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Content
Challenges
6-7 ............ Energy future
8-9 ............ Prepare and Understand
10-11 ...... Financial opportunities
12-13 ...... Where to start
14-15 ...... Where to focus
16-17 ...... Enabling Energy savings
Customer case
21............... Capricorn Haus
22............... Genzyme Center
23............... Tarmac Southern Limited
Solutions
31-44 ...... Solutions and services for specific needs
and applications
47-48 ...... “Company programs” transversal solutions
49-53 ...... Specific solutions for dedicated market
Challenges 7
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Prepare Residential
• Over 20% of consumed
energy (EU & US).
• Using energy efficient
products may save
& Understand
10% to 40% electricity.
30%
Energy savings in 2020
“Schneider Electric has made
could avoid the construction this commitment and we can
of 1000 new power plants
help you.”
Challenges 11
Financial
and financial performance”.
opportunities
10% Others
Energy 30%
30%
Energy savings
“Schneider Electric can help you
in a building can reduce understand your options.”
overall operating cost
by 10%
Challenges 13
Simply understanding where and how you use energy can yield up
to 10% savings without any capital investment, using only procedural
and behavioral changes.
SUSTAINED
PERFORMANCE PRELIMINARY
ENERGY
PROFILE
Where to
ENABLING
& SUSTAINING
SAVINGS ENERGY SAVINGS
REALIZATION
COMPREHENSIVE
Start
ANALYSIS
REALIZATION
PLANNING
2 years
or less is the payback
“Schneider Electric helps to find
on many EE investments and analyze the information
that’s needed.”
Challenges 15
Intelligent
Where to
management of
energy end use:
Efficient end use devices
+ automation and control
system + monitoring,
measurement and
focus
maintenance.
Up to 8% per year
can be lost without ongoing
“Schneider Electric can help you
monitoring and
maintenance
plan and sustain your energy
savings.”
Challenges 17
Enabling
technology
• Metering, Monitoring &
Control, Automation &
Sensors
• Drives & motor control,
Enabling
ES
VIC Lighting control systems
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systems, Electrical
distribution
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INF S Correction, Power
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Energy saving
ABL Systems
"EN • SCADA, Information
Help customers make the right decisions to manage energy.
Systems
Provide information that evokes confidence in decision making. • Management Tools…
Technology & Solutions to eneable sustainable savings.
30%
Energy savings
“Schneider Electric enables
is feasible now customers to make a difference!”
with today’s
technologies
19
Up to 30%
saving right now!
Today technologies A growing business For you 30% energy saving is achievable with today
technologies. Up to 40% of the potential savings for
a motor system are realized by the Drives & Automation.
Up to 30% of the potential for savings in a building lighting
system can be realized via the lighting control system.
Customer case 21
Graceful curves
and a striking facade enclosing large glass lobbies,
define the compelling style of the 26,000 square
meters of the CAPRICORN HAUS office building in
+
Applications:
• HVAC Control
• Lighting Control
the Düsseldorf Media Harbor. • Window Shade Control
• Sun Tracking
The premise behind the entire project was to • Modern Room
create a low-energy building that would be Control Concept
ecologically friendly, energy efficient and contained • Highly Flexible
Room Axis Solution
design aesthetics that would stand the test of
• Energy Management/FM
time; a building that would continue to offer the
most up-to-date convenience for the owners and
tenants throughout the building’s useful life.
In order to guarantee the building’s economic
efficiency, the owner, architect and planner took
a lifecycle view from the very beginning. Over
a building’s lifecycle, investment costs account
for roughly 30% of the total, and consequential
costs for 70%, with a large portion of this money
going for energy costs. So from the start, the
project needed to have a significant focus on
energy efficiency, energy optimization and the
effective interaction of all components used, while
leveraging complimentary and existing resources:
• Energy requirements of 65 euro cents/m2 per
month or a further 20% below the requirements
The advanced
TAC VistaTM building management system with
of EnEV (German Energy Saving Act) multiple operating and inspection stations and
• Virtually automatic operation of the entire internet connectivity ensures that all information
building from the 24,000 data points is available at all
• Low maintenance expense and disruption times. Custom programs and control strategies
ensure that the individual system components
• Custom solutions to keep the space utilization
operate together with the lowest possible
flexible and accommodate architectural design
power consumption and the greatest possible
elements
convenience.
