For the past year, we have been running a successful energy management program at the well-known sock manufacturer, Falke, in Bellville South. The first rule of managing your energy usage would be to establish a baseline consumption that is used to be measured against. Using this makes it easy to measure the savings made each[…]
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At Powerstar we recently started incorporating the use of “Energy Leak Tags”. These are bright orange durable tags that can be put up to point out a leak or energy wastage to alert the correct person to fix the issue. When we start an energy management program, one of the first things we do is[…]
Sanlam Investments Energy Management Project Underway
BLOG POSTS, Energy Management, Office Buildings Nov 29, 2019
In 2012, Sanlam approached us to conduct energy management at their head offices in Bellville. With our help, they achieved a 30% saving on their electricity consumption through basic, low-cost interventions. Since then we have installed metering systems in their commercial buildings throughout South Africa. This year they approached us again for a comprehensive energy[…]
Heinz Atlantis saved significant energy through weekend load optimization
BLOG POSTS, Energy Management Oct 31, 2017
Heinz Atlantis manufactures various frozen pre-baked goods in a large facility based in Atlantis. The site was one of the early adopters of the Power-Star Energy Management system and as such has seen some great results. Initial investigation showed a distinct opportunity in base load management and additional work has been done to decrease the[...]
Sanlam Sky Houghton energy management journey
Billing disputes, BLOG POSTS, Energy Management, Office Buildings Oct 27, 2017
Sanlam Sky Houghton Case Study Our energy intelligence meter was installed on the main incomer of the Sanlam Sky building in March 2012. The data was mostly used to report on sustainability targets for the Sanlam Environmental Committee. Following the success of active interventions at other sites (Sanlam Head Office, Santam Head Office, Santam Auckland[…]
Over 30% savings at The One and Only Hotel with zero-cost interventions
BLOG POSTS, Energy Management, Hospitality Oct 16, 2017
Power-Star ran an energy management program at the prestigious One and Only Hotel in Cape Town over a period of three months in 2011. Using comprehensive measurement installations we were able to determine several areas of opportunity for savings. The opportunities were brought to the attention of the Maintenance manager, who suggested an intensive structured[…]
30% savings through interventions at Sanlam Head Office
BLOG POSTS, Energy Management, Office Buildings Oct 16, 2017
Power-Star approached Sanlam in 2012 with an energy management proposal outlining a process which would allow ambitious electricity saving targets. The idea was to use money saved from behavioural change to fund capital projects to reach the set targets by 2015. The method followed included Power-Star actively reporting on energy metrics, chairing monthly energy forum[…]