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International Newspaper Group 2008 Gannett’s Green Campaign
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International Newspaper Group 2008 Gannett has a long history of Green efforts Individual and Local Efforts Corporate Green Committee in 2006 Individual Gannett newspapers have formalized Green Teams, Green web sites, and Initiatives
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International Newspaper Group 2008 Corporate Office Building is a Green-Focused Design Natural Lighting Green Roofs Energy Efficient Lighting, Power Systems, and HVAC Centrally Controlled Occupancy Settings Designed With LEEDS Standards
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International Newspaper Group 2008 Two parallel approaches Green Committees and Teams ◦ Efforts that are behavioral ◦ No-cost changes to what we use or how we use items Newspaper Division ◦ Focus on energy savings/reductions ◦ Efforts that require capital
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International Newspaper Group 2008 Capital Efforts Lighting ◦ Targeted high-ROI lighting changes first ◦ High bay HID or Metal Halide lights HVAC ◦ Systems at end-of-life Redesign for efficiency Correctly size for changed operations
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International Newspaper Group 2008 Typical Production Facility Electrical Energy Usage
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International Newspaper Group 2008 Lighting Project Chose a company to partner with for focused effort at lighting energy savings ◦ That company managed and performed site audits ◦ Negotiated Gannett-wide discounts for lighting ◦ Each project was quoted as materials and turnkey, with detailed analysis of current energy costs, estimated energy, cost, and Carbon effects
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International Newspaper Group 2008 HID Lighting vs. new fluorescent high bay fixtures
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International Newspaper Group 2008
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2004 2007
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International Newspaper Group 2008 Why focus on High Bay lighting? Limited capital available High Bay lighting was largest ROI Fast analysis Simplest Installation ***
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International Newspaper Group 2008 Annual Contribution of Gannett Lighting Retrofit Project $1,400,000+ Savings in electrical cost 52% Overall ROI 14,000 tons CO2 Reduction 30 tons NOX Reduction
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International Newspaper Group 2008 Large Newspaper Production and Office Facility $290k Project ◦ Whole House – Office and Production
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International Newspaper Group 2008 Large Newspaper Production and Office Facility $290k Project 100% ROI
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International Newspaper Group 2008 Large Newspaper Production and Office Facility $290k Project 100% ROI $97k Rebate check ◦ ******
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International Newspaper Group 2008 Next emphasis for lighting Next tier of ROI relighting opportunities Controls
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International Newspaper Group 2008 Need for accessible manual controls Occupancy controlled lighting Scheduled lighting
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International Newspaper Group 2008 HVAC Energy Projects Typically Higher Capital Costs More Engineering Intensive Complex installation Larger disruptive impact on the facility
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International Newspaper Group 2008 Focused ◦ End of life Major repairs needed Completely inoperable Very old, and/or no longer suited for current operations Production changed or removed from facility
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International Newspaper Group 2008 Example: Very old, large steam boilers Facility is office only, no longer any production Steam operates heat, reheat, and domestic hot water Very cramped mechanical space Asbestos
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International Newspaper Group 2008 Two new, much smaller steam boilers with 24:1 turn-down Separate domestic hot water system Energy savings: $180k/yr Nat Gas Project cost: $600k
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International Newspaper Group 2008 HVAC Projects Scope Chillers Hot water heaters Boilers ◦ Replacing steam with hot water ◦ New, more energy efficient boilers
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International Newspaper Group 2008 Steam VS Hot Water
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International Newspaper Group 2008 Why Steam?? Humidification ◦ Steam to Hot Water Heating ◦ Operating oversized steam boilers for humidity in off-heating periods Over Humidification
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International Newspaper Group 2008 Example: convert to Hot Water
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International Newspaper Group 2008 High Pressure Air Compressed Air Energy Cost Compressed air is one of the most expensive uses of energy in a manufacturing plant. About eight horsepower of electricity is used to generate one horsepower of compressed air. MNTAP – University of Minnesota
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International Newspaper Group 2008 80% of the energy used to make compressed air goes into heat.
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International Newspaper Group 2008 Gannett has 15,000 hp of connected air compressors At full load, that would represent over $13M of electrical cost Actual costs in excess of $4M
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International Newspaper Group 2008 If your compressors look like this
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International Newspaper Group 2008 Or this
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International Newspaper Group 2008 Simple facts that save $
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International Newspaper Group 2008 Every 2psi of pressure reduction = 1.5% energy use reduction In this example, the low pressure is set at 130psi. The high pressure is set at 150psi Modulating at 130psi would save 15% in energy usage
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International Newspaper Group 2008 Where and how are you using compressed air? Areas where lower pressure air would work just as well? Leaks? Open valves on idle equipment? “Inventive” uses?
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International Newspaper Group 2008 20° F decrease in compressor inlet temperature = 3.5% energy savings
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International Newspaper Group 2008 Resources DOE, CAGI, others operate a program called “Compressed Air Challenge”. Available in most of the country One day, very specific course in compressed air knowledge, energy specifics, diagnostics and remedies
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International Newspaper Group 2008 Gannett continues to pursue reduction in energy use A recent task group identified and is in the process of reducing energy costs by an additional $4.4M in the next year. Additional 40tons CO2 reduction.
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