Industry: Water Application: Clean Water Pumps Challenge: Bristol Water was concerned to improve the energy efficiency of its pumping equipment at its Purton pumping station. Jim Reckhouse, Engineering Manager Bristol Water, says. “The original pumping equipment had been installed in 1963 and tests showed that it had fallen below a good standard of efficiency. A […]
Industry: Water Application: Water Pumps and Drives Challenge: Southwest Water identified an energy saving opportunity at its Restormel Water Treatment Works near Lostwithiel in Cornwall. The eight drives at this site are of three ratings, 315 kW, 485kW and 523kW. The VSDs control the motors used to run the reservoir pumps, altering the speed of […]
Industry: Water Application: Water Pumps system Challenge: Southwest Water has, at its core, three main strategic reservoirs: Wimbleball Lake on Exmoor, Colliford Lake on Bodmin Moor and Roadford Reservoir in Mid Devon the largest in the Southwest of England. Working with Southwest Water’s Energy Manager Shane Fielding and Team Leader Nik Pester were looking to […]
Application: Pumps Industry: Water and wastewater treatment Challenge: Welsh Water needed to pump water to, and sewage away from, roads on new housing estates. The existing solution consisted of motor control centres (MCCs) with their own PLC and human-machine interface. They were costly and complex as they needed to be customised for each scheme and […]
