NRG1-ECO: ENERGY CONSUMPTION OPTIMIZATION
|
BENEFITS
• Can reduce a mine's energy consumption by 30%
• Lessens strain on power distribution system
• Increases productivity & profitability
• Diminishes greenhouse gas emissions
• Improves worker safty
• Integrates with & augments asset & vehicle tagging systems
• Optimizes ventilation
• Supports other energy intensive systems within mines
• Monitors & logs air quality data
Mines of the future will be going deeper, resulting in higher costs for infrastructure, ventilation and energy. How your mine addresses these future challenges will separate your company from the rest of the mining industry.
NRG1-ECO is a mine-wide energy management system that can save mines millions of dollars in energy costs per year. NRG1-ECO can be applied to automated equipment and processes, such as compressors, pumps and ventilation, to significantly reduce energy consumption.
NRG1-ECO was developed with an open architecture so that it will work with technology already in use at any mine. Integration is at the core of NRG1-ECO and its ability to incorporate with new or existing mine technology offers mines, old or new, the opportunity to realize significant energy savings.
NRG1-ECO Five Control Strategies
Manual Real-Time Control - Can be used to stop or start any devices through the user interface or to disable them from any programmed automatic function.
Environmental Monitoring - Air quality sensors monitor and respond in real-time to CO, NO, SO2, temperature, humidity, barametric atmospheric pressure and air flow.
Event-Based Control - Devices will be stopped/started or reduced based on an event.
Tagging - Instantly responds and increases ventilation when tagged mining personnel or vehicles enter a zone.
Time-of-Day Scheduling - Starts / stops devices at specific times of the day (start/end of shift).
The NRG1-ECO system can be customized to reflect each mine’s needs and protocols in order to leverage the highest ROI for each mine site.
A mine ventilation system usually operates at peak capacity 100 per cent of the time. NRG1-ECO’s VOD (Ventilation-On-Demand) module enables the mine to instantly control the ventilation system’s air flow to when and where it is needed. This allows a mine to reduce its ventilation costs by as much as 30 per cent, which represents significant savings given that ventilation costs make up almost 50 per cent of a mine’s energy costs.
Assistance with Energy-Efficiency Grants and Rebate applications is available to mines for both the initial NRG1-ECO site assessment and commissioning to help leverage increased profitability and savings.
