Saving energy in a company: BOPLAs investment in a new transformer pays off

The prices for fossil fuels increase rapidly! 1998 one barrel of oil cost 20 USD. Today the same amount of oil costs 70 USD – an increase to 250%!
Oil extraction is costly and often environmentally damaging. A current example is the catastrophic explosion that caused an oil spill from a BP offshore drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico.

Due to the increase of the oil price and the need to reduce climate change many companies optimize their energy strategies.
Bopla (located in Bünde), one of the most important companies in the enclosure industry, invested in a new transformator in order to save energy.
After running this transformator for three month Joachim Alm (facilities management) pointed out: “Now that we are using this new transformator, we are able to reduce the mains voltage considerably. A calculation we made shows, that we will save about 11% of energy per year. Reducing mains voltage also has an effect on our electrical equipment: it will last even longer. This means, that climate protection does not only help the environment but also helps us and our company to reduce costs in long-term.”

“Furthermore this investment will strengthen our competitiveness and ensure our sustainability.”, Dieter Meyn (managing director) underlined.

 

Picture: Joachim Alm (facilities management) presenting the new transformator