Brambati goes green!!The green economy
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In today’s terms the green economy or more correctly speaking, the ecological economy, is a theoretical model of economic growth that comes from an econometric analysis of the economic system which takes into account not only benefits to the production regime (a rise in Gross Internal Product) but also the environmental impact or rather the possible environmental harm produced during the transformation process from the original material, starting from its extraction, then on to its transport and transformation into energy and the finished product which creates its final waste or disposal.
This damage often has an effect, in a typical negative feedback mechanism, on the GDP itself decreasing it due to a reduction in the return on economic activities that benefit from a good quality of environment which includes agriculture, fishing and tourism.
This analysis proposes a solution including economic, legislative, technological and public education measures that are capable of reducing the amount of energy consumed, the amount of natural resources used (water, food, fossil fuels, metals etc.) and reducing environmental harm and at the same time introducing a model of sustainable development via the increase in energy efficiency and production efficiency that in turn creates a decrease on foreign dependency, an end to greenhouse gases, the reduction of local and global pollution taking it to the point where we have built a real sustainable economy on a lasting global scale that relies mainly on renewable resources (such as biomass, wind power, solar power and hydroelectric energy) and advancing our recycling to include every type of domestic and industrial waste in order to save resources. So this is therefore a highly optimized model of the actual market economy, at least as it was originally intended.
International organizations and companies have understood that the reduction of emissions into the atmosphere is not only a benefit to the environment we live in but also allows companies to make much needed savings in economic terms.
This is not an aspect to be overlooked especially at a time in which all production companies are looking for ways to cut costs.
And it is dictated by this of interests that arises the IEC 60034-30:2008 norm, which starting from 2009 foresees a new efficiency classification of electric motors.
In fact, up until that point, engines were classified into three classes:Eff1, Eff2 and Eff3, with Eff1 recognition only used to indicate the solutions with the best performance.
Adherence to this rule, however, was voluntary and no penalties were imposed on those proposing solutions without a class identification, and it is precisely this situation which the IEC 60034-30:2008 rectifies, by laying down specific requirements for engines operating between 0.75 and 375 kW of power which will be on the market in the coming years and identifies a class of energy efficiency with the logo Ie, followed by an increasing number depending on the greater level of efficiency.
From a theoretical point of view, if all electric motors installed were made to high energy efficiency standards it would be possible to reduce total consumption by 20-30% which amounts to a saving of 7% of overall electricity being used.
“Brambati Spa, with the help of the supplier Enfinity Italia srl, has installed on its roof a 200kWp photovoltaic system, taken care of the drainage and given new coverings to the buildings at Codevilla; the fully integrated system, with an annual energy output of approximately 220 MWh, gives the Brambati Group the possibility to reach important company objectives of energy conservation, efficient use of resources and sustainable development.
We apply the same philosophy to the optimization of our production cycles on a daily basis at Brambati Spa when we plan and manufacture machinary and plants for the food industry and this allows us to a give a coherant and consistent response to our clients’ demands.