Energy crunch needs swift response
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Jet Environmental product story
Edited by the Buildingtalk editorial team
Nov 13, 2008
The MD of JET Environmental, the leading low carbon HVAC specialist, is asking business leaders to act on the warnings in the media about the 'energy crunch'.
Although the credit crunch is a well known phrase, lesser known is the energy crunch - the energy crisis time bomb that is quickly ticking down.
A report by The Claverton Energy Research Group has estimated the United Kingdom could suffer energy shortages as early as 2015 if action is not taken now to secure energy supplies.
Robert Simpson, Managing Director of Jet, says: "Statistics like this are startling, it's shocking to think in less than 10 years we could be suffering energy shortages".
"This will have a massive impact across many industries, so it seems we should be looking at ways to save energy and, where possible, use alternative resources".
"With the implementation of a system like Jet's, big energy users owning and operating factories and industrial distribution centres can significantly reduce their energy consumption and their carbon emissions by up to 50%".
"This type of air induction system can be supplemented with various renewable technologies, for example, ground source and solar, which can further reduce the amount of energy generated by fossil fuels".
Jet Environmental specialises in low carbon climate control solutions for large volume warehouses, sheds and manufacturing and storage units ranging from 2.5m to more than 40m in height, and with a floor area of 1,000 m2 to over 150,000m2.
The Jet approach features a series of self-balanced Jet nozzles which direct warm or cool air into the space from roof level.
These nozzles are connected via ductwork to an air handling unit and selected heating/cooling source.
A Jet system will also capture any waste heat generated in the space, from electric lighting or natural solar gains through roof lights, mechanical handling equipment and people.
Jet systems are designed to provide free cooling in summer by releasing large volumes of fresh air into the building and carrying out a night time purge when external temperatures are lower than the desired internal temperature.
Jet's system has been used for a number of years by some of the country's biggest blue-chips and PLC's, including Boots, DHL and Tesco.
The system is particularly well suited for pharmaceutical storage applications because it allows products to be kept at a regulated cool temperature.
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