Gas Efficiency Funding
Stage 1 Measurement and Monitoring Business Case
You must complete and submit this template as part of your application for funding.
Site details
Organisation name
Organisation name
Site address
Location where the proposed project will be implemented
Business case author (this could be a site representative, product or service provider, etc.)
Name
Name
Position
Position
Contact number
Contact number
Contact email
Contact email
Section 1: Commitment to Sustainability
Sustainability: Please describe your organisation’s commitment to sustainability.
Examples of commitment include: having energy efficiency targets, being able to demonstrate executive commitment, having long-term (funded) monitoring and
efficiency plans in place, and having completed energy efficiency projects in the past..
Describe your organisation’s commitment to sustainability (recommended 200 words)
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Section 2: Project Design
Goals: Please state what you want to achieve from improving your gas measurement and monitoring system.
One goal must be the development of a key performance indicator (KPI) for steam or heat. For example, if you want to install an economiser on a steam boiler
for your Stage 2 project, your KPI will be the amount of gas (in GJ) required to produce 1 tonne of steam. To calculate this, your site will need to separate how
much gas the boiler uses, generally via the use of a gas sub-meter. To know how much steam the boiler produces, the site could install a steam meter, or use a
combination of feedwater, make-up water and blowdown flow meters to calculate steam production.
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Required: Develop a KPI for steam or heat production for priority gas using equipment
example: Achieve a 10% gas saving as part of our corporate sustainability commitment
example: Measure and verify gas savings from future efficiency projects, including our Stage 2 project
example: Allocate accurately the costs of our major process areas, Line 1 is main steam user
Equipment: List all major gas using equipment and estimate how much gas these items use.
This can be done to a reasonable level of accuracy using information from different sources such as: utility data, equipment nameplates and manuals, operating
hours of equipment, theoretical heat demand from processes, combustion test data, and different sub-meters including water, steam and gas (if they exist). Minor
uses of gas may be excluded.
List and describe the meters that already exist on site.
Include the following in your description: stream (gas, steam, water), meter type (e.g. vortex, ultrasonic), what it measures (flow, pressure (P), temperature (T)),
its condition (e.g.date of last calibration), physical location and data collection system (e.g. connection to SCADA, loggers, manual readings, etc.).
Gas using
equipment
Gas use
(% of
total)
Provide a description of how gas use
was estimated
List and describe existing meters (add rows as required)
example:
Steam Boiler
example:
60%
example: Estimate was made based on the
operating hours, boiler output rating, combustion
efficiency and discussions with operations staff.
The accuracy of this estimate is ±20% of the
estimate (ie 48-72% of gas use).
example: A water meter is located on the make-up water line to the boiler, right next to the
feedwater tank. It measures flow, and there’s no record of any calibration. It appears to be
working, however it is not connected to the SCADA system and meter reads are not conducted
regularly. A manual pressure gauge is connected next to the flow meter.
example: Temperature and pressure meters are installed on the steam header out of the boiler,
they are connected to the SCADA system and calibrated each year.
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Equipment: List all major gas using equipment and estimate how much gas these items use.
This can be done to a reasonable level of accuracy using information from different sources such as: utility data, equipment nameplates and manuals, operating
hours of equipment, theoretical heat demand from processes, combustion test data, and different sub-meters including water, steam and gas (if they exist). Minor
uses of gas may be excluded.
List and describe the meters that already exist on site.
Include the following in your description: stream (gas, steam, water), meter type (e.g. vortex, ultrasonic), what it measures (flow, pressure (P), temperature (T)),
its condition (e.g.date of last calibration), physical location and data collection system (e.g. connection to SCADA, loggers, manual readings, etc.).
example: Hot
water heater
example:
Oven
example:
10%
example:
30%
example: Process data for water flow was logged
for three months and the operating manual for
the heater was used to estimate the gas required
to heat water to 80ºC for a year. The accuracy of
this approach is ±10% (ie 9-11% of gas use).
example: A dedicated water flow meter is located on the inlet to the water heater (at ground
level). It was commissioned in August 2015, so it is assumed that it is reading accurately.
Manual reads are taken once a week and recorded in a book next to the meter.
example: Estimate was made based on the
operating hours, furnace nameplate information
and the estimated gas use of other equipment.
