Energy Conservation Studies

Industrial processing plants use a combination of electricity, natural gas, fuel oil, or other energy sources to power their unit operations. Raw materials, energy, and labor are typically a plant’s major expenses. Rosnik can help clients find opportunities to lower overall energy usage by performing an analysis of their process focused on reducing wasted energy and improving optimizing processes to minimize energy consumption. Typical tasks may include,

• Updating or correcting existing mass and energy balances for the plant
• Develop simulations of selected unit operations to optimize energy usage
• Investigate equipment, line, and valve sizing and fouling issues which may be needlessly wasting energy
• Evaluate process alternatives that may be more energy efficient than existing configurations
• Evaluate alternative fuel sources to take advantage of seasonal relative price differences
• Explore the opportunity for cogeneration