What Would a 1% Improvement in Energy Efficiency Save Your Steel Plant?
Know the Flow. Reduce Energy Costs.
The Hidden Cost of Filter Failures
Energy consumption is a major operating expense in steelmaking, with excessive off-gas extraction potentially removing valuable heat from the furnace and increasing electricity consumption.
Without accurate flow measurements, opportunities to optimise extraction demand, minimise energy losses and reduce operating costs may go unnoticed.
What Could a 1% Improvement in Energy Efficiency Save Your Plant?
Even a 1% reduction in furnace electricity consumption could represent substantial annual savings for steel manufacturers.
For example, consider an Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) producing 150,000 tonnes of steel annually, with an electricity requirement of 500 kWh per tonne and an assumed electricity price of 15p/kWh.
Annual Electricity Expenditure: £11,250,000
A 1% Reduction Could Save:
£112,500 Per Year
With continuous off-gas flow measurements from the CODEL VCEM5100, operators can better understand extraction demand, investigate energy losses and identify opportunities to improve furnace efficiency.
These examples are illustrative calculations based on assumed inputs, not verified savings. Figures are before project costs, and actual benefits depend on site conditions and operating improvements.
How Can Continuous Flow Monitoring Benefit Your Plant?
Reduce Energy Costs
Lower extraction energy consumption.
Improve Process Efficiency
Gain better process insights.
Support Energy Recovery
Identify energy recovery opportunities.
Discover how the CODEL VCEM5100 could support
your steelmaking operation.
Turn Monitoring Data Into Real Insight
With CODEL Cloud, operators can access real-time emissions data across instruments and sites. Automated reporting and instant alerts help reduce manual work while improving operational visibility.
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| Automatic alerts |
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| Automated compliance reports |
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