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GLOBAL RENEWABLES ONLINE - DECEMBER 2011
Maintenance software tools for field
technicians form part of the high availability
architecture that ensures environmental
data is there when needed.
BESTECH’S COMPLETE AQM™
SERVICE PACKAGE :
BESTECH will manage the total operation
and maintenance of air quality systems. This
includes instrument calibrations, on-going
sites visits and maintenance, assisting with
regulatory audits and regular reporting.
NRG1-ECO™: ENERGY
CONSUMPTION OPTIMIZATION
The mining industry currently is
overburdened with almost 60 per cent of
their energy costs being associated with
ventilation. Typically, underground mines
are ventilated continuously, based on peak
demand and requirements. This can result in
a considerable amount of air being needlessly
cooled, heated and pushed around by fans.
“With the right ventilation controls, a hard
rock mine’s annual power requirements and
costs could be reduced by 30 to 40 per cent
compared to a constant air delivery system,”
says Stephen Hardcastle, a Senior Research
Scientist with the CANMET-MMSL, part of
Natural Resources Canada who specializes
in ventilation research.
Changing the way metal mines are
ventilated could dramatically increase
energy efficiency and spell big financial
savings for mining companies world-wide.
Deeper mines, higher energy costs, increased
mobility and large diesel-powered vehicles
are all pointing to the need for more energy-
efficient ventilation systems.
Few areas in a mine need to be constantly
ventilated as each employs a discontinuous
process. Ventilation-On-Demand is an
effective method to reduce the redundant
use of air flow operating at peak capacity.
Ventilation-on-Demand is a departure from
• Innovative web-based real time
ambient air quality monitoring system
• Monitors gases and particulate
levels in the ambient air 24/7
• Collects, processes, compiles and
stores collected data locally and via
remote server
• Multi -station capability
• Real -Time Alerting (SMS, email,
voice)
• Self-diagnostic and repair of
software services and OS
• Multiple Instrument capability -
SO2, NOx, CO, BAM, wind speed/
direction, temperature, relative
humidity, barometric pressure or solar
radiometer waves
• Remote Accessibility – Remote
access for calibration and diagnostics
• Data Editing Module – Static or
batch editing capabilities with
journalized tracking
• No CAL’s – Unlimited number of
users and views
• Innovative mine-wide energy management solution
• Up to 30% reduction in energy consumption when controlling
ventilation-on-demand
• Emphasis on increased productivity, profitability and worker safety
• Implementable to different mining processes – Ventilation-On-Demand,
Compressors and Dewatering
• Open Architecture - integrates with a mine’s new and existing automation and net-
work technology
• Air Quality Monitoring – CO, NOx, Air flow, temperature, Wet and Dry Bulb, and
MassFlow
• Employs five control strategies – Manual Real -Time Control, Time-of-Day
Scheduling, Event Based Control, Tagging and Environmental Monitoring
• Instantly locates personnel in case of an emergency
• 24/7 Technical Support and Service Level Agreement
• Available assistance with energy funding and subsidy applications and
requests
traditional ventilation thinking and it
operates on the variability associated with
production requirements in the mine. Until
now, there has not been one complete system
that could intuitively interact with the mine
design, control, ventilation maintenance,
energy management, air quality and
ventilation modelling in one streamlined
operation.
The solution BESTECH is demonstrating,
NRG1-ECO™
(Energy
Consumption
AQM
NRG1- ECO
BESTECH - SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
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