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Focus issue:
S-Energy as the basis for attractive service provision
Since 2009, Saia-Burgess has become more en-
gaged with energy monitoring and energy man-
agement. Under the motto «Doing the right thing
saves you money» we presented our image of en-
ergy management in Control News 12. At the time
the emphasis was on environmental protection,
and only with the events of 2011 have we begun
to completely rethink our energy supply. Today it’s
about ensuring security of supply as well as meet-
ing climate change goals. In the face of reduced
power generation capacity and a network infra-
structure that is not expanding to meet demand,
energy conservation is not a luxury but a necessity.
Politicians have already responded: Tax breaks and
grants for energy intensive businesses will only be
granted to those with an energy management sys-
tem who measure consumption demonstrably and
completely.
The pressure to improve energy efficiency therefore
increases continuously, and this has implications for
Service provision with S-Energy
Increase energy efficiency and earn good money
at the same time.
Automation professionals are now entering a new field of activity. As a result of the
events in Fukushima, the pressure to reduce energy consumption has increased
dramatically. What’s needed are solutions and services that make more effective use of
existing resources – especially in automation. The scalability of the S-Energy concept
opens up a whole new set of possibilities for system integrators.
Author: Peter Steib
automation. Although at the outset the pure meas-
urement and visualization of energy consumption
results in initial saving, at the end of the chain there
is usually an individual energy management solu-
tion at the automation level. For optimum energy
use knowledge of the controlled process are es-
sential. It therefore makes sense for the automation
supplier to provide energy optimization. For system
integrators this provides new areas of activity and a
welcome chance during projects to offer appropri-
ate energy management in addition to pure auto-
mation. It’s good when you can rely on automation
technology where an energy management system
has been built in already. With S-Energy is a whole
tool kit of components and functions available that
fit seamlessly into the world of automation. Wheth-
er a simple energy monitoring system «off the shelf»
is enough, or whether customized requirements
need to be taken into account, S-Energy offers the
appropriate form, fit and function for each level.
Old goals with new challenges:
The motivation to save energy is no longer justified only by climate change; it’s now also a question of compensating for reduced plant
capacity and outdated network infrastructures.
Saia® S-Energy:
«
Do good and earn a living from it»
Amortization chart:
Investment costs per tonne of atmospheric CO
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saved –
irrespective of the type of investment
Graphic data source: Study by McKinsey & Company Inc.
on behalf of the BDI (Federation of German Industry)
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