1,200,000 kWh energy savings per year and as a result 678 tonnes less CO2 emissions
State-of-the-art technology makes the energy efficiency project at Poleg a success
Energy is one of the main drivers of costs in film production, both in monetary terms and in relation to the environment. This was a major contributing factor for the maintenance team and management at Poleg Plastics Industries (1998) Ltd. to focus on to ensure greater efficiency in the production facility.
In collaboration with technology partner ESCO, Poleg Plastics Industries (1988) Ltd, the specialist for co-extruded film solutions successfully initiated the project entitled ESCO Israel Energy Efficiency Project in its company. Each year, the measures taken by the project save 1,200,000 kWh of energy and the associated CO2 emissions of 678 tonnes.
Implementation of the Energy Centre Upgrade ensures around 700,000 kWh less energy consumption
Firstly, the cooling towers at one of the lines were replaced with a modern closed cooling system, which not only saves energy but also water. Combined with a new smart control and monitoring system that allows the temperature to be precisely regulated, this modernisation measure alone saves 700,000 kWh of energy per year.
VRF and heat recovery system reduce annual energy consumption by an additional 500,000 kWh
As part of the project, the former air conditioning system in production was replaced by a state-of-the-art VRF system. VRF stands for Variable Refrigerant Flow and is an efficient and sustainable solution for providing individual cooling and heating to the different zones of a building. This is achieved by circulating a variable refrigerant flow between the central outdoor unit and the indoor units. Together with the heat recovery system, which also makes the old heating system on the printing line obsolete, this can save 500 megawatts of energy per year.
More than energy savings
However, it is not only the reductions in energy consumption and CO2 emissions that should be emphasised as advantages of this project. In addition to protecting resources, the measures improve both conditions in production as well as process efficiency and contribute to ensuring that customers worldwide continue to be supplied with Poleg’s optimum film solutions in the best possible way for the future.
