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NIST Teams up with Sparks Dynamics to Drive Down Energy Cost
bwtech@UMBC Research and Technology Park
April 14, 2016 at 2:19 PM
NIST Teams up with Sparks Dynamics to Drive Down Energy Costs
Sparks Dynamics, while conducting research with energy efficiency scientists from NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology), a federal science laboratory, instrumented the existing plant compressed air system with the ReMASTER monitoring solution. It was discovered that the existing system was operating so inefficiently that an entirely new compressed air system could be installed with the aid of a Pepco rebate- meeting government mandates to save energy while providing an attractive financial return. The new system was designed and engineered to maximize energy efficiency, provide enhanced reliability for the plant and allow for growth (33% more capacity for the central compressed air system). Sparks Dynamics managed the entire project and completed an energy study that resulted in a $370,000 Pepco utility rebate. The project will provide NIST with over $140,000 in energy cost savings per year. The system will continue to be monitored by Sparks Dynamics' ReMASTER cloud based monitoring and analytics solution 24/7 to ensure it continues to run at optimal performance and will alert personnel of any anomalies. Sparks Dynamics ReMASTER solution can augment any existing compressed air system regardless of manufacturer to provide situational awareness leading to enhanced efficiency and reliability.
