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AED5 Million In EGA Energy Savings Per Annum |
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Emirates Global Aluminium, EGA, is saving around AED 5 million in energy costs each year by implementing energy conservation ideas from shop floor staff. The ideas range from new efficiencies at EGA’s smelters to optimising heating and cooling processes in order to reduce power consumption. The company has implemented 24 energy saving ideas from staff over the past two years. The biggest single employee idea, which led to savings of AED2.7 million, was to recover waste heat energy from associated steam generators on site and convert it into useable energy. The idea was initiated by a process efficiency team, and tested by a Masters/PhD student team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to justify safe economical operation before implementation. EGA’s research and development team has long-standing partnerships with local and international academic institutions to develop energy-saving ideas. Abdulla Kalban, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at the EGA, said, "Aluminium smelting is energy intensive, so energy efficiency is an important factor in EGA’s global competitiveness. We have made big energy savings at the EGA through the development of our core technology over decades, but many small ideas can also make a difference in energy use. We encourage staff to come up with ideas for improvement across our business, including in energy efficiency." EGA has operated an employee suggestion scheme since 1981. |
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