• Adaptation to new space planning
configurations With the integrated TAC Vista FM Facility
Management System, continual monitoring and
• Convenient access and layout
optimization of the system are user-friendly – from
• Optimal temperature control efficient maintenance planning, energy strategies
• High availability and reliability and analyses, through to energy monitoring.
Customer case 23
40,000 points of control - lighting, such as movable mirrors placed on the roof to
direct sunlight inside, blinds programmed to follow
control and fire alarm monitoring. the project to the Systems Integration Group
of Schneider Electric because it demonstrated
its ability to handle the project’s scope and had
Schneider Electric-TAC is the brain the expertise to integrate systems from multiple
manufacturers.
Solutions
Solutions and services for specific
needs and applications
31............... Energy use analysis & tariff optimization
with power management systems
33............... Energy quality with power factor correction
and harmonic filtering
35............... Energy reliability for continuity in critical applications
37............... Energy savings with Pump Control
39............... Energy savings with HVAC Control
41............... Energy savings with Lighting Control
43............... Energy savings with Building Automation
Solutions
$2.5 M
saved following allocating
Power metering:
PowerLogic, Power View, Masterpact, ION/PMs,
SEPAM 20/40…
Energy quality
with power factor
energy cost to appropriate
cost centres.
This entry-level solution provides a field operator with the initial understanding
Experienced by a movie studio
and theme park of the electrical flow in a network. The solution provides information on
correction and
electricity consumption in subsystems and real-time power factor information.
This first analysis capability improves knowledge of energy use, saves money
-20%
through improved efficiency and allocation, and helps to avoid peak demand
penalties.
i.e. €750k/year cut in our
energy budget
Says NSU at Fort Lauderdale
Power monitoring and analysis system:
PowerLogic SMS/IONe, ION, PMs/CMs, SEPAM 80
harmonics filtering
USA
This system provides accurate information on electric flows to the field’s most
demanding users. It embeds advanced functions to log and sort all events Most utilities have specific policies for billing
€750k
saved in new construction
on the electrical network. The data screens and reports provide a means
to encourage and drive behaviour towards efficient energy usage through
identifying usage patterns and allocating costs according to cost centre,
for reactive energy. Price penalties are applied
if the active power / apparent power ratio is not
within the guidelines.
costs and in elimination production unit, shift, etc. in a facility.
of extra systems. • Power Factor Correction solutions modify
Testifies Sappi in Belgium and control the reactive power to avoid utility
Enterprise energy management:
penalties, and reduce overall kVA demand.
PowerLogic ION EEM These solutions result in lowering utility power
-30%
of our electrical budget or
PowerLogic ION EEM is a comprehensive enterprise-level, energy focused
business intelligence software solution. Even in enterprises with multiple sites
bills by 5 to 10%.
Harmonics stress the electrical network and
and complex energy data, EEM provides the tools to quantify the cost of
€750k savings thanks to load potentially damage equipment.
curtailment now installed. energy and relate it to your everyday business.
Stresses The University • Harmonic Filtering solutions are a means
of Mississippi, USA Schneider Electric hosted energy monitoring services: to reduce and eliminate the harmonics. They
Schneider Electric proposes a service contract to collect, host, and organize increase the service life of equipment up
energy consumption data coming from a facility. Customers can subscribe to 32% for singlephase machines, up to 18%
to access on-line statistical web tools that target energy cost reduction with for three phase machines and up to 5% for
recommendations for cost savings and energy usage optimization as well as transformers.
