Savings cover loan repayments

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.