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Essity

Overlooking a public park by the harbor

Global 100 Sustainable Hygiene Company Essity Achieves Further Energy Savings by Partnering with Ecosave

Ecosave’s investment in energy efficiency and equipment upgrades has resulted in significant capital cost avoidance and reduced energy use by 4% in MWh per ton of finished product for Essity Hygiene, a global hygiene and health company.

Ecosave was asked to provide holistic and all-encompassing solutions to improve efficiency as well as address maintenance, comfort and reliability issues.

Ecosave developed a fully funded energy savings project that addressed these issues while not requiring any capital outlay or debt from the client. A substantial reduction in annual operating expenses funds the great majority of Ecosave’s service fee.

THE SOLUTIONS IMPLEMENTED AT ESSITY HYGIENE:

  • VFD Retrofit on Process Water Pumps
  • Insulation on select Steam Piping and Valves
  • Vacuum Pump Replacement on PM# 11 with New Turbo Blower System
  • Vacuum Pump Replacement at Greenwich Converting Facility
  • New PLC-based intelligent cloud-enabled compressed air automation control system, increased storage tank capacity, Leak Repairs/component Replacements, and Optimization strategies for peak load management and energy saving
  • LED Lighting Upgrade
  • Real-Time Energy Monitoring with EcosaveWatch

Project Details

Building Type
Industrial
Location
South Glen Falls, NY & Greenwich, NY
Industry
Industrial
Solutions
Building Automation, Ecosave Services, Energy Efficiency, Smart Buildings & EcosaveWatch

Project Results

$6.1 M Upgrade Value
$682 K Annual Savings
4% in MWh per ton of finished product Annual Energy Savings
15 Years Service Contract Period

Generation

  • VFD Retrofit on Process Water Pumps
  • Insulation on select Steam Piping and Valves
  • Vacuum Pump Replacement on PM# 11 with New Turbo Blower System
  • Vacuum Pump Replacement at Greenwich Converting Facility

Controls

  • New PLC based intelligent cloud enabled compressed air automation control system, increased storage tank capacity

Building Automation

  • Leak Repairs/component Replacements, and Optimization strategies for peak load management and energy saving
  • Real Time Energy Monitoring with EcosaveWatch

Lighting

  • LED Lighting Upgrade

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