information on the quality and availability of energy. Our experts can remotely
monitor energy consumption and deliver energy efficiency recommendations
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Energy quality with power factor correction and harmonics filtering How to secure my business continuity? 35
Solutions
1 month
payback. We installed a 5MV
Power Factor Correction:
Varplus2, Varpact, Varlogic, Unplanned interruptions due to electrical system
capacitor banks with detuned Rectimat2 faults or power outages can generate heavy
reactor. Annual costs savings will losses for businesses with critical operations:
reach €12M & implementation Every electric machine needs active and reactive loss of production, loss of services, dangerous
costs 1M€. power to operate. Power factor measurement
shutdowns, expensive energy intensive restarts,
Portucel Paper Mill in Portugal identifies the level of reactive power and optimizes
it to minimize cost and avoid penalties. If the
and overall loss of revenue. Unfortunately, utility
power factor drops below the limit set by the supplied electricity is neither at the quality level
nor at the availability level required by many
-9%
of our energy consumption
utility (example in France: 0,92), then the power
factor correction bank modifies the level to avoid
penalties. By correcting poor power factor, these
customer applications.
• Solutions for critical application continuity
after we installed 10 capacitor solutions also reduce kVA demand. Reduced
banks with detuned reactor kVA demand results in a 5 to 10%, lower utility reduce the impact of power outages, and
Electricity bill optimised by 8% power bill, cooler equipment operation and prevent and avoid downtime based on the
and payback in 2 years. longer equipment life. In addition proper power reliability and availability needs of a critical
Testifies Michelin factor correction helps optimize electrical network operation. Optimization of energy reliability
Automative in France
loading and improves reliability. and availability is designed into the installation
based on life cycle needs, then implemented
Harmonic filtering:
€9M
using the appropriate equipment, and supported
Varset, UPS Sinewave, Accusine with the necessary services to achieve customer
MV Capacitor banks installed, goals.
cost saving of €9M, payback in Equipment such as drives, inverters, UPS, arc
just 2 months. furnaces, transformers, filters and discharge lamps
RFF Railways France generate voltage distortion or harmonics. These
1 year
harmonics stress the network, overload cables
and transformers, cause outages and disturb
many types of equipment such as computers, Energy reliability
for continuity in
telephones, and rotating machines. The life of
70 capacitor banks with detuned equipment can be greatly reduced. Harmonic
reactors installed, energy filtering is a means to reduce and eliminate the
consumption reduced by 10%, harmonics. These solutions increase service
electricity bill optimised by 18%,
payback in just 1 year.
Madrid Barrajas airport Spain
life of equipment up to 32% for single-phase
machines, up to 18% for three phase machines
and up to 5% for transformers.
critical applications
5%
LV capacitor bank and
active filter installed, energy
consumption reduced
by 5%.
POM A OTIS Railways
Switzerland
Before After
Energy reliability for continuity in critical application How can I save energy on pumps and fans? 37
Solutions
+
availability
Services: the first key to success
• Analysis and recommendation Energy savings
with Pump Control
• Engineering and design
With 40 million fixed line • Installation and commissioning
customers, 43 million cell
• Complete after-sale service for maintenance,
phone customers and 6 million
Internet customers, France training, and upgrades
Telecom makes high availability
a key point. Two 10 kVA Galaxy
3000 UPS systems in a parallel
A wide range of reliable In industry, 60 % of consumed electricity
configuration protect critical architectures: is used to turn motors and 63 % of this
applications such as Megapac, energy is used for fluid applications such
Telecom computers, modems, Smart PDU, Galaxy 5000/6000,
as pumps and fans. Many of them are driven
Intranet network and all the Upsilon STS… by simple motor starter solutions. This means
office PCs.
France Telecom, France • High availability configurations that the motor runs at full speed even when
• Electrical performance to protect all types lower levels of flow are required. Often, inefficient
of applications throttling or control methods are used and
• Services and upgrades without interruption energy consumption remains high.
High Protection of critical systems
The subway of St Petersburg • Pump and water treatment solutions fitted
is the deepest in the world • Innovative electrical distribution with Simply Smart drives can provide significant
due to the presence of several energy savings compared to conventional
underground rivers. Parallel
Galaxy 3000 UPS systems
Harmonic management and solutions: up to 50% for fans with full payback
provide 40 kVA of power to power factor correction devices: within one year, up to 30 % for pumps with
protect the supervision system payback within 2 years.
which manages the subway Sinewave, Accusine…
traffic.
