Heathrow Predicts £1 Million Savings & Drastic Emission Reductions Following Vokes Air Filter Insta

May 28, 2010 - PRLog -- BAA is predicting that the installation of Vokes Air pocket filters on air handling plant at London’s Heathrow Airport could lead to savings of more than £1 million and reduce CO2 emissions at the airport by 6,000 tonnes per year.



Vokes-Air Group has been working in partnership with Heathrow Airport to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions. Already contracted to provide a filter supply, fit and disposal service, Vokes-Air has now installed its Synsafe Revo pocket filter after conducting a full review of the airport’s current air handling unit filter arrangements.



Heathrow’s commitment to CO2 reductions through the use of energy efficient equipment and processes, led Vokes-Air to install the filters in a number of air handling units at London Heathrow in back-to-back trials against its own and competitor traditional filter arrangements. These installations were jointly monitored for air flow, pressure drop, filtration efficiency and power consumption. Whilst there was variance in energy savings on each unit, in all cases the Synsafe Revo outperformed the comparative filters by between 20% and 50%.



Heathrow’s Energy Manager James Brittain says: “Savings in energy costs brought about by fitting Synsafe Revo at London Heathrow airport have been impressive; results from initial tests and subsequent installations are indicating an average of £1,500 savings a year for each AHU. We are currently rolling out this technology across the airport and forecast that this will save upwards of £1 million and 6,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year if performance is maintained”.



Simon Hughes, Sales Director for Vokes-Air says: “All air handling units have different operating characteristics and whilst exact savings are significant, they are impossible to calculate; but in every installation, the Revo has reduced the pressure drop whilst maintaining its efficiency and service life. That the Revo performs at such a high level in what is a challenging environment and provides our client with much needed savings is a terrific win-win for us and Heathrow”.



The new air filtration arrangement, which did away with a two-stage system incorporating a pad and bag filter in favour of a single Synsafe Revo pocket filter, has not only produced energy savings but also significantly reduced air handling unit intervention, on-site storage/transportation and lowered maintenance. Disposal to landfill will reduce by 300m3 a year and further emissions savings are realised by not having to transport the pad filters to Heathrow in the first place.



Synsafe Revo is able to provide such impressive reductions in energy consumption thanks to an industry-leading low resistance to airflow combined with the ability to remove the need for a pre-filter stage.



For further information, visit www.vokesair.com



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About Vokes-Air Group



Vokes-Air Group is a leading manufacturer and supplier of commercial air filtration products with a history stretching back over 80 years. Vokes-Air Group provides innovative solutions and know-how in all aspects of comfort air and clean process filtration through a comprehensive range of products and systems. From indoor air quality to critical containment systems for nuclear facilities, they provide solutions to an array of industries such as power generation, health care, HVAC and industrial via three manufacturing facilities and nine further sales offices.