areas &#8211; improving the layout of your facilities could help too<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Data systems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Data centres can use 35 to 50 times more energy than similar sized office spaces<sup>&nbsp;*<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some simple, low cost ideas to save up to 20-30% of your data centre energy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reduce lighting levels and install motion sensors and timers for your lights<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Try to stop hot and cold air mixing in your server racks by organising your server racks into hot and cold aisles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Compressed air systems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Compressed air systems use around 10% of the total electricity used in Australian industry<sup>&nbsp;*<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over time this adds up, but you\u2019ll save money if you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Find and fix leaks \u2013 leaks can waste up to 50% of your compressed air<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Minimise pressure drop \u2013 your compressed air system should have a pressure drop of less than 10% between the compressor outlet and all points of use<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review your air receivers \u2013 if your receiver is too small, your compressor might be running longer than it needs to<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maintain your separators, filters, dryers and valves \u2013 if they\u2019re faulty or clogged, they can waste energy and result in higher maintenance costs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pumping Systems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If your business is in the industrial or commercial sector, your pumping systems could use up to 10% of your energy<sup>*<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are some simple ways to reduce this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Replace throttling valves with speed controls<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduce the speed for a fixed load<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Install a parallel system for highly variable loads<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Replace the motor and\/or pump with a more efficient model.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steam, hot water and process heating systems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Process-heating systems can make up around 17% of the electricity used by industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your steam generation system could be using up to 34% of your production systems total energy<sup>&nbsp;*<\/sup>.&nbsp;With some simple, low cost maintenance and improvements, you should be able to reduce the energy used by your steam, hot water and process-heating systems by up to 10%:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Improve the operation and maintenance of boilers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improve your water treatment and boiler water conditioning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Preheat combustion air<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increase boiler feedwater temperature by 7\u00b0C<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use economisers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll find more ideas on how to be energy efficient in the&nbsp;<a 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