• Controlled and selective neutralization
St Petersburg subway, Russia of harmonics
• Management of blade servers and capacitive IT
loads
Reliability > See energy quality with power factor correction
A redundant configuration of and harmonics filtering (see page 34)
Galaxy 3000 30 kVA systems
protects the PCs which manage
the graphics for plane locations Power management systems:
and network data related to the
movement of the planes on the
PowerLogic…
runways. • Comprehensive and user friendly supervisions
Brussel aiport, Belgium
• Data integrity via automatic shutdown functions
> See energy use analysis with power
management system (see page 32)
Data centers
and Telecom
Enterprise IT
and Networks
Energy savings with Pump Control How to make savings on Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning? 39
Solutions
-30,000 Modular solutions for booster or
complex pumping stations:
kg/year Altivar 61, M340, Advantys, ETG…
of CO2 emissions. As irrigation
pumps are driven by water flow, This solution can manage multiple pumps and
a constant pressure is essential provide additional functions such as chlorination or
for even water distribution over tank management. It enables a reduction in energy
fields. To keep this pressure
constant, a 75 kW AC drive consumption of up to 30% depending on pump
replaced typical on-off control. characteristics. This flexible solution provides
About 60,000 kWh of energy was strong diagnostic capabilities via Transparent Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning can
saved each year. Ready functionality and Ethernet connectivity. represent over 40% of energy consumption
Experienced a customer using in many buildings and facilities depending on
Irrigation pumps
Smart cost savings solution for the business. Improved control and management
of ventilation, temperature, and system usage
drinking water stations:
will reduce energy consumption and sustain it
535,339 PowerLogic, Compact NS,
Altivar 61...
at the optimal level.
kWh/year An innovative solution to update an electrical
• From simple stand-alone control products up
Energy savings further to global building management systems, HVAC
installation and provide new analysis services to solutions can save up to 30% of the energy
to AC drives installation.
Investment: 125 MIDR, reduce consumption and lower the electricity bill.
consumption. For fan ventilation applications,
payback in just 6 months. Based on electro-technical competencies and a
web-enabled measurement system, this solution solutions based on Altivar drives can save up
WTP booster pump – Indonesia to 50% in energy consumption compared to
allows high level recommendations to optimize the
pumping process, reduce the electrical utility cost. conventional motor starter and flow regulation
installations.
25% savings High performance integrated
in energy consumption with solution for wastewater plants:
Energy savings
10 AC drives installed, 55 to
110 kW. PowerLogic, Modicon Quantum,
Pumping station
in La Rochelle – France
Unity Application Generator,
Altivar 61…
Based on electrical distribution equipment,
power monitoring, motor control, automation
and services, this integrated solution is ideal for
with HVAC Control
high-tech plants requiring adherence to stringent
specifications and the flexibility to adapt to future
requirements. Altivar drives optimize energy costs
and the Unity Application Generator (UAG) brings
a library of smart water objects to the process.
UAG helps save time in design and operations
by optimizing the cost (training, qualification,
implementation, etc.). This web-enabled power
and control solution will bring energy efficient
operations to your business.
Energy savings whith HVAC Control How to realize smart lighting control and energy saving? 41
Solutions
-20%
To cope with rising energy
Stand alone temperature and energy control with
thermostats and load shedding contactors:
Multi 9, …
Energy savings
with Lighting Control
costs Talum needed to improve
the air purification plant in its
aluminium production process. This solution is based on a load shedding strategy, thermostats to optimize
Using 6 Altivar drives to control energy consumption, and simple contactors to shed load at peak demand.
the ventilation system instead It lowers energy bills, reduces peak demand charges, and prevents
of direct-on-line starting and unexpected tripping of loads. This solution can be applied in the residential
pneumatic controlled flaps
the energy consumption was domain to manage heating systems and electrical appliances and in the Lighting can represent over 35% of energy
reduced by 20%. Simple commercial domain to manage lighting, heating and other small industrial
consumption in buildings depending on the
payback was achieved within processes.
