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Thinking Differently, Producing Solutions, Guaranteeing Results

Heat is a key energy consumption variable for agro-industrial corporations.
Mon, 02/25/2019 - 18:20
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Heat is a key energy consumption variable for agro-industrial corporations. When Reny Picot, a Spanish dairy producer with a manufacturing plant in Mexico, decided to analyze its processes to find opportunities to reduce its energy cost, it turned to RAMADASA.
RAMADASA, a Mexican business consultancy specialized in energy management and collaborative engineering, deployed its RAMADASA 4.0 Energy Management System to conduct an exhaustive diagnosis of Reny Picot’s production processes to determine its patterns of energy consumption and areas of improvement. The analysis showed that at the end of the milk concentration process, the company lost energy that could be recuperated and reused. The best solution for heat recovery was to incorporate a thermocompressor in the last phase of the evaporation process. This allowed the recovery of enough energy to generate 800 tons of cooling using absorption chillers while also employing heating coils to harness the remaining energy to preheat air. This procedural modification provided a three-pronged benefit: a yearly reduction of 180,000MBTU, mitigation of the emission of 10,000 tons of CO2 and a decrease in yearly energy costs of MX$50 million, representing an ROI of less than two years.
While this procedural modification seems straightforward, integrating these improved mechanisms remains challenging. Energy-intensive companies continue to resist changes to their production processes when those processes are functioning properly, albeit inefficiently.
The threat of economic losses when shifting toward energy-saving procedures is deeply ingrained in the core of the RAMADASA 4.0 Energy Management System powered by SaySap. Rooted in ISO 50001 compliance, it not only integrates energy consumption diagnostics but also digital and collaborative engineering practices. It enables the simulation of production process modifications to provide operational certainty regarding the intended procedural changes before placing the first equipment purchase order. The platform can also supervise the progress of improvement projects and integrate automation and control measures, while monitoring key performance indicators. The all-encompassing platform allows the delivery of expected results, providing certainty to investors and transparency regarding the obtained results, based on the International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol (IPMVP) promoted by the Efficiency Valuation Organization (EVO).

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