Clean Energy Capability Portfolio | Energy Markets |
Integration of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy into
Industry
Applying expertise in energy metering and monitoring to develop and implement energy-efficient solutions . |
Competitive Advantage More than 15 years of experience in industry-driven R & D both in Australia and internationally :
• Development and implementation of energy efficiency roadmaps
• Strategic energy metering and monitoring
• Holistic energy efficiency assessment in industry
• Energy accounting from process department to factory level
• Renewable energy integration into factories through microgrids
• Management of energy supply and demand in factories
Impact • Helping industry save money and become ‘ greener ’ by increasing energy efficiency and integrating renewable energy into their operations
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• Successful planning and implementation of an onsite microgrid in a pharmaceutical company , which resulted in 85 % onsite renewable energy generation
Capabilities and Facilities • Extensive energy metering and monitoring equipment
• Propriety energy consumption models for various industrial processes
• In-house energy flow analysis and optimisation software for industry
Our Collaborators • Alcoa
• Baxter International
• Preformed Line Products
• FIP Brakes International
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Successful Applications |
• SUEZ Australia & New Zealand
• IFU Hamburg
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• Significant reduction in energy costs and associated environmental footprint in the aluminium , pharmaceutical , metal fabrication , waste management , and heavy engineering industries :
• 45 % energy consumption reduction in aluminium industry
• 51 % energy consumption reduction in pharmaceutical industry
• 43 % energy consumption reduction in metal fabrication
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More Information Professor Sami Kara
School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Sustainable Manufacturing & Life Cycle Engineering Research Group
T : + 61 2 9385 5757
E : s . kara @ unsw . edu . au
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