54
Savings
Eliminating the leaks resulted in
a10% reduction in compressed
air consumption.
Customer
Global foodmanufacturer
Measures
Leakagedetectionandelimina-
tionat theplant level
Initial situation
Plant size:
Approx. 50,000sq.metres
Installed compressor power:
410kW
Compressedair requirement:
40m³/min
Production time:
8,000hoursper year
Control pressure:
6bar
Compressedair consumption:
16,475,000m³per year
Averagepriceof compressedair:
€0.018perm³
Compressedair costs:
€295,000per year
Results
Identified leaks:
296
Total compressedair loss:
1,625,815m³per year
Leakage loss:
€29,265per year
Reduction inannual
CO
²
emissions:
Roughly160 tons
Total project costs
(including replacement parts):
€31,000
350,000
300,000
250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
Before Festoservices
After Festoservices
295,000
265,735
29,265
10%
EnergySavingServices inpractice
-10%
-€29,265
-160 tonsCO
2
Compressedair costs€per year
Energyand cost savings,
andCO
2
reduction
