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* John Kraus, IGS, on the IGS's survey
of member's sustainability efforts
One of the Solmax efforts for sustainable
behaviors addressed energy
consumption. The company commissioned
C-nergie Inc. of Terrebonne,
Que., Canada, a company specializing in
energy efficiency, to conduct an energy
audit of Solmax, which resulted in the
implementation of a heating system
optimization and centralized control
project at the company's manufacturing
facility in Varennes, Que., Canada. The
project involved recovering the waste
energy produced and vented outside by
extruders, machines often used to manufacture
geomembranes, to significantly
reduce natural gas consumption for
additional heating and, thus, reducing
the greenhouse gas emissions associated
with operating the manufacturing
facility. Since installation, the project has
realized a 90% decrease in natural gas
costs and has reduced the manufacturing
facility's natural gas consumption by
1,115,000 kwh (4,014 GJ) each year. More
significantly, the project has resulted in
an annual reduction of 200 tons (181
tonnes) of greenhouse gas emissions.
This program is being extended to other
Solmax facilities.
Also of interest were several comments
made by Jean-Louis Vangeluwe,
CEO of Solmax, on the views of his company
in regard to sustainability. During
Since installation, the
project has realized
a 90% decrease in
natural gas costs
and has reduced
the manufacturing
facility's natural gas
consumption by
1,115,000 kwh (4,014
GJ) each year.
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