Steaming ahead with boilerhouse management
December 1st 2007 MCL Energy has provided a long
term steam supply, as well as
boiler house management, to
East Yorkshire based National
Starch & Chemical for some 5+
years.
As part of its ongoing
commitment to clients to
appraise energy saving schemes it
undertook a comprehensive
review of the energy savings
associated with an integral flue
gas economiser at the site.
The 7t F&A 100°C package
steam boiler will provide the
energy for the economiser via its
flue gases based on its 24/7
production and operating cycle.
This appraisal was based on
actual site steam load and
demand and costs per tonne to
produce steam.
The payback for the
investment is 2.5 years and
resultant natural gas savings
generated will be about 1500Mw
per annum. The economiser is
being provided by specialist
economiser supplier, Emvertec.
The turnkey project will be
managed by MCL Energy for
delivery, installation and
completion within the Christmas
Shutdown period. Although the
deadline is tight, MCL believes
that, with effective planning and
organisation, the project will be
completed and ready for
implementation by the time
production is required early in 2008.
The work with National Starch
& Chemical is typical of the kind
of projects that MCL Energy
undertakes for its portfolio of
industrial and healthcare steam
customers. This forms part of
ongoing supply contracts with
investment often being made
directly by the company in the
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