A revolutionary advance in compressor technology now available in Australia can provide major environmental benefits and substantial cost savings for industry.
The Quantima has been developed by world leading compressed air and gas system manufacturer CompAir.
Its oil-free technology and greater efficiency cuts energy costs by up to 25 per cent and greenhouse emissions by 35 percent.
A number of leading businesses have already installed the technology and the innovation will be introduced more widely to industry through an Australasian roadshow later this year and early in 2009.
Australia’s biggest milk processor, the Murray Goulburn Co-operative, installed the Quantima system at its Leongatha plant in Victoria and in just five months, reduced energy and maintenance costs by $147,000 and cut carbon emissions by 1900 tonnes.
These savings are expected to double in a full year.
CompAir’s Managing Director Gary Woodhead said with Australia’s carbon emissions trading scheme commencing in 2010, every tonne of carbon saved would be money in the bank.
“As well as energy and maintenance savings, industry will earn carbon credits and importantly, compress their carbon footprint,” Woodhead said.
“Technology benefits all compressed air users, large and small - for example, a 300kw Quantima could cut carbon dioxide emissions by nearly 2000 tonnes over 10 years.”
According to CompAir, installing a 300kw Quantima had a carbon reducing impact equal to taking 75 cars off the road or planting 16,000 trees.
Quantima’s revolutionary compression assembly has only one moving part spinning in a magnetic field, providing reduced energy consumption and improved environmental performance.
More compact and quieter than comparable compressors, it provides variable speed operations without a gearbox or oil.
CompAir
Gary Woodhead
03 9212 5800
www.compair.com.au