6 months. Harmonic distortion, business. Lighting control is one of the
a major concern of Talum, was easiest ways to save energy costs and one
within limits. Schneider Electric’s Enclosed drive for variable torque applications: of the most common applications!.
ECO8 motor system simulation
tool was used to project the 20%
Altivar 21…
• Solutions for lighting control can save
savings. Specifically designed for HVAC pump and fan applications, these solutions up to 50% on the electricity bill compared to
Talum d.d. in Slovenia are cost effective and energy saving. Preassembled, prewired and pre-
traditional installations. These systems are always
programmed, they guarantee quick installation time!
flexible and designed for the comfort of the
-30%
Improved efficiency on a
Small stand-alone HVAC Control solution:
Xenta 700
central air handling unit for the
production plant. The solution, Xenta 700 is an IP-based building management controller combining building
based on 4 90 kW Altivar drives, control, web functionality, alarm handling and amazing graphics in one
provided 30% energy savings powerful package. As a stand-alone solution the controller is ideal for smaller
and an investment payback of 13 installations where cost and simplicity matters. In addition to being a stand-
months.
alone solution, the Xenta 700 is a core part of the Vista building management
TEMIC semiconductors in France
solution.
-35%
The customers’ ambition was
HVAC management system:
Vista and Continuum
to get a property-wide energy Vista and Continuum are building management systems that provide
management system that would complete control of heating, ventilation and air conditioning. They are based
help generate significant costs on open, IT-friendly standards and include management software, a complete
savings. By installing a TAC
range of controllers (network-, programmable and application specific),
building management system
the Centre reduced installation communication devices and field devices. The solutions enable a centralized
cost by 35% and due to accurate management of alarms, set points, schedules, logs, graphs and reports.
and easily accessible information You can monitor and control one or several buildings – on-site or remotely
it can now make well-informed - through multiple devices. The benefits are substantial energy savings, more
energy management decisions.
efficient facility operations and an optimal indoor environment.
Westphalian Centre for
Psychiatry and Psychotherapy in
Germany
Energy savings with Lighting Control Striving for energy optimized buildings, can you help me? 43
Solutions
-317,000 Automated lighting for hotel foyer cloakrooms:
CDM 360 movement detectors
kWh/year A 360° movement detector ensures automatic control of lighting according
ADFA removed existing time
schedule based control and to presence and light levels. This solution provides energy savings of
installed a C-Bus control system up to 16%. Since there is no light switch, lighting is not switched on when
that integrated the natural light not needed. Optionally, a switch to override the detector can be provided.
from skylights with light level Easy to install, the aesthetically pleasing and discreet appearance make it
controllers and new efficient
luminaries. Energy savings of
appropriate for all types of installations. The combination of HVAC and lighting
317,000 KWh per year were contribute to over 70 % of energy used in
realized which resulted in an Lighting control system with sensors and a user many buildings. Building implementation, from
annual reduction of 305 tons interface: design to commissioning, should be carried
of CO2 and cost savings of
$28,500. C-BUS out in a way that achieves optimum energy
ADFA Cadet Mess - Australia saving results.
C-Bus lighting control solutions combine controls, sensors and unique flexible
user interfaces to deliver energy savings and meet tailored needs of the • Integrated building management solutions
broad range of applications. Energy savings can be significant – up to 65% are based on open, scalable systems that allow
-59%
Installation of high efficiency
with occupancy sensors, up to 40% via daylight dimming, up to 13%
via lumen control and up to 35% with time scheduling.
monitoring and control of all building systems
including HVAC, lighting, access control,
KW/2 reflectors on fixtures Automate public lighting according to sunrise and security and other special systems. Complete
provided energy savings of building solutions offer significant operation &
3,364,000 KWh per year: a
sunset:
maintenance benefits during the life cycle of a
59% reduction. This resulted IC Astro Light building. Coordinated behaviour across multiple
in an annual reduction of
3,364 tones of CO2 and Using an astronomic programmable light sensitive switch allows automatic systems can provide up to 35% reduction in
$390,300 cost savings with a switch-on and switch-off of lighting according to sunrise and sunset times. overall energy usage.
payback of 2.7 years. It increases the reliability of public lighting operation and provides potential
Campbell Park Office - Australia energy savings from 8% to 16% over traditional timer based solutions. It’s
more reliable than a brightness detector since it is not affected by dirt and is
-30%
easier to install and maintain.
