Lighting
Technologies
Replacement of standard efficiency lamps and ballasts with high
efficiency lamps and ballasts (fluorescent, halogen, high pressure
sodium and metal halide); Installation of occupancy sensors; and
Installation of day-lighting strategies.
Efficient
Electric Motors and Drives Technologies
Installation of energy efficient motor and drive systems including
but not limited to; Replacement of variable volume or motor speed
controls with variable frequency drives; Installation of high
efficiency, variable speed motors; and replacement of oversized
and inefficient motors with appropriately sized, high efficiency
motors.
Heating,
Ventilation and Air Conditioning Technologies
Energy-efficient air conditioners, furnaces, boilers, heat pumps,
heat recovery and energy recovery ventilation equipment, and testing
and sealing heating ducts.
Energy
Management Systems Technologies
An energy management system (EMS) can be used to control HVAC
and refrigeration systems and many efficient lighting applications.
The EMS can also monitor and record energy consumption and patterns
of use for all energy conservation measures and report on various
operating conditions throughout a facility, enabling a facility
manager to control critical mechanical and electrical equipment
from a central terminal located in his/her office.
On-Site
Combined Heat and Power (Cogeneration ) Plants
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) or cogeneration, is the production
of two kinds of energy - usually electric and thermal - from a
single source. Locating a plant on-site allows the client to lower
the unit cost of energy while improving reliability. Metro Energy
Solutions will act as the developer, designer, and in some cases,
owner and operator of these systems. CHP can be a more economically
viable solution to provide a facility with more reliable power
at a less expensive rate.
OTHER
TECHNOLOGIES:
Building
Envelope Enhancements Includes technologies such as;
new or additional roof insulation, permanent window shades, reflective
films on existing window glass and low emissivity reflective glass.
Geothermal Energy Geothermal heating and cooling
systems take advantage of the temperature of the earth to cool
or heat liquid, that in turn heats and cools buildings more efficiently.
Water Conservation including but not limited
to waterless urinals, low flow plumbing fixtures, and once through
cooling.
Fuel Cells A fuel cell is a pollution-free, electrochemical
device that combines hydrogen fuel and oxygen from the air to
produce electricity, heat and hot water.
Wind Power A form of renewable energy, wind power
plants use wind mills with large blades to catch the wind and
turn the rotors which produces electricity.
Solar Power Photovoltaic (PV) cells convert sunlight
directly into electricity. When sunlight strikes a PV cell, electrons
are dislodged, creating an electrical current.
High Efficiency Roofs Dramatic savings in cooling
energy are possible with highly reflective roofing systems through
the use of insulation and/or radiant heat barriers in roofs and
walls exposed to the sun.
High Efficiency Windows Triple pane, Low U-factor
(heat loss) and low E-coatings (minimizes solar heat gain) are
used to reduce heating and cooling costs.
Transformer Technologies Metro Energy will evaluate
a facility's power quality and the potential to
install energy-efficient, harmonic filtering transformers and
other electrical system technologies. This includes a range of
state-of-the-art technologies incorporated into modern transformers,
sophisticated harmonic conditioners, voltage regulators, active
filters and power stations.
