Mersey Care NHS makes 18% energy savings with Powerstar

Energy saving, voltage optimisation solutions provider EMSc Powerstar, is pleased to announce that Mersey Care NHS Trust is amongst the latest Care Trusts to have installed Powerstar, with installations including Ashworth, Mossley and Rathbone Hospitals along with Scott Clinic.

Total savings across the sites have reached an average 18% on annual energy consumption. At Rathbone Hospital annual kWh savings are 65,796, the equivalent of £6,974, whilst Scott Clinic has benefited from annual kWh savings of 51,573 kWh, or £5,446.


With limited budgets and the impending launch of the Carbon Reduction Commitment, combined with new emerging healthcare policies, NHS executives are seeking reliable, proven energy saving technologies that can not only help reduce carbon emissions, but can also make significant savings on energy consumption. As a result a growing number of NHS Trusts are turning to Powerstar, an entirely British made voltage optimisation system, not only for it’s ability to reduce energy consumption, but also to improve the life expectancy of on-site equipment as well as reduce maintenance costs.


Voltage optimisation is a recognised technology that is particularly relevant in the UK, as power supplied by the National Grid exceeds the recommended operating voltages for much of the plant, machinery and equipment used. The Powerstar voltage optimisation system cuts energy use by controlling the incoming voltage so that it more accurately meets the specifications of equipment on site.

Mark O’Grady, managing director of MITIE Engineering Maintenance, the facility management company used by Mersey Care NHS trust for the Powerstar installations commented:

“We would highly recommend Powerstar voltage optimisation systems. The Powerstar installations at the Mersey Care NHS Trust have achieved an 18% saving on total electricity consumption.”

As the UK faces worsening power quality issues with harmonic, transient, power factor and phase balancing issues, voltage optimising is emerging as one of the most secure technologies for NHS sites to adopt as part of their sustainability strategies.

Terry Shemwell, Powerstar Consultant to Local Authorities and the NHS commented:

“The NHS has highlighted its commitment to cutting carbon emissions and meeting the government’s targets to cutting emissions by 80%, by 2050. Solutions such as Powerstar are allowing trusts to not only achieve these targets but plough back money saved into improved patient care and services.”

Powerstar® is the registered trademark of EMSc (UK) Ltd.

About Powerstar:

Payback period is typically between 0.8 and 2.5 years

Can save up to 26.1% of electricity consumption

Is fully designed and manufactured in the UK. All Powerstar components, including even minor items such as the paint, are sourced from UK manufacturers. The Powerstar design and any associated software are designed by EMSc UK Limited

Requires no maintenance and has a 15 year warranty

Is an approved energy savings system and may qualify for an interest-free Energy Efficiency Loan from the Carbon Trust

Comes with guaranteed savings

Will improve the life expectancy of electrical equipment.

Will improve the power quality (reduce harmonics and improve the power factor)

Has the highest efficiency and provides better savings than any other voltage optimisation system sold in the UK. This has been proven in independent tests (on the same load and same voltage reduction), head to head with similar competitive systems. In these tests Powerstar achieved:
Significantly higher energy savings (up to 13% more)
Reduced harmonics by 88% more than competitive systems
Running significantly cooler than competitive systems. (While Powerstar operated at normal ambient temperatures, competitive systems were operating at nearly 70°C).

The EMS team has over 150 years combined experience in designing and manufacturing special transformers and the Powerstar design is a direct result of this experience.

2010 - Winners of the Yorkshire Forward Innovator/10: Innovation in Action Award
2006 - Winners of the CARE4AIR AWARD

www.powerstar.co.uk

Harvard lights up Surrey

Harvard is pleased to announce that Surrey County has recently started to install the company’s revolutionary wireless street lighting solution LeafNut, across its 89,000 street lights.

The project, which is due to take five years to complete, will help Surrey County Council to reduce its carbon emissions to comply with the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency (CRCEE) scheme. The CRCEE states that councils need to reduce their carbon emissions by 34% by 2020, based on 1990 levels, or they will have to pay tax credits to central government. The LeafNut system helps to reduce carbon emissions by 100kg of carbon per year, for every street light, which will ensure councils are well placed to meet targets.

There has been much adverse publicity recently about Local Authorities deciding to switch off street lights to due expenditure cutbacks, particularly following last October’s Chancellor’s Spending Review. LeafNut allows Local Authorities to manage street lighting without having to controversially switch off street lights.

The innovative solution allows Authorities to dim street lights instead of switching them off. Each individual street light can now, for the first time ever, be securely managed over the Internet and appropriate lighting levels set for specific times of day. However, should lighting levels need to be raised, this can be done in an instant. This is done through the use of the solution’s Central Management System (CMS) WiMAC, which remotely and pro-actively manages the output of each individual street light.