Energy savings with
A Lubio lighting control
system manages voltage and
luminescence over time to
optimize safety and energy
Building Automation
usage in public lighting. This
has allowed the municipality to
reduce public lighting energy
consumption by more than 30%.
Amiens City – France
45
Sustained
energy savings
Measurement Customer Energy Efficiency needs a strcutured approach. Metering,
and monitoring commitment remote monitoring and control provide information that
evokes confidence in decision making and helps customers
to keep sustained savings.
Energy savings with Building Automation How to maximize my performance & optimize my costs with customized Solutions? 47
Solutions
-$4 million
A comprehensive program
Building management systems:
Vista and Continuum Comprehensive
programs for global
has saved the university more Building management systems based on open,
than $4 million in energy costs IT friendly standards provide full integration of
in 2000. The efforts included
lighting change outs, motor environmental control and facility management.
The solutions provide a comprehensive suite of
+
can provide up to 35% reduction in overall energy Improving a company’s energy performance
usage.
is critical in today’s world. Efficient use and
Additional software packages offer expanded management of energy allows companies to
facility/energy management and reporting reduce costs, build revenues and reduce risk.
competitive solutions to assist with the life cycle management A comprehensive energy strategy is key to
Telenor needed a new of facilities and assets. improving energy performance, and Schneider
headquarters for thousands Electric’s energy services can help through the
of its employees. By using Dedicated Building Services
a TAC VistaTM building entire lifecycle.
management system to Schneider Electric takes long term responsibility • Comprehensive Energy Efficiency
integrate and control HVAC, for customers, their buildings and the comfort
lighting, power monitoring, programs enable a company to realize and
of the end users of the buildings. Solutions offer
chillers, heat recovery and sustain energy cost savings. Comprehensive
comprehensive packages of energy-efficient
emergency lighting they improvements that include services such as: audits on facilities, equipment, or processes
realized significant cost are the first step to understanding energy
reductions in the operation • Operational Services – On site support and
alarm handling to assure the very best efficiency in
usage and to building management strategies.
and maintenance of the
facility. building operations Expert engineering and implementation assures
Telenor leading telecom, IT and • Maintenance Services – Keep the value of a
efficiency and specialized maintenance and
media company - Norway building at a strategic level via regular adjustment operation ensures optimal performance. Energy
and optimization of systems. Regular maintenance Services Solutions save up to 30% of global
and exchange of spare parts according to planned utility costs and can sustain those savings over
maintenance schedules. the life of the installation.
• Consulting Services – A range of consulting
services, from training to energy and indoor
climate audits as well as analysis and
documentation of a building’s status.
Comprehensive programs for global audit & execution How to increase safety and performance for healthcare buildings? 49
Solutions
20% energy Comprehensive audits on facilities, equipment, or
processes are based on proven methods, tools, and
optimization offers and managed by experienced specialists.
Initial need: leading edge
technology, significant focus
on energy optimization, EnergyEdge for Buildings
unrestricted partitioning
to meet future needs of EnergyEdge is an energy saving program for commercial buildings.
Integrated solutions
tenants. Requirements: The overriding objectives of an EnergyEdge program are to help
65€cents/m2/month. customers to audit, realize and sustain energy savings.
With Energy Edge, energy
This comprehensive program can save up to 20% of utility costs and
optimization was 20%
improve the life cycle cost of a building.
for Healthcare
below German Energy
Saving Act.
