PROJECT
INCORPORATING COLD CHAIN
Another view of the compressors in the plant room .
the relational dynamic from being a peace of mind and allowing them to contractor to being a strategic business focus on their core business operations . partner to the client . During the contract The client will be billed in ZAR / kWh period , EPR will have full responsibility for consumed and will be refunded for the operating and maintaining the plant ; electricity that has been consumed by guaranteeing the capacity and quality the refrigeration plant . of cooling that is being delivered to the In many commercial and industrial different sections of the site . businesses , refrigeration systems use EPR will also take full responsibility between 20 % ( heavy industrial sector ) for any and all breakdowns that occur to 45 % ( retail sector ) and even as much during the contract period , without any as 80 % ( cold logistics ) of the monthly additional cost to the client , providing facility electricity . In the life cycle cost
of a refrigeration plant , this cost is by far the greatest component ( capital and maintenance are the others ) and vary between 50 % and 75 % in South Africa , explained Dawie Kriel : Head of Business Development Energy Partners Refrigeration .
“ To manage this , it ’ s wise to include optimal design , equipment , control , monitoring and environmentally responsible technology to reduce the energy portion of the lifecycle cost by 20-50 % resulting in significant savings . The CaaS model solves for the lowest life cycle cost solution placing the emphasis on energy efficiency ,” said Kriel . “ This approach is especially valuable in the industrial sector where businesses work with long term horizons but are often capex-constrained in the initial phase of production . Many of the businesses in South Africa are also battling to find and retain good technical expertise to run and maintain their own complex refrigeration systems at peak performance required for these facilities to see the efficiency needed . CaaS solves the biggest ownership headache – namely management focus , time and cost .”
PROJECT REFRIGERATION INFORMATION
The new production facility was equipped with a total cooling capacity of 1671kW ( 475.2TR ), split between -33 ° C ,
The outside view of the condenser yard and plant room .
The compact site layout and long operating hours presented an ideal opportunity for using waste heat to also generate domestic hot water .
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