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Stewart King - Energy Consultant
Fully accredited by the Carbon Trust (for both Opportunities Assessment and Solutions Development), Energy Institute and Scottish Executive offering holistic energy surveys of commercial and industrial properties.
Energy saving solutions for electricity, gas, oil, lpg and water.
A one-stop-shop for energy saving in business.
Energy Surveys How do you know if your business wastes energy? Although some waste is obvious for most industrial/commercial properties an energy survey is the first step towards identifying opportunities for making energy savings.
The UK Government's published literature shows that at least 20% of all the energy used by business is wasted. Other research puts this figure as high as 40% and it is known that the UK loses over 668,000MJ of energy every year (equivalent to nearly 50M tonnes of CO2 and accounting for over 10% of total energy losses from European buildings).
All of this represents one significant thing - a fantastic opportunity for you to reduce your costs and increase profits. Any saving on your energy bill goes straight to bottom line profits and is an easier way to increase profitability than generating new sales. It is also low risk and comes with guaranteed return on investment.
Typically it is possible to make savings of:
- 10% with no investment whatsoever (good housekeeping)
- 20% with low level of investment (1-2 year payback)
- 35-40% based on 2-5 year investment
Stewart King can provide a cost-effective energy survey resulting in a definitive report highlighting all viable areas where energy can be saved within any property. This includes a simple, actionable summary of what should be done, when and at what cost.
Heating We all need it and yet most of us continue to spend far more on this than we really need to. Stewart King can provide a range of services from simple advice on improvements to existing systems right through to the design and specification of replacement / new systems for all sorts of buildings. Recent projects have included several churches, sports halls, retail properties, local government offices and several schools.
Areas covered include:
- Oil & Gas If you have a boiler providing heating and hot water in your building the chances are that it is not quite as effective as it could be. Conventionally controlled boilers (that is, non-combi systems) can benefit from installation of retrofit Load Compensation control - benefit in so much as you will save money! Stewart can also design and supply fuel saving devices to reduce the cost of running factory heating systems.
- Electric Radiant Heating Several years ago I came across a truly remarkable Swedish heating system that replicates the long wave radiant heat output of the sun to provide gentle comfort where conventional systems simply cannot perform adequately or efficiently. It is brilliant for "difficult" buildings, for example, churches, school halls, shops with open doors.
Long wave radiant heat works by replacing the human body's heat loss to moving air - just like being outside on a sunny spring day and moving from the shade into the sun - the air temperature doesn't change but you feel warmer - AlfaStrip and AlfaCassette operate in exactly the same way. 99% energy efficiency, silence, no distracting glow - simply brilliant.
- Electric Heating doesn't have to cost the earth!
Stewart can design and supply low energy electric heating systems (and controls), for both commercial and domestic application, with the emphasis very much on energy and cost savings. The basis of these systems is the Ecolec range of ultra-low running cost, ultra-slim panel heaters controlled by wireless, digital timer/stats. Solar provision of hot water can also be built in for "green-ness".
- Novitherm - simple insulating panels to eliminate heat loss from the backs of the your radiators and wall mounted heaters into the structure of the building - heat that is almost always lost to the atmosphere. 10-15% reduction in heating bills and improvements to thermal efficiency of the radiators.
HVAC (Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning) Complete design, manufacture, supply, installation and commissioning service - but nothing "off the shelf" - Stewart specializes only in unique solutions to one-off problems.
Electricity There has been some concern voiced recently that changes in the Building Regulations could effectively kill off electric heating however Stewart would advise that over the past 3-4 months Stewart has been asked to design and specify more electric heating solutions than at any similar period over the past 2-3 years.
Improving insulation and building design for low energy application has always gone hand in hand with electric heating and the new legislation strongly reinforces this message.
Office Lighting There are so many lighting systems out there - how do you go about choosing the right one for your office environment. You need to balance cost against quality - that goes without saying - but what about the physical impact of lighting on your staff (and yourself) - have you considered that? What if you could simply open a window in the ceiling and flood your workspace with daylight - well we believe that you can and should.
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As an employer you spend £'s on your staff (salary, office equipment, cars etc) - but ask yourself how much do you spend on lighting? You may be overlooking a major factor affecting staff performance, because bad lighting causes all kinds of problems from headaches to eye strain to fatigue to lack of productivity - did you know that?
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One solution in the modern office can be Virtual Daylight®- a system of vertical polarisation, coupled with daylight tubes (6500K output) and high frequency control that effectively reproduces natural daylight to 98%, creating a totally natural working environment. The superior quality of light is proven to substantially (70%+) minimise eyestrain and reduce both headaches and fatigue allowing staff to work more effectively throughout the day.
You will even save energy and money as this type of lighting is energy effective, friendly to the environment and inexpensive to maintain!
Lighting & Controls Why should you worry about lighting - well 58,000GWh of electricity is used every year to light the UK - almost 20% of the total electricity that is burned in this country goes on lighting - that is why you need to improve the energy effectiveness of your lighting.
- Fluoresave an exciting development in energy saving for switch start fluorescent lighting and discharge fixtures (SON, metal halide etc). Fluoresave regulates the voltage (dropping it by 10-15%) after ignition accruing power consumption savings of 20-30%.
- Lo-Energi Floodlights huge savings on external floodlighting by use of 26W / 42W and 2x32W Low energy floods.
- T5 Adaptors new development allows the use of T5 energy saving lamps in old style T12 and T8 fittings right up to 8ft giving savings of 20-60%. Brings high frequency control, superb colour rendition and long tube life to any building.
- Low energy Replacement Lamps 60-90% savings even on simple stuff like standard GLS lamps, halogen dichroic lamps (using LED and CFL replacements). Sound advice on what to use and from what source.
40-50% savings on total lighting costs through effective lighting control, absence detection, timed management and daylight sensing
Water Saving Water is an incredibly precious commodity, not least because saving it also saves that other precious thing - money. Unbelievably millions of pounds worth of water is flushed down the drains every day in Scotland alone because property owners / occupiers have not fitted basic economising controls.
Businesses can even get 100% tax relief by investing in products that encourage sustainable water use. Under the ECA scheme flow controllers, efficient toilets and taps are now included so there has never been a better time to start saving water - you really have no excuse not to start saving water and saving money.
Renewables advice on all aspects of going green, from small scale wind power right through to large commercial installations; ground source and air source heat pumps; solar hot water systems etc etc.
Power Factor Correction advice and solutions available - contact Stewart with any queries in this area.
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