Capricorn Haus in Energy Action for Industry
Düsseldorf, Germany
The Energy Action program specializes in achieving smart energy efficiency
for industrial facilities. Our Professional Engineers and Certified Energy
Managers work in partnership with our customers to develop Guarantee patient safety, reduce risk of accidents
47,100€/year a comprehensive Energy Action Plan tailored to their sites. and related financial penalties are the main
Initial problem: unbalanced The program addresses the main areas affecting energy efficiency of an concerns in healthcare. Maintenance policy
systems, too warm or industrial site: energy procurement, demand management and optimization
too cold with high energy
and skills are also key to ensuring secure power
of process and plant utilities. The savings are realized by the implementation
consumption and penalty of selected projects and the on-going energy management of the industrial performance, and power quality must help to
fees to district heating
facilities defined by the Energy Action Plan. avoid disruptions and damage to sensitive
supplier. Energy Edge audit
identified savings of
medical equipment.
47,100€ per year. Savings
were realized with a new
• Implemented by critical power specialists,
heat exchanger and ELECTRICAL healthcare solutions are based on safe
DISTRIBUTION
hot water production PERFORMANCE and resilient power to ensure patient safety
conversion and balanced
central heating system.
and reliable building-intensive operation.
Remote monitoring was Outsourced if needed, the advanced building
installed to sustain optimal management system allows you to manage
performance. ENERGY
EFFICIENCY risks to public health (air and water control), to
Residential Complex
in Visby, Sweden
reduce energy costs and contribute to your
“Green” & “Safe” buildings image.
25 % MAINTENANCE
& OPERATION
(MRO)
INDUSTRIAL
PROCESS
PERFORMANCE
annual
savings
Initial need: develop a MEASURE
comprehensive Energy
Action Plan for a 10MW
COMMUNICATE
Paper Mill. Energy Action ENERGY ANALYZE
developed a 3-year plan. PROFILE
Implementation of the DEVICES
selected projects generated
REPORT
25% annual savings on the CONSULTANT
electrical bill. The customer
then decided to implement PERFORMANCE
Schneider Electric’s Energy DESIGN
Efficiency Dashboard and IMPLEMENT SOLUTION
SOLUTION
expanded the Control
program to its other sites.
Pulp and Paper Factory
in WI, USA EXECUTE
Integrated solutions for Healthcare How to increase continuity & performance of my data center/ telecom network? 51
Solutions
Energy Comprehensive Energy Efficiency
management support to MANAGE the whole
We developed best practices project
for energy management while
assuring optimum control of For peace of mind, specialists help to define
patient and staff environment. and deploy all relevant and necessary actions.
The solution leveraged the IT
Experienced in the healthcare field, experts
network for outstations and
manage the legal constraints and all the necessary
In a data centre, infrastructure availability is by
created standards for system
layout. Staff was trained to systems and solutions of a project. Enhancing far the top requirement because of the high
manage the control system facilities to a “Green” & “Safe” status is the main cost of downtime. Power and cooling are also
at the planning and design concern. becoming major concerns at data centres due
stages of new installations
and refurbishment of existing
to the high cost of energy, increased data centre
buildings. Critical power management to density leading to higher energy usage and
environmental concerns.
Building Management &
Electrical Management System
GUARANTEE patient safety
in Multi Hospital & Community Critical power architectures provide safe and • Data & Telecom solutions provide
– Lothian, Scotland resilient power ensuring patient safety and reliable integrated Critical Power and Cooling
building-intensive operation. Reliable design and solutions including turn-key project management,
maintenance reduces risk of accidents and related configuration and installation. Experienced
Integrated financial penalties. Power quality solutions help specialists provide safe and resilient power
solution avoid disruptions and damage to sensitive medical to ensure business continuity with advanced
This hospital was improved with equipment. Building monitoring helps manage supervision systems for key data centre metric
a complete integrated building risks to public health via the air and water control.
system including: structured reporting. These solutions provide reduced
cabling, BMS & EMS, access capital costs, reduced non-energy operating
control, CCTV, fire detection and Energy use analysis to REDUCE costs, and reduced energy costs.
all third party technical services.
direct energy expenses
Open & Integrated System
for Lyell McEwin Hospital Every $1 reduction in energy costs is equivalent
Integrated solutions
– Adelaide, Australia to $20 in new revenues in a non-profit healthcare
organization. That makes saving energy an
attractive proposition when compared to other
4,840,000
for Data & Telecom
actions. User-friendly supervision systems
quickly identify opportunities to reduce and
kWh/year manage energy generating lower costs without
After installing an advanced compromising safety and patient comfort.
