Fitzgerald’s Woodlands HotelEnergy Sustainability

Conor Fitzgerald

Fitzgerald’s Woodlands Hotel

Introduction

• Why am I here

• Woodlands Story

• Celtic Tiger / Recession

• Family Focused

• Cost Driven

• My Role

• Culture/ Attitude

• Energy Intern

Energy Usage & Demand

• 2011 vs 2015

• Sales up 25%

• Electricity Demand down 45%

Electricity Yearly Comparison

January 103995 -17,496 ↓ 86,499 -7,191 ↓ 79,309 -3,840 ↓ 75,469 -7,008 ↓ 68,460 -12,795 ↓ 55,665

February 88612 -4,175 ↓ 84,437 -6,353 ↓ 78,084 -6,962 ↓ 71,122 -23,386 ↓ 47,736 4,658 ↑ 52,394

March 89173 -715 ↓ 88,458 -9,074 ↓ 79,384 -13,462 ↓ 65,922 -16,699 ↓ 49,223 -6,923 ↓ 42,300

April 87736.5 -10,829 ↓ 76,907 -7,538 ↓ 69,369 -6,633 ↓ 62,736 -25,790 ↓ 36,945 23,983 ↑ 60,928

May 98194.5 -17,027 ↓ 81,167 -3,160 ↓ 78,007 -12,345 ↓ 65,663 -10,747 ↓ 54,916 4,972 ↑ 59,888

June 90096 3,330 ↑ 93,426 -2,802 ↓ 90,624 -31,039 ↓ 59,584 -8,519 ↓ 51,065 847 ↑ 51,912

July 94482 -1,541 ↓ 92,941 4,738 ↑ 97,679 -35,985 ↓ 61,694 -5,288 ↓ 56,406 4,711 ↑ 61,117

August 92283 7,241 ↑ 99,524 -7,480 ↓ 92,044 -22,174 ↓ 69,870 -25,567 ↓ 44,303 14,085 ↑ 58,388

September 91772.92 1,035 ↑ 92,808 -15,035 ↓ 77,773 -21,529 ↓ 56,244 -18,685 ↓ 37,559 13,895 ↑ 51,454

October 87883.44 -11,063 ↓ 76,821 10,593 ↑ 87,413 -31,630 ↓ 55,783 15,241 ↑ 71,024 -15,411 ↓ 55,613

November 95967.48 -15,787 ↓ 80,181 -16,412 ↓ 63,769 9,014 ↑ 72,783 -6,581 ↓ 66,202

December 95868.6 -11,613 ↓ 84,255 -6,632 ↓ 77,624 -10,606 ↓ 67,018 4,632 ↑ 71,650

Total 1116064 -78,640 ↓ 1,037,424 -66,346 ↓ 971,078 -187,192 ↓ 783,886 -128,397 ↓ 655,489

Woodlands Electricity Usage (KWh) KWh Difference

←Difference→Month 2012 2013 2014 2015 ←Difference→ 20162011 ←Difference→ ←Difference→ ←Difference→

Financial Saving from Projects

Taking 2011 as a benchmark and comparing up to Oct 2016

Total saving €208,642• Electricity Unit rate reduction not included

Is a CHP cost effective?Input

Gas

1,998 MWh

€49,950

Output

Electricity Produced

594 MWh

€81,000

Heat Produced

999MWh

€24,975Saving: €56,025Carbon Rebate from tax revenue: €4,500Actual Saving: €60,525

SEAI BEC 2013

•CHP running at 75% pre project

CHP Expansion to Revas and

CHP Heat Exchanger

SEAI BEC 2014

• AHU (Air Handling Unit) Retro fit

• VSD (Variable Speed Drive)

• BMS (Building Management system)

• Saving: 110,795 KWh €16,671

AHU + BMS

• Saving: 35,308 KWh/ €5,296

Glycol Beer Cooling System

Hotel Lighting Cost

Saving: €32,005

Lighting ProjectGood Example

Energy Credits & CHP Carbon Rebate

• Energy Credits

2 Lighting projects €12,000

• Pipe Insulation €4,000 (gas pulse meters)

• CHP Carbon Rebate

From Revenue Commissioners

€4,500

Energy rates

Don’t just take an energy suppliers word for how much they can save you.

Prove it yourself.

Once you have the energy suppliers rates.

Compare that rate against the energy you used last year.

Completed Project

• LED Lighting• Electricity pulse metering• Air Blower Waste water treatment plant• CHP Expansion to Revas• Glycol system • Insulation Hot Water pipes• Building Management System• AHU Retro fit • CHP Exhaust Heat Exchanger• Hot tub cover• Gas pulse metering• AC cassettes in Bar and Restaurant• Function Room Windows

Ongoing and Future Projects

• Insulation 100’s, 300’s & Function Room• Glycol Heat Exchanger• Pool Cover • Leisure Centre AHU Retro fit • AHU function room• Function Room Extension• Revas Heat Exchanger• Car park Lights

Conclusion

• Measure, Monitor and Manage

• Front Door/ Back Door

• 5 Year Plan of Projects