Greenhouse gas & carbon footprint management

Efficiency - Controls & metering - renewable energy & Fuels - financial considerations

Greenhouse gas reduction goals are becoming more aggressive, with many companies and jurisdictions aiming for emission reductions as high as 100%.

Achieving aggressive carbon footprint targets requires a comprehensive strategy that focuses on finding and using net carbon-free energy, with consideration of electricity, heat and fuels for mobile equipment.  Taking advantage of as many energy-efficient systems and renewable energy resources as possible is important.  For big results, focusing on the big carbon sources is important.

Alpine Flamingo’s staff is exceptionally well-positioned to help you develop a comprehensive plan to reduce emissions that takes all factors into account – and also considers your costs and your organization’s other goals, such as facility comfort and energy supply reliability.  We have developed conceptual plans to significantly reduce or even eliminate net emissions for systems with electric grid sizes as small as 6 kW, and as large as 2000 MW.  Our holistic strategies consider all types of energy use.  We look at metering, demand-side controls, efficiency, energy storage, on-site and off-site renewable energy options, costs, and legal and technical feasibility.  We also help you understand non-energy advantages, such as improved facility comfort, of the concepts we recommend.

Contact us to discuss the process to develop and implement a plan that will give you a path to meet even the most aggressive greenhouse gas goals.

Efficiency

  • Efficient use of energy is often more economic than renewable energy.  There are no emissions from energy that is not used.
  • Alpine Flamingo’s staff has managed major utility energy conservation programs, and has evaluated, developed, and tested a broad range of energy-efficient technologies.
  • When developing your carbon footprint control plan, we can help you understand which of your systems are the most important – and which ones can help you to achieve additional goals.  You may be surprised at what else you can accomplish while saving energy.  For example:  Did you know that energy-efficient lighting can also be used to help retailers sell products by using the lights to talk directly with customer smart phones? 
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Controls & metering

  • Advanced metering systems can provide live data 24×7, on electric, gas and steam use.  This information is much more helpful than monthly or bimonthly utility bills, when you are trying to determine how to save energy or how to effectively use stored energy.
  •  Sophisticated control systems can turn systems off when you aren’t using them.  Controls can be used to take advantage of utility rates that offer lower costs for usage during specific hours.  Controls can direct energy from intermittent (e.g., solar or wind) generation sources into storage systems, so that you can use energy when you need it even if that energy is produced when you do not need it.
  • Alpine Flamingo’s staff has designed and directed the installation of end-user and utility-scale metering and control systems.
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Renewable energy & fuels

  • A comprehensive greenhouse gas strategy should consider on-site resources and off-site resources.  For instance, your facility may not have enough land to produce the solar power you would need to eliminate purchased electricity, but you might be able to use on-site solar energy to replace gas for water heating, with a much larger net effect on emissions.
  • Alpine Flamingo is well-positioned to help you determine which energy sources are available to you and which ones are right for your carbon goals.  Our staff has developed sustainability plans that consider all elements of energy management, energy acquisition and fuel source decisions.  We are familiar with all types of renewable electricity, including solar, wind, hydroelectric and geothermal electricity; and with renewable sources for heat energy, including solar, geosource heat, and renewable fuels.  
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Financial considerations

  • Energy-efficient systems reduce ongoing energy costs.  Renewable energy costs are falling.
  • However, converting old systems to efficient and/or renewable systems is not free.
  • And, depending on your market, renewable energy may be more economic than conventional energy – or it may be far more expensive.
  • Alpine Flamingo understands that your organization has financial constraints.  When we work with you to develop your greenhouse gas control strategies, we will also work with you to understand how you can afford them.  We have expertise in how to reduce energy costs and will work with you to consider the whole picture, including energy conservation, facility maintenance costs, multiple sources for on-site and off-site renewable energy, and, in some cases, may even be able to help you find revenue opportunities.
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