BMS with heat recovery, and 60
AC drives, this hospital had the
lowest heat energy consumption
Outsourced building services to
when compared to all other CONCENTRATE on core business
hospitals in the country. The
solution saved 4,840,000 kWh Cost-saving policies and maintenance skill
per year, reduced CO2 emissions issues make outsourcing building management
by 2,420,000 kg per year and a preferred solution. Building management and
had a payback of 4 years
power can be hosted in our data centres and
Building Management System & managed through a combination of remote and
drives for a “green” HVAC
on-site services. Specialists take care of your long
term energy performance while you concentrate
on your core business.
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Solutions
3 months
Initial need: consolidation of
Comprehensive Energy Efficiency support to
MANAGE the whole project
computer rooms with a high For better peace of mind, specialists help you to define and deploy all the
density solution. Solution: in relevant actions. Experienced in Data & Telecom, they master the most
Integrated solutions
less than 3 months from order
to commissioning a complete advanced technologies of the field and our whole offer portfolio. They help
solution was provided with you enhance your image of a “Green” company concerned with efficiency
scalability, high performance, and environmental concerns.
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Solutions
Electricity bill Comprehensive Energy Efficiency
Bacviz needed to reduce support to MANAGE the whole project
the electricity bill of its
drinking water treatment For better peace of mind, specialists help you to define and deploy
plant (120 000 equivalent all the relevant actions. Experienced in water, they master the most
habitants). Through the advanced technologies in the field and the whole offer portfolio.
competencies of our
specialists they reduced
energy consumption by Pre-defined architectures to optimize
optimizing the pumping
process of the plant. They your water applications
also benefited from analysis
services and an advanced
Each solution satisfies a uniform set of customer needs, according
web-enabled power to the levels of complexity of the water process:
monitoring system which • Guarantee the performance and reliability of the process
permitted them to track
energy cost allocation and • Reduce maintenance costs and energy bill
optimize the electrical utility • Simplify expansion and revamping of installations
contract.
• Optimize process operation with wireless communication
Bacviz water company
in Hungary
3 system architectures for automation of your remote
pumping stations
Loads
EWAE wanted to address
A compact solution for lifting stations:
• Simple and ready to use pumping solution. An optimal solution
for pumping stations
skyrocketing prices,
blackouts rolling through • Optimized electronic control of several pumps: variable speed,
California, and a supplier soft start/stop, pump switching
calling for load reductions.
With an EPO supervision A modular solution for booster stations or complex pumping stations
system managed and • Meeting the highest level of dependability requirements related
hosted by Schneider to pumping
Electric, they quickly
benefited from easy-to-
access web views of load 4 system architectures for automation of your drinking
profiling and usage data. and wastewater treatment plants
Real-time analysis helps
the utility’s customers make An autonomous solution for 5000 inhabitants:
quick, intelligent decisions • A simple control solution for local plants close to the users
regarding curtailment
and track payback of the An integrated solution for 50 000 inhabitants:
decisions with minimal
• A transparent and cost effective solution designed for each town
effort. One energy manager
recalls:“I just showed the in collaboration with the operating authorities
board that we could pay
A flexible solution for 200 000 inhabitants:
for the entire service for a
year with the trading gains • Adaptable solution for optimised management of quality
we’d make in a single day and productivity
of operation - we were up
and running in a couple of A high performance solution for 1 million inhabitants:
weeks.”
• Operational dependability and performance for large high-tech
Eugene Water and Electric applications
in Oregon, USA
is investing
“Smart Electricity” program
Leveraging latest advancements in cutting edge technological fields like
micronano technologies and embedded systems on chips, to invent the APC
1 worldwide in integrated
future of energy efficiency.
critical power and cooling
services with APC (MGE
in innovation
Smart HVAC control UPS Systems).
Automation
solutions that provide ever Advanced algorithms for controlling machines and processes at their optimal
operating mode regarding energy consumption; solutions for minimizing
greater value to users: energy consumption during machine standby modes without any risk of re-
start.