This heat recovery project, valued at approximately $2.4 million, is an extension to the
Company’s proprietary FLU-ACE® technology already deployed at the beverage processing plant. This newest project is expected to provide the multinational business with additional utility savings of approximately $415,000 per year. This figure encompasses natural gas saving of approximately $385,000 and a reduction in water usage of approximately 8 million gallons annually, the equivalent to $30,000 a year.
Upon commissioning, Thermal Energy’s combined FLU-ACE® and GEMTM systems installed on-site are expected to reduce the customer’s fuel usage by 46% and reduce carbon emissions by an estimated 5,000 tonnes annually. This is equivalent to the amount of energy saved by permanently removing more than 1,000 average passenger vehicles from the road.
The recovered heat will be used to displace steam currently heating the boiler makeup water and used within the production process. The scope of this order covers all design, construction, commissioning and training for the system.
“We have been working in partnership with this key account for a number of years. This is the latest in a series of projects with the company as it seeks to improve energy efficiency and site sustainability across a number of locations,” said William Crossland, CEO of Thermal Energy.
“For us, it also represents the first time that a second FLU-ACE® has been installed at one of this key customer’s sites. Often, the challenge heat recovery projects face is finding the best application to re-use the energy. However, by appreciating the business’s full process requirements, we have identified additional sources and uses of the recovered heat."
“This FLU-ACE® project is a great example of how our technology can evolve to support
industry and of how our team of engineers works with sites to fully understand their needs in order to deliver the best results.”
The project is expected to be completed and revenue earned within nine months.
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About Thermal Energy International Inc.
Thermal Energy International Inc. is an established global supplier of proprietary, proven energy efficiency and emissions reduction solutions to the industrial and institutional sectors. We save our customers money and improve their bottom line by reducing their fuel use and cutting their carbon emissions. Our customers include a large number of Fortune 500 and other leading multinational companies across a wide range of industry sectors.
Thermal Energy is also a fully accredited professional engineering firm and by providing a unique mix of proprietary products together with process, energy and, environmental engineering expertise, Thermal Energy is able to deliver unique turnkey projects with significant financial and environmental benefits for our customers.
Thermal Energy's proprietary products include; GEMTM - Steam Traps, FLU-ACE® - Direct contact condensing heat recovery, Heat-Sponge SIDEKICK and RAINMAKER – Indirect contact condensing heat recovery systems, and Dry-Rex® - Low-temperature biomass drying systems.
Thermal Energy has engineering offices in Ottawa, Canada, Pittsburgh, USA, as well as Bristol, U.K., with sales offices in Canada, UK, USA, Germany, Poland, Italy and China.
TEI’s common shares are traded on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX-V) under the symbol TMG.
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