Objective
IN THE CATERING SECTOR VERY LITTLE ATTENTION IS PAID TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY. A MODEST SAVING OF 10 % IN THE UK WOULD LEAD TO AN ANNUAL ENERGY SAVING OF 150,000 TOE. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT WAS THE INVESTIGATION OF APPLIANCE DESIGN, WITH A VIEW TO PRODUCING COST-EFFECTIVE REDUCTIONS IN ENERGY CONSUMPTION.
ACTIVITIES WERE WIDE-RANGING AND INCLUDE MONITORING SMALL COMMERCIAL DISHWASHERS IN OPERATION; A SURVEY OF POTENTIAL PAN SENSING TECHNIQUES; EFFICIENCY STUDIES OF DEEP FAT FRYERS, BOILING TABLES, OVENS, GRILLS, SOLID TOP TABLES AND GRIDDLES.
SMALL BUT SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS IN ENERGY CONSUMPTION HAVE BEEN FOUND POSSIBLE IN EVERY ASPECT OF CATERING THAT HAS BEEN EXAMINED. THE SUGGESTED CHANGES IN DESIGN, ESPECIALLY THOSE INVOLVING OPTIMISATION, SAVE IN EXCESS OF 5 % OF THE NORMAL CONSUMPTION OF GAS IN MOST CASES; WHILE HOTPLATES COULD BE IMPROVED TO SAVE 25 % OF THEIR TYPICAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION. WHERE USAGE HAS BEEN STUDIED, FURTHER SAVINGS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED, BUT HERE IMPLEMENTATION RELIES HEAVILY ON THE WILLINGNESS OF CATERERS TO SAVE ENERGY. (E.G. DISHWASHERS OPERATED AT 25 % OF THEIR CAPACITY). A LIMITED BENEFIT COULD BE ACHIEVED WITH CONTROLS SUCH AS PAN SENSORS. THE STUDY OF DISHWASHING MACHINES HAS SHOWN THE ADVANTAGE OF FULLY AUTOMATIC MACHINES OVER MANUAL OPERATIONS, BUT HERE THE GREATEST ENERGY SAVING WOULD ACCRUE FROM CONVERTING HOT WATER STERILIZATION TO CHEMICAL STERILIZATION. IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE PROPOSALS IS HAMPERED BY THE CONSERVATIVE NATURE OF THE CATERING INDUSTRY AND BY THE NORMALLY SLOW TURNOVER IN CATERING APPLIANCES. HOWEVER, SIGNIFICANT ENERGY SAVINGS COULD BE MADE FROM SLIGHT APPLIANCE DESIGN MODIFICATIONS AND CHANGES IN CURRENT CATERING PRACTICE.
THE MEASURES PROPOSED HERE CAN BE DIVIDED INTO THREE AREAS:
- APPLIANCE DESIGN IMPROVEMENT
- APPLIANCE USAGE IMPROVEMENTS AND
- WASTE HEAT RECOVERY.
IF ALL THESE MEASURES WERE FULLY IMPLEMENTED THEY AMOUNT TO SAVINGS OF OVER 12 % OF UK GAS CONSUMPTION FOR CATERING. FOR THE EC THIS WOULD AMOUNT TO ENERGY SAVINGS OF 0,8 MILLION TONNES OF OIL EQUIVALENT.
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SW6 3HN London
United Kingdom
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