A number of water saving initiatives have been put in place at the ABB Australia site over the past 10 months, helping reduce the site’s water consumption from 31kL per day to just 12kL per day.
Water management has been a key focus for the ABB Performance Services team on site since signing a Service Level Agreement with the Darra facility in February 2007, according to Shane Harrison, ABB Performance Services, Site Manager, Darra.
“Sustainability continues to be a focus in all facets of the operations of Performance Services at Darra,” Harrison said.
“This positive result indicates the scale of improvement that can be made in raising energy efficiency on site."
The team have implemented a number of initiatives to help the site control its water usage, including the use of automation technology on the water supply.
A Water Efficiency Management Plan (WEMP) has been developed to help achieve an additional 10% improvement in the site’s water efficiency.
Graham Jones, Darra site manager and Vice President, Transformers commented: “I have been very pleased with the vast improvements that Shane Harrison and the Performance Services team at Darra have achieved in the time spent to date. Our water usage had become important to address in the past months, which Shane’s team have responded quickly and effectively to. The site will continue to strive for ongoing savings in this area.”
The next step in energy management at Darra will be to reduce the amount of electricity used through lighting on site, including signage and building lighting. The site is currently planning to use LCD technology for new signage lighting, resulting in a forecast CO2 emissions reduction of 2,500kg per year.
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