The Carbon Trust has doubled the maximum size of its interest free Energy Efficient loans from £100.000 to £200.000 and increased the overall annual amount available for loans by a massive 45% to 31 million.
In the past the loans were usually offered towards part of the cost of the new equipment, however projects which can deliver the necessary carbon savings will now be eligible for loans for a greater proportion or even the total project cost.
So, if you are an SME* NOW is the time to take a look at your equipment and machinery and see if they are operating as efficiently as they could be!
Airchannel has a long relationship and has worked on many energy efficient projects with Carbon Trust using this scheme. So get in touch to see if your project is eligible!
* A company is SME when it has:
1. Fewer then 250 full time employees
2. Less then €50 million turnover (approx. £35m)
3. Less then €43 million assets (approx. £30m)
Tuesday, 3 February 2009
Monday, 2 February 2009
Airchannel takes off at Cosworth
The Challenge
Cosworth is already a valued customer of Airchannel, so when the engineering Company secured a contract to supply forged pistons to aero-engine manufacturer Lycoming, it turned to the compressed air specialists to provide the most energy efficient air package for their new piston line.
Cosworth is already a valued customer of Airchannel, so when the engineering Company secured a contract to supply forged pistons to aero-engine manufacturer Lycoming, it turned to the compressed air specialists to provide the most energy efficient air package for their new piston line.
Airchannel’s solution
Airchannel has historically supplied the Northants facility with 2 fixed speed Compair Cyclon 330 rotary compressors. However, because the new line required additional periodic capacity of up to 500 cfm, something the older compressors were not capable of, a new solution had to be found.
As well as considering the requirements of ISO14001, Airchannel was looking to achieve energy savings to help counter the effects on Cosworth of escalating utility costs. The solution has been a CompAir L45SR variable speed compressor, which has been linked to the two Cyclon compressors and a massive 2800 litre air receiver which is used to store compressed air.
Results
The engineering contract has required Cosworth to invest in a new state-of-the-art manufacturing cell, which has enabled Cosworth to produce forged pistons at competitive rates for a much broader range of niche applications.
The machining process is fully automated, once blank pistons have been loaded. Forgings are bead blasted, loaded into the machining line and manufactured to a 9 gram weight tolerance.
CompAir's LSR series of speed regulated compressors incorporates a variable speed switched reluctance drive system which matches power consumption to air demand.
The LSR series compressors are able to accurately maintain a set pressure while responding instantly to changes in air demand.
Maintaining air system pressure at an exact pre-set level eliminates the need to operate within pressure bands, further enhancing energy performance by reducing electrical and mechanical loads.
As part of the contract Airchannel has also installed a Domnick Hunter air dryer and new Transair pipework system for the new production cell to ensure a smooth flow of uninterrupted clean air.
Conclusion
Airchannel has historically supplied the Northants facility with 2 fixed speed Compair Cyclon 330 rotary compressors. However, because the new line required additional periodic capacity of up to 500 cfm, something the older compressors were not capable of, a new solution had to be found.
As well as considering the requirements of ISO14001, Airchannel was looking to achieve energy savings to help counter the effects on Cosworth of escalating utility costs. The solution has been a CompAir L45SR variable speed compressor, which has been linked to the two Cyclon compressors and a massive 2800 litre air receiver which is used to store compressed air.
Results
The engineering contract has required Cosworth to invest in a new state-of-the-art manufacturing cell, which has enabled Cosworth to produce forged pistons at competitive rates for a much broader range of niche applications.
The machining process is fully automated, once blank pistons have been loaded. Forgings are bead blasted, loaded into the machining line and manufactured to a 9 gram weight tolerance.
CompAir's LSR series of speed regulated compressors incorporates a variable speed switched reluctance drive system which matches power consumption to air demand.
The LSR series compressors are able to accurately maintain a set pressure while responding instantly to changes in air demand.
Maintaining air system pressure at an exact pre-set level eliminates the need to operate within pressure bands, further enhancing energy performance by reducing electrical and mechanical loads.
As part of the contract Airchannel has also installed a Domnick Hunter air dryer and new Transair pipework system for the new production cell to ensure a smooth flow of uninterrupted clean air.
Conclusion
Maintenance Manager Ian Goodridge comments “The new production line represents a massive investment for Cosworth and the supply of economical, clean compressed air is a critical aspect of our work”
“When we needed a solution to the extra capacity, we turned without hesitation to Airchannel, for advice and trusting in their expertise, we went with their suggested package.”
Already paying its way the new variable speed compressor is expected to pay for itself in energy savings over the course of the next two years.
Combining nationwide coverage with a vast knowledge of the industry, gained from over 40 years of experience, Airchannel, is the largest independent compressed air distributor in the UK, with an unrivalled reputation for reliability.
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