Inverter Drive Systems joins the Energy Efficiency Movement. At IDS, everything we do is centred around energy saving, whether that is for our customers or ourselves. For more than 20 years we have been analysing, surveying and highlighting viable energy saving potentials for customers in almost every industry. Often by creating new and innovative uses … Continue reading →
Under the Enhanced Capital Allowance scheme (ECA), businesses that purchase energy-saving plant or machinery can benefit from single-year capital allowances. Which means you can claim 100% tax relief on these purchases in the first year. However, time is running out as the scheme is due to end in April 2020. The Enhanced Capital Allowance scheme … Continue reading →
A 17-storey office complex has dramatically reduced energy costs by using variable speed drive controlled pumps and fans. A London office complex has saved £15,000 on electricity costs in six months following the installation of 18 ABB variable speed drives (VSDs). The drives, ranging from 5.5 kW to 37 kW, are used on hot water … Continue reading →
Expanding your electrical infrastructure to support many fan and pump systems can have an impact on the overall system efficiency. This, in turn, could increase the amount of energy you use. Martin Richardson, Water Framework Manager, ABB Limited, shows you where to look to control costs. The need to save energy remains as important as … Continue reading →
In this series, we address some of the questions that customers typically ask. Here, the Editor of a leading savoury snack magazine set us a challenge: “The readership of the magazine will have a good general technical knowledge (some of them will be production engineers, for instance), but they’re not drive or motor specialists as … Continue reading →
The partnership between Camfil Farr and IDS allows clients a unique offering. By combining the energy saving products from Camfil Farr filters a with ABB Inverters from IDS the client will see a reduction of between 20 and 30% of the energy costs used by Air Handling Units. IDS and Camfil Farr Strengthening the Partnership … Continue reading →
Camfil Farr have a range of energy efficient filters which in combination with ABB inverters allow the same quantity of air flow whilst consuming less power. Working together IDS and Camfil carried out an energy efficiency motor audit and a filter energy survey on a local laboratories’ applications, mostly air handling units. We submitted our … Continue reading →
With less than 60% of obligated businesses not making the original deadline for ESOS compliance of 29th January, a grace period of three months was given by the Environment Agency. However, as the period came to an end (29th April) there are still in the region of 3,000 ESOS qualifying organisations unaccounted for. Environment Agency … Continue reading →
Around 80 percent of maximal torque at 90 percent speed is normally considered an efficient duty point for a motor and drive system. However, a more efficient duty point can be found which could benefit a designer tasked with improving a pump system’s efficiency. If you plot motor ISO efficiency curves for various duty points, … Continue reading →
We spoke to Lorraine Famiglietti of IDS regarding ESOS. A mandatory European programme to implement energy audits into large organisations. Here is what she had to say. “Those subject to ESOS get to find out how wasteful their energy usage is, but is there a comeback to change anything they find? No. Perhaps there should … Continue reading →
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