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Glasgow 2018 European Championships
Grounded
power
solutions
The festival industry
is tailoring its green
messaging, say experts
ENERGY effi ciency took centre stage at the annual
AFO conference last November in Stratford-
upon-Avon. In a panel focused on power at events,
chair Andy Lenthall of the Production Services
Association and Powerful Th inking, said: “We are
at a tipping point as an industry where, if people
are up to speed with the choices they have, we will
see effi ciencies driven by smarter planning and use
of lower emission alternatives. Th e commercial
incentives are now very real.”
2017 was indeed a strong year for evolution in
green power, with Shambala festival working with
energy expert, Entersys’ Sid Rogerson to monitor
the power use of 40 concessions onsite, using data
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collected to inform the development of a pay-per-
use model for trader energy.
Th e festival has used the information to establish
an average total kWhs for users, to identify
concessions using signifi cantly above average
energy, and those that are very effi cient.
Using overall fuel consumption fi gures and
energy equipment and service costs, they have
developed a cost per kWh. Chris Johnson,
operations director says: “Rather than a simplistic
fee for the size of feed (16A, 32A etc.) which can
have little bearing on actual kWhs used, we will
establish a standing charge and tariff s so that lower
energy users are charged comparatively less (per
kWh) and higher users will fi nd themselves with a
cost incentive to consider energy effi ciency.”
Elsewhere, major power manufacturers are
stepping up their game. Aggreko was announced
as Offi cial Temporary Power Supporter for the
Glasgow 2018 European Championships.
Th e mobile, modular power, heating and cooling
company will provide temporary and continuous
power across the Championships’ competition and
non-competition venues in August.
Aggreko will provide around 60 generators
supplying more than 10 Mega Volt Amp (MVA) of
energy, distributed through more than 240 panels
and 26km of cable. Th is will power the successful
delivery of 84 sessions of sport, including Open
Water Swimming at Loch Lomond and Mountain
Biking at Cathkin Braes.
“We look forward to working with the team
and Glasgow city to ensure the faultless delivery
of power to the Championships. Th ere is no better
place to do this than in Scotland,” said Robert
Wells, managing director, Aggreko Major Events
Services.
Aggreko and its services will be used alongside
existing venues to meet all the Championship’s
power requirements over the 11-day celebration of
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