In the current climate of unstable and rising energy prices,
the cost of fuel has become an increasingly significant element
of production cost, particularly for those industries that rely
on oil or gas fired boilers in their manufacturing processes.
Since there is no reasonable expectation of a return to the
lower energy prices experienced in the past, there is a need
for increasingly significant cost savings from improved
combustion technology efficiency. Even small improvements in
combustion efficiency can provide significant savings Even
small improvements in combustion efficiency can provide
significant savings. To demonstrate this, consider a process
boiler with 91% combustion efficiency that produces 72,000 kWh
of thermal energy per annum. At a price of (say) £ 88.46 GB
p/thm, the annual fuel cost is £23.904 million. The table
below shows the annual saving in cost that would be achieved
by an improvement of combustion efficiency of 4%, 6% or 8%.
In the current climate of unstable and rising energy prices,
the cost of fuel has become an increasingly significant element
of production cost, particularly for those industries that rely
on oil or gas fired boilers in their manufacturing processes. Since
there is no reasonable expectation of a return to the lower energy
prices experienced in the past, there is a need for increasingly
significant cost savings from improved combustion technology
efficiency. Even small improvements in combustion efficiency can
provide significant savings Even small improvements in combustion
efficiency can provide significant savings. To demonstrate this,
consider a process boiler with 91% combustion efficiency that
produces 72,000 kWh of thermal energy per annum. At a price of
(say) £ 88.46 GB p/thm, the annual fuel cost is £23.904 million.
The table below shows the annual saving in cost that would be
achieved by an improvement of combustion efficiency of 4%, 6%
or 8%.