Kimberly-Clark cleans up with energy savings

• Case Studies
• March 28, 2019
• Danielle O'Reilly

The air handling transportation system was inflexible and inefficient until we upgraded it with variable speed drives and controls. With the help of NGE we were able to verify the savings, and claim energy saving certificates that helped to offset the cost of the new system. Kimberly-Clark, Ingleburn Site Manager

The Client

Kimberly-Clark, manufacturers health, hygiene, and wellbeing products globally for over 175 countries. Brands include Huggies, U by Kotex, VIVA, Kleenex, Kleenex Cottonelle, Depend, Poise, DryNites, and Pull-Ups and many others.

Key Facts

• Equipment Upgraded 29 large industrial fans and controls
• Annual Energy SavingsElectricity or gas savings or both. 680+ MWh
• Certificate Value >$ 105,000
• Program NSW Energy Saving Scheme (ESCAn energy savings certificate (ESC) is a tradeable certificate created under Division 7 of Part 9 of the Electricity Supply Act 1995. Each ESC represents one notional megawatt hour (MWh) of energy.)
• Method Project Impact Assessment with M&V (PIAM&VProject Impact Assessment with Measurement and Verification)
• Northmore Gordon Partner Northmore Gordon (Consulting)

The Work

Based on years of industrial energy experience, Northmore Gordon Environmental was engaged to provide KimberlyClark with an end-to-end energy optimisation solution. The scope of the project was to ensure their energy saving project complied with NSW energy savings scheme requirements and Kimberly-Clark could maximise the financial incentives.

Challenges

• Rapidly rising electricity costs
• Financial return on investment in energy efficiency upgrades
• Complexity of accessing the financial incentives of the NSW
  
  Energy Saving Scheme (ESSThe NSW Energy Savings Scheme (ESS) provides financial incentives to install, improve or replace energy savings equipment and appliances in NSW households and businesses. The ESS was established in 2009. Financial incentives are in the form of tradeable certificates, called energy savings certificates (ESCs). Generally, householders and businesses who fund energy savings activities transfer the right to create ESCs to Accredited Certificate Providers (ACPs) in return for a discount on the cost of the energy savings activity.  The MWh savings from the project determines the number of ESCs that can be created. The ESS works by allowing ACPs to create and register ESCs for energy savings that are supported with appropriate evidence. ESCs are then purchased each year by mainly electricity retailers operating in NSW to meet their share of a legislated annual energy savings target.)

Outcomes

• Replaced manual control of air flow dampers with variable
  
  speed drives (VSDs)
• Reduction in ongoing energy costs across the site
• Saving of more than 7,000 tonnes CO2e over 10 years
• Met the payback criteria for site upgrade projects
• Better control of the production process

Industry

Manufacturing

Location

Sydney, Australia

Craig Morgan

Sales & Marketing Director

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