Surrey County Council leader, Dr. Andrew Povey, said, “This will be the largest scale introduction of this type of street lighting technology in Britain.” Surrey County Council Cabinet Member for Transport, Ian Lake, also commented, “The new technology is a lot more energy efficient than our current street lights, leading to both financial and energy savings, which are good for the pocket and the environment.”

Michael McDonnell, sales & marketing director at Harvard, commented,

“We are extremely proud that LeafNut has been chosen for another large scale project. The system will help Surrey Council to reduce its carbon emissions, which will in turn help it to meet its carbon reduction targets, as part of the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme.”

About Harvard:
Established in 1993, Harvard has grown to be a leading player in the LED lighting and wireless street lighting industries. Harvard’s innovative range of products includes the CoolLED range of switchable drivers and LeafNut, the revolutionary wireless remote monitoring system for street lighting.






About LeafNut:
The LeafNut system has already been deployed in nearly 30 locations across the world.
UK: Hertfordshire, Blackpool, Luton, Suffolk, Westminster, Durham, Sheffield, Monmouthshire, North Somerset, Hartlepool, Plymouth, Warrington, Medway, Nottingham, Surrey, Neath Port Talbot, Blaneau Gwent, Merthyr Tedfil, Kirklees
World: Heerlen (Netherlands), Lech (Austria), Madrid (Spain), Budapest (Hungary), Poitiers (France), Cork (Ireland), Hobart (Tasmania), Canberra (Australia)

The system can save up to £46 a light per year and up to 100kg of carbon emissions per year on each street light

LeafNut uses the WiMAC wireless Central Management System to remotely monitor and control the output of each individual street light

The innovative technology reduces maintenance costs by identifying lamp problems in advance and accurately predicting lamp failure

LeafNut helps Councils meet Carbon Reduction targets

Awards
2010 - Winners of the Yorkshire Forward Innovator/10: Innovation in Action Award

www.HarvardEng.com

New recruit to support international growth plans

EMSc (UK) Ltd developer and manufacturer of the innovative Powerstar voltage optimisation system, has recently appointed Steve Curtis as international business development manager.

Steve, who has worked in the energy industry for over 22 years, brings with him a wealth of experience and a thorough understanding of the sector. Most recently, Steve worked for 6 years as business development manager for MeterPlus, npower’s metering business. A role that required him to negotiate, secure and manage new contracts.

Based at EMSc’s head office in Sheffield, Steve’s role will involve him managing the company’s existing international distribution partnerships in Australia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Greece, Malta and Ireland. He is also tasked with finding new distribution partners in Scandinavia, Benelux, Germany, France and Iberia.

Steve’s appointment reflects EMSc’s significant growth over the last twelve months, increasing turnover by 166% to almost £8m. In line with the success the company has been experiencing in the UK, it has also seen sales and interest for Powerstar grow in markets across Europe.
Dr. Alex Mardapittas, managing director at EMSc, commented,

“We are all extremely pleased to welcome Steve to the team and we look forward to seeing the value he will no doubt bring. The company has had a strong twelve months and Steve’s appointment gives opportunity for further expansion internationally.”

Steve commented,

“I really enjoy the fact that I am selling a product that allows companies to reduce their energy consumption and their carbon footprint, which in turn benefits the environment, as I am a bit of a ‘Greenie’ myself.”

Powerstar is the most efficient voltage optimisation system in the world and can save up to 26.1% of total electricity consumption and related CO² emissions, all without compromising the supply to electrical equipment. The payback period is typically between 0.8 and 2.5 years.

Powerstar:

Can save up to 26.1% of electricity consumption.

Is fully designed and manufactured in the UK. All Powerstar components, including even minor items such as the paint, are sourced from UK manufacturers. The Powerstar design and any associated software are designed by EMSc UK Limited.

Requires no maintenance and has a 15 year warranty.

Is an approved energy savings system and may qualify for an interest-free Energy Efficiency Loan from the Carbon Trust.

Comes with guaranteed savings.

Will improve the life expectancy of electrical equipment.

Will improve the power quality (reduce harmonics and improve the power factor).

Has the highest efficiency and provides better savings than any other voltage optimisation system sold in the UK. This has been proven in independent tests (on the same load and same voltage reduction), head to head with similar competitive systems. In these tests Powerstar achieved:
Significantly higher energy savings (up to 13% more)
Reduced harmonics by 88% more than competitive systems
Running significantly cooler than competitive systems. (While Powerstar operated at normal ambient temperatures, competitive systems were operating at nearly 70°C).

The EMSc team has over 150 years combined experience in designing and manufacturing special transformers and the Powerstar design is a direct result of this experience.

2010 - Winners of the Yorkshire Forward Innovator/10: Innovation in Action Award
2006 - Winners of the CARE4AIR AWARD

www.powerstar.co.uk