T H E S E - TEL
T H E S E - TEL
T H E S E - TEL
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Potentiel d’économies d’énergie par les services énergétiques – Application au cycle de vie<br />
des équipements de conversion de l’énergie<br />
difficult to monitor but still possible. Although FINES is in charge of the audit, studies and<br />
financing, the execution is realised by subcontractors.<br />
Independent of any manufacturer, FINES guarantees savings for a minimal investment. As an<br />
ESCO, the company bears the technical risk because the contract includes an obligation of<br />
results but also the financial risk. There are two main ways to pay for this service: either the<br />
customer has the capital available to pay directly or he needs a financing plan (Third Party<br />
Financing contract). The other considered approach would be to sell new equipments to a<br />
financial company which would rent it to the customer. In the case of a TPF contract,<br />
payments are fixed and based on engineering estimates and on site verifications. Actually,<br />
before and after the relighting, energy consumptions of sample rooms are measured during a<br />
few weeks. Savings are assessed, and this assessment is the basis for the monthly payments.<br />
In most cases, the length of the payback period is about four to seven years.<br />
The overall lighting savings potential in Belgium is estimated at 260 million euros and the<br />
electricity consumption for service and industrial sectors is evaluated respectively about 5<br />
TWh and 1,5 TWh. Excluding technical consultants, FINES is the only ESCO specialised in<br />
relighting on this market. The potentials are enormous and cannot be transformed into reality<br />
without FINES or similar firms bearing the project risks. The guaranteed savings in lighting<br />
are between 30 and 70 percents depending on the activity sector. Energy savings generated by<br />
FINES between 1997 and 2001 are given in the following figures.<br />
Annual energy consumptions (kWh)<br />
6000000<br />
5000000<br />
4000000<br />
3000000<br />
2000000<br />
1000000<br />
0<br />
2 483 818<br />
1 093 851<br />
Gymnasium,<br />
Swimming-pool<br />
4 895 142<br />
2 213 049<br />
613 818<br />
221 824<br />
206<br />
138 266<br />
Before FINES action<br />
After FINES action<br />
49 728<br />
Industry Hospital School Parking Office HORECA<br />
Activity sector<br />
FINES is one of the GreenLight endorsers. The aim of the European GreenLight programme<br />
is to reduce the energy consumption from indoor and outdoor lighting throughout Europe,<br />
thus reducing polluting emissions and limiting the global warming. The objective is also to<br />
improve the quality of visual conditions while saving money.<br />
60 286<br />
16 732<br />
35 272<br />
15 685<br />
13 664<br />
7 047