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

Table 5

The data for the 10% energy savings on the refiner scenario.

	Line 1	Line 2	Line 1 + Line 2
Base simulation model
Production (units)	169,400	176,232	345,632
Energy consumption (kWh)	610,737	634,238	1,244,975
Cost ()	366,442	380,543	746,985
kWh/unit	3.61	3.60	3.60
€/unit	2.16	2.16	2.16
10% energy savings on refiners scenario
Production (units)	169,400	176,232	345,632
Energy consumption (kWh)	589,972	610,443	1,200,415
Cost (€)	353,983	366,266	720,249
kWh/unit	3.48	3.46	3.47
€/unit	2.09	2.08	2.08
Overall savings
kWh saved/month	20,765	23,795	44,560
€ saved/month	12,459	14,277	26,736
kWh saved/year	249,180	285,540	534,720
€ saved/year	149,508	171,324	320,832
% kWh saved	3.40%	3.75%	3.58%
% kWh/unit saved	3.60%	3.89%	3.61%
% €/unit saved	3.24%	3.70%	3.70%