Application of Systems Simulation for Predicting and Optimising Energy Requirements for HDF Production

Table 6

The kWh/unit data for the 15% energy savings on the driers scenario.

	Line 1 (10%)	Line 2 (10%)	Line 1 + Line 2 (10%)	Line 1 (15%)	Line 2 (15%)	Line 1 +; Line 2 (15%)
Base simulation model
Production (units)	169,400	176,232	345,632	169,400	176,232	345,632
Energy consumption (kWh)	610,737	634,238	1,244,975	610,737	634,238	1,244,975
Cost (€)	366,442	380,543	746,985	366,442	380,543	746,985
kWh/unit	3.61	3.60	3.60	3.61	3.60	3.60
€/unit	2.16	2.16	2.16	2.16	2.16	2.16
Scenarios simulation data
Production (units)	169,400	176,232	345,632	169,400	176,232	345,632
Energy consumption (kWh)	600,838	620,579	1,221,417	595,887	613,721	1,209,608
Cost (€)	360,502	372,347	732,849	357,532	368,232	725,764
kWh/unit	3.54	3.52	3.53	3.52	3.48	3.50
€/unit	2.13	2.11	2.12	2.11	2.09	2.10
Overall savings
kWh saved/month	9,899	13,659	23,558	14,850	20,517	35,367
€ saved/month	5,940	8,196	14,136	8,910	12,311	21,221
kWh saved/year	118,788	163,908	282,696	178,200	246,204	424,404
€ saved/year	71,280	98,352	169,632	106,920	147,732	254,652
% kWh saved		2.15%	1.89%	2.43%	3.23%	2.84%
% kWh/unit saved	1.94%	2.22%	1.94%	2.49%	3.33%	2.77%
% €/unit saved	1.39%	2.31%	1.85%	2.31%	3.24%	2.77%