Monday, March 22, 2021

What Makes LED Retrofits the Best among All Energy Efficiency Technologies?

With energy consumption constantly on the rise, being efficient with the energy you use has become just as important as the rate you pay. By choosing an LED Lighting Retrofit program that is reliable, one can not only reduce their businesses’ energy consumption without any effect on their day-to-day operations but also do their bit for the environment. There are a number of companies these days who have taken to customizing turn-key LED Retrofit programs for client specific requirements to help businesses reduce their overall energy consumption by cutting lighting expenses by 60% on average.

LED retrofits are counted among the best energy efficiency technologies as they offer immediate benefits to the clients. However, it needs to be kept in mind that the company you choose to the get this task done can also make a lot of difference. Choosing a reputed company can bring along several significant benefits such as:

•They offer a warrant for periods up to 5 years.

•They install and maintain at their own cost.

•They will be willing to go beyond the simple retrofit solution.

LED lighting retrofits by Icopower ESCO are manufactured in premises that are certified in one or more of the following standards: ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, CE and RoHS, ENEC, TUV. They provide luminaires for both private and public infrastructure, street lights and building illumination services, for instance. Other energy efficiency solutions offered by the company include energy audits, energy monitoring, measurement and verification services, thermography services, installation services, maintenance services, solar PV, and more.

 For more information about the company we keep and the services we offer, feel free to visit www.icopower-esco.com. Additionally, you can write to us at fm@icopower-esco.com or kelvin@icopower-esco.com or simply dial +254 729606562 (office line).


How Can EPSCs Help in Integrating Energy Saving Solutions?

 If you are new to the concept of Energy Saving Performance Contracts (ESPCs), here is some information that might come handy. EPSCs allow organizations to accomplish power quality solutions and energy saving projects without up-front capital costs. Getting in touch with an ESCO can work wonders as they finance projects with their own capital and are paid through a portion of the savings achieved. An ESCO aims at delivering the best energy saving solutions to produce positive cash-flow for the client companies.

Through Energy Saving Performance Contracts, companies enable their clients to leverage green, scalable, cost-effective, and easy to deploy integrated power quality solutions in order to increase energy efficiency, make lighting and power systems reliable, reduce carbon emissions, and lower the operation costs. Once the savings achieved by an organization are measured and verified, the client can opt for a fixed monthly payment out of the savings or a percentage share of the savings to be calculated monthly based on the total energy consumption.

Icopower ESCO is one of the most reliable energy saving companies in Kenya. We implement energy-saving measures at our own cost and have an established methodology to measure and verify the savings achieved. Also, we have adopted the International Performance Measurement & Verification Protocol (IPMVP) to analyze the energy savings, a methodology based on a combination of historical data evaluation and real-time measurement. Other services we offer include energy audits, energy monitoring, measurement and verification services, lighting retrofits, thermography services, installation services, maintenance services, and solar PV. 

For more information about the company we keep and the services we offer, feel free to visit www.icopower-esco.com. Additionally, you can write to us at fm@icopower-esco.com or kelvin@icopower-esco.com or simply dial +254 729606562 (office line).


Monday, March 1, 2021

5 Problems That Can Be Solved Through Voltage Power Optimization


Voltage power optimization in a technique used for reducing the voltage applied to electrical equipment. In this process, the supply voltage is carefully matched to the needs of the electrical equipment for substantial energy saving and extending the equipment’s life expectancy. Some of the most common problems that can be addressed through voltage power optimization include:

1. Voltage

Overvoltage is the input of a higher voltage than required for a piece of electrical equipment to operate at. Overvoltage often results in reduction of the lifetime of equipment, increased power consumption, and performance issues.

2. Harmonics

Harmonics are waveforms of currents and voltages that come about as a result of non-linear loads such as variable speed drives and discharge lighting. High levels of harmonic can damage sensitive electrical equipment.

3. Transients

Brief but large destructive surges in the voltage are called transients. Even though they do not last for more than a second in most cases, the destruction they cause can be significant. Most voltage optimizers these days come with transient protectors, aiding in power factor correction.

4. Phase Voltage Ambience

The 3-phase electricity supplied to most commercial sites and industries needs to be balanced to avoid overheating and wastage of energy. The balancing can be done quite easily using a voltage regulator.

5. Power Dips

Reduction in voltage over a short duration is called a power dip. A power dip is capable of both causing the machinery to stop and dropping out of relays.

Known for offering the best and most reliable energy efficiency technologies in Kenya, Icopower ESCO can be reached out to for voltage power optimization for your facility. Take your first step towards energy efficiency with Icopower ESCO. Visit www.icopower-esco.com for more information about the company and the services being offered.