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Case Study
Royal Plaza on Scotts Hotel Scotts Road, Singapore Introduction
The Problems
Situated in an exclusive position
Royal Plaza on Scotts hotel
on Scotts Road, close to the
Management and Engineering staff
famous Orchard Road and
were also vitally concerned with:
exclusive shopping district of lively
i.
Singapore, the Royal Plaza on
costing US$7,000 per annum
Scotts hotel is a landmark hotel. Voted “Best City Hotel” by Travel
Ageing boilers that were in maintenance costs alone.
ii. Unacceptable carbon emissions
Trade Gazette Asia, the Royal Plaza on
from the diesel boilers.
Scotts is a hotel that not only takes care of its clientele but also has a
iii. Fire and workplace environment hazards associated with the boilers.
watchful eye on the environment. In 1997 facing ever increasing diesel fuel prices and mindful of environmental concerns, the Royal Plaza on Scotts replaced
Saved over US$35,000 a year
its ageing diesel boiler with
on diesel fuel and boiler maintenance
Quantum Energy heat pumps. At that time the hotels average 145,000 litres per day of hot water use was costing around US$80,000 per annum. However it was not just cost that drove this decision.
Return on Investment that the Royal Plaza on Scotts had achieved was
a remarkable 1.36 years.
The Solution The decision to install Quantum Energy high performance units was influenced by the ability to combine large numbers of Quantum’s high efficiency Titan units and manifold them together forming a system which would cater for the hotel’s peak demand periods, without having to install extra storage capacity. This installation and resultant energy savings was studied by Singapore’s National Energy Efficiency Committee (NEEC) and was found to have saved over US$28,000 of diesel fuel per annum and US$7,000 of annual boiler maintenance costs. Further the Singapore NEEC found that the Return on Investment (ROI) that the
Quantum Energy’s International Sales Manager Mr. Robert McLean comments that “while these figures are very commendable in themselves, one should remember that this was done in 1997. Diesel prices then were around US$0.70/litre. Now with current pricing the payback (ROI) for a system installation such as in this particular case, would be closer to only one year.” Additionally, in 1997 while far sighted organisations such as the Royal Plaza on Scotts hotel were concerned with environmental impact, no–one was talking carbon abatement figures. Mclean has calculated that this installation alone saves around 35 MT of carbon dioxide emissions every year.
Royal Plaza on Scotts had achieved
Quantum Eco Hot Water heat pumps
was a remarkable 1.36 years.
are a total solution for replacement of electric, gas or diesel hot water systems in commercial environments. The Quantum range includes self storage units and expands up to large water sourced models for hotels and commercial operations which have a large ongoing need for hot water. All Quantum models feature proprietary tankwrapTM technology which delivers excellent cost savings and reduction in green house gas emissions.
Typical installation of
Quantum Energy Titan hot water heat pumps
For more information on this installation please visit the Singapore Governments National Climate Change committee website. http://www.nccc.gov.sg/ building/HP-RPS.pdf
Example of Potential Savings Potential Financial and Environmental Calculations A 300 room hotel with 80% occupancy wishes to evaluate both the financial and environmental impacts of changing current diesel fuel boiler water heaters to Quantum Eco Hot Water heat pumps. The hotel currently uses around 78,000 litres per annum of diesel to cater for hot water demand.
Current Diesel Boilers Diesel Used (Litres/Annum) Cost ($US/Litre) Diesel Cost ($US/Annum)
78,000 1.12 87,360
Maintenance Cost Boilers ($US/Annum)
5,000
Total Costs Diesel Boilers ($US/Annum)
92,360
Desired Hot Water Temperature (°C)
50
Air Temperature Ambient (°C)
25
Water Temperature Ambient (°C)
25
Power Requirement (kW/Day) Quantum 134CAW2 Heat Pumps required (Quantity) Power Output 134CAW2 (kW) Power Input 134CAW2 (kW) Heat Pump Run Time (Hours/Day) Power Consumption Heat Pumps (kWh) Cost Daily Running ($US) Heat Pump Annual Operating Cost ($US)
122 3 48 11.43 17 583 64 23,405
ROI Calculation Cost Of Three Installed Quantum Energy 134CAW2 Heat Pumps ($US)
96,624
Annual Operating Cost Of The Quantum Units ($US)
23,405
Current Annual Operating Cost Of Boilers ($US)
92,630
Return Investment of Purchase