Savings cover loan repayments
May 1st 2011 An Atlas Copco VSD compressor,
financed through a Carbon Trust
loan, is a key element in a major
refurbishment programme for UK
agricultural equipment
manufacturer, Simba International.
Simba uses compressed air in its
shot blasting operations, spray
booths, breathing masks and for air
tools. Air demand can vary greatly,
so Simba needs a compressor
solution which enables it to meet this
fluctuating demand without loss of
efficiency, while offering capacity for
future expansion.
Authorised distributor, Anglian
Compressors, installed the new
equipment having carried out an
energy efficiency survey which was
then validated by The Carbon Trust
and the loan approved. An Atlas
Copco iiTrak datalogging system was
used to log air demand during a one
week production cycle. The iiTrak
data identified that a potential energy
saving of 77,700kWh, equivalent to
£7770/year, could be made by
installing a VSD compressor. As a
result of the estimated 42.29t per year
reduction in CO2 emissions provided
by the energy consumption savings,
Anglian was able to help Simba apply
for, and secure, an interest-free
Carbon Trust loan, repayable over 48
months.
Simba purchased an Atlas Copco
GA75VSD FF VSD compressor,
integrated DD/PD filters and an
OSC355 condensate separator. Energy
cost savings alone more than covered
the Carbon Trust loan repayments
and are projected to achieve payback
in electricity savings within 3 years. More articles from Atlas Copco Ltd: | 
