There are multiple levels of Micro-metering that Pro Enviro offers. Short term micro metering involves sub metering energy intensive plant for up to 2 weeks, or we offer permanent installation through our Automated Monitoring and Targeting (aM&T) system.
Firstly, specific procedure is followed to ensure that the client is informed at every step of the way. This will include information provided about the process when on site, specifically for the attention of the relevant electrician/maintenance engineer, along with the appropriate risk assessment method statement.
Secondly, a meter location spreadsheet is provided for clients who know already which items of plant they need/want to be metered. In the case that this is not known yet, it can be decided during a preliminary meeting or during the site visit for meter deployment. This spreadsheet can also be used to ensure that the data analysis is as insightful as possible by providing us with the expected running hours of specific plant which can then be compared to the patterns of energy consumption.
Next – the main part of the process – a survey is arranged, and portable meters are installed on select energy intensive items of equipment for a period of 10-15 days. The result of which provides a comprehensive view of your energy profile during the survey period. Most importantly, this helps us to identify and target areas of wasted energy (non-productive load) in your operations, and similarly identify opportunities for reducing your base load of energy usage outside of productive hours.
Consultants will walk you through the information so that you know precisely where targeted action needs to be implemented and how Pro Enviro can provide additional support through the project.
SEE-Change is our advanced automated process optimisation, Monitoring, and Targeting (aM&T) system. It makes managing otherwise invisible resources such as electricity, gas, oil, and steam simple. It’s especially suitable for companies with large energy consumption over multiple sites or multiple high-energy-using plant items.
A permanent aM&T system will give you constant control of your energy consumption costs and carbon emissions. By providing you with real-time information, you have the power to manage your production activities much more closely. SEE-Change is 100% web-based, so data can be accessed from your PC, tablet, or smartphone anywhere.
Granular data collected from sub-meters every 30 minutes provide accurate and easy-to-use reports of energy and resources consumed and costs of major plant items and their ancillary equipment against the pattern of production activities.
SEE-Change is 100% web-based. All you need is a web browser running on your smartphone, tablet, or PC. This provides significant benefits as there is no software to install, administer, or maintain. Users can access SEE-Change from any device without downloading applications to their local machine.
The system uses a combination of meters fixed in position on site. The meters send data to a central data logger located on-site in a safe location. Every 30 minutes, the logger transmits data collected from meters across the site to a central, secure server at our data centre.
The data is securely stored in a database and then analysed using our aM&T software. Authorised users for any given site can access the processed data and charts via a secured web-based dashboard (user-level password protection).
Multiple dashboards can be created with real-time data feeds to present energy consumption parameters by various plant for monitoring purposes. Each user's dashboard can be individually configured to present the cost of energy consumed (based on the current contract), the Specific Energy Consumption (based on production throughout data), the CO2 and GHG emissions, historical data analysis, and comparison with pre-set ideal performance.
If required, users may also have access to download any sections of the data in a spreadsheet format for further analysis. Users may also select to be notified via alarm messages when predetermined thresholds are reached. SEE-Change provides real-time visibility to your energy usage pattern and carbon emissions, enabling the identification of waste, monitoring the performance and efficiency of the production plant and reporting on the level of carbon reduction.