The accuracy of this estimate is ±20% of the
estimate (ie 24-36% of gas use).
example: No meters are currently installed for this equipment.
example: No other meters are currently installed for this equipment. A manual pressure gauge
is connected next to the flow meter.
Energy Management System: Provide details of existing software such as SCADA or BMS, how the system is being used (e.g. analysing
processes, reporting on variations, sending alerts), and which meters are, or are not, connected to the system. If your site does not use energy
management software, please describe how metered data is collected and managed.
Energy management
software
example: A SCADA system is used for monitoring electricity use on site. Data is transmitted from three sub-meters via a wireless connection.
The water meters mentioned above are not connected. Data is currently being used by Line Managers to identify opportunities to shift
production schedules to off-peak periods.
Data management
example: Data on electricity use is stored on-site. Data on water use for the hot water heater is recorded in a log book and entered into a
spreadsheet quarterly.
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Describe your measurement and monitoring project: Your project will need to help achieve your gas measurement and monitoring goals. In
particular, you need to ensure that the equipment that will be upgraded in your Stage 2 project is adequately metered.
Describe your project (recommended 200-300 words)
Required Meters: List all the meters that are relevant to your project. Include any upgrades to or calibration of existing meters.
Gas using
Equipment
What will it
measure?
(Service and
characteristic/s)
Meter type
example: Steam
Boiler
example: gas; flow,
temperature and
pressure
example: Steam
Boiler
Line and physical
location
Action (existing or
proposed)
Data collection system
(existing or proposed)
example: turbine gas sub-meter example: gas inlet line to
boiler
example: install
example: wireless connection to
existing SCADA, proposed
example: water; flow
and temperature
example: water flow meter
example: feedwater inlet
line to boiler
example: install
example: wireless connection to
existing SCADA, proposed
example: Steam
Boiler
example: water; flow
and temperature
example: water flow meter
example: make-up water
line to hot well
example: calibrate existing
meter, install connection to
SCADA system
example: wireless connection to
existing SCADA, proposed
example: Steam
Boiler
example: water; flow
and temperature
example: water flow meter
example: condensate
return line to hot well
example: install
example: wireless connection to
existing SCADA, proposed
example: Steam
Boiler
example: water; flow
and temperature
example: water flow meter
example: blowdown line to example: install
drain
example: wireless connection to
existing SCADA, proposed
example
example: steam; flow
and pressure
example: steam flow meter
example: steam line to
production line 1
example: wireless connection to
existing SCADA, proposed
example: install
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Project Drawing: (Optional) Provide a diagram that illustrates the main gas using equipment and all existing and proposed meters.
The diagram can be hand-drawn, created using software, or an existing schematic can be modified. You may also attach a separate document for this section.
The diagram does not need to be detailed, however it must show (with labels) all the equipment and meters (existing and proposed) listed in above.
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Section 3: Project Management
Stage 1 Schedule: List the tasks you need to implement Stage 1 of your project.
The assumed commencement date has already been provided. Please take into consideration: equipment supply lead times, requirements of the gas distributor
(e.g. for pulse meter connections), safety considerations, production planning, availability of key staff, site access, work permits, commissioning and Stage 1
reporting to OEH. You can change and add to the activities below to suit your project.
Task description
Start date
End date
Expected date funding agreement finalised
18/04/2016
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example: Install meters
Start date
End date
example: Install logging and communications equipment
Start date
End date
example: Test system
Start date
End date
example: Submit claim for funding
Start date
End date
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Proposed Costs: Seek at least one quotation for each component of the project and complete the following table. OEH encourages sites to
seek more than one quotation. You can change and add to the items below to suit your project.
Item
Cost
Comments
example: Gas sub-meter x1
Cost
example: three quotes received, lowest cost chosen
example: Water sub-meters x4
Cost
example: three quotes received, same product as existing boiler system water meters chosen
although not lowest cost
example: Steam sub-meter x1
Cost
example: one quote received from preferred supplier
example: Piping and mechanical
Cost
example: Electrical and communications
Cost
example: installation contractors
Cost
TOTAL Stage 1 Project Costs
Total cost
Proposed OEH contribution
Proposed
contribution
OEH will match funding up to a maximum of $15,000 for stage 1
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