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Payback of energy saving options

Experience from the past have shown that implementing energy saving options in pumps and fans are highly profitable with payback of investment of less than 3 years.

Options Estimated Payback Period
Avoid Valve throttling at the identified pumps of the brine section by installing VFD with closed feedback control 1.5 years
Install variable frequency drives (VFD) for pulp circulation in different chests in paper industry 3 years
Impeller trimming to reduce energy consumption 3 months
Optimization of boiler feed water pump Immediate