Energy management experts join forces to serve Ireland

Energy MCS took a strategic decision to add a quality, established voltage optimisation brand to its portfolio: “The cost of energy is a strong business issue in Ireland,” said Michael McNerney of Energy MCS
. “We therefore considered it timely to provide a voltage optimisation service and important to work with a reputable name in the business such as Marshall-Tufflex. We have used competitors’ products in the past, however MTEM has gone back to the drawing board, looked at what has been done well, and what hasn’t with voltage optimisation. They then considered how a new approach would improve performance and address such issues, utilising this information
to develop Voltis.”

Making savings when the mains voltage feed is low is particularly impressive. Voltis delivers the best power and carbon savings when mains voltage is high, for example 242V compared to a more normal 220V. As more demand is made of the electrical supply to a site, in this case the Dublin Energy Show, the level of voltage received by electrical equipment falls, thereby reducing the potential savings that voltage optimisation can deliver. MCS measured the mains feed to its show stand at around 224V, barely above the level at which some lower-performing voltage optimisation systems stop delivering savings. Therefore to achieve even a modest saving of 6% can be considered impressive and indicates that even greater savings are possible when mains supply is higher.The buzz around Voltis at the Dublin Energy Show underlines a growing interest in cost-saving energy management solutions. Ireland now requires its energy and utility companies, as part of their licensing requirement, to make recommendations to customers on reducing energy. 
 
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is also raising awareness: set-up by the government, it was established to run and administer a programme that reduces the national energy consumption. Additionally, the Accelerated Capital Allowance allows companies the right to set the cost of an entire outlet on an ACA certified product against Corporation Tax, permitting companies to re-invest. The scheme is currently being upgraded to become the Triple E Scheme: a new benchmark register of best in class energy efficient products. Furthermore, the Government Statutory Standard S164 2011 requires all government buildings to use energy consumption products of Triple E standard and Voltis is currently undergoing certification for the scheme.
 
Having successfully launched their partnership, MTEM and Energy MCS are poised to develop their combined energy management solutions in Ireland. By working with high energy users, Energy MCS encourages clients to assess their annual energy bill and, by introducing cost-saving solutions such as Voltis, average savings of between 8-12%, and in some circumstances up to 20%, are made possible.