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Power plant optimizes energy usage

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Customer Company Size
Large Corporate
Region
  • Asia
Country
  • China
Product
  • EcoStruxure
Tech Stack
  • IoT
  • Cloud
  • Analytics
Implementation Scale
  • Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
  • Cost Savings
  • Energy Saving
  • Environmental Impact Reduction
Technology Category
  • Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms
Applicable Industries
  • Utilities
Applicable Functions
  • Maintenance
  • Business Operation
Use Cases
  • Energy Management System
  • Process Control & Optimization
Services
  • System Integration
About The Customer
The Ruiping Power Plant is a China-based electricity supplier in Henan province producing 1.5 billion kW of steam-generated energy each year. As part of the China Pingmei Shenma Energy & Chemical Group Co., Ltd. — a Top 100 Enterprise in China — the Ruiping Power Plant is charged with meeting China’s demanding national energy-saving and emission-reduction targets. The Ruiping executive management team required the ability to see, measure, and manage energy use across the power plant.
The Challenge
The Ruiping Power Plant, a China-based electricity supplier in Henan province, was tasked with meeting China’s demanding national energy-saving and emission-reduction targets. The management team at Ruiping Power wanted to have the ability of seeing, measuring, and managing energy usage across the entire power plant. They were looking for a reliable partner that could provide an end-to-end solution for managing the utility’s energy usage and reduce costs. The team selected Schneider Electric as their partner of choice to take on the full responsibility of process and energy management.
The Solution
Schneider Electric energy efficiency experts first performed an audit and an analysis of power consumption. Inefficiencies in energy management were then identified and targeted. The Schneider Electric EcoStruxure platform was applied at the Ruiping Power Plant for both the Phase I and Phase II transformation projects. The platform provides real-time information on the results of the transformation allowing Ruiping Power Plant to identify areas for improvement, not only at their own plant, but in the power industry as a whole. The Schneider Electric solution leveraged several energy-saving technologies to improve the plant’s energy efficiency. The Energy Management System provided a simple tool for capturing and tracking KPIs, for monitoring carbon emissions, and for identifying new energy-saving potential.
Operational Impact
  • The process and energy management upgrade, which is supported by a Schneider Electric EcoStruxure architecture implementation, currently generates an annual savings of 27 million kW per year of direct electricity.
  • It also saves around 7,735 tonnes of standard coal, valued at €659,000, and equals a carbon dioxide (CO2) emission reduction of over 20,265 tonnes.
  • The overall benefit for the Ruiping Power Plant is €1,655,000 per year.
Quantitative Benefit
  • Overall savings of $2.17m
  • 27 million kW per yer of direct electricity
  • 7,735 tonnes of standard coal equaling a CO2 reduction of over 20,000 tonnes

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