Studies
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Energy audit of 5 production sites of the “Porcher Industrie” group

Country : France .
Client : Industries Porcher .
Start Date : 2007
Completion Date : 2007
Value of services : 26 000€
Funder : ADEME (French Environment and Energy Management Agency) - Private funders
Associate/Partner : N/A
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Description :
The « Porcher Industries » group employs 2000 people throughout the world, and has activities in the USA, Brazil and China. In France (900 employees), the group is well represented in the Rhône-Alpes region (5 production sites : Chavanoz, La tour du pin, Badinières, la Voulte/Rhône and le Grand Lens).

The main activity of the group is production of technical textiles from polyester, glass or carbone strings for industrial uses.

Energy consumption has a significant impact on production costs and the owner wishes to identify possible improvements on the 5 sites located in Rhône-Alpes region.
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Description of the Actual Services Provided The study consists of different stages:

- Review of the current situation : analysis of existing information on the company and field visit of the 5 sites and their equipments. At this stage, the study will identify major areas of consumptions and main actions to undertake.
- Identified processes are then analysed more thoroughly.
- Recommendations and suggestions of improvements : suggestions are prioritized according to their potential gain in energy compared to required investments.
- A possible support will be provided for the implementation of these actions (option).

This project is conducted as a part of the OPTIM’ ENERGIE program, lead by the CRCI Rhône-Alpes and financed by ADEME Rhône-Alpes and Rhône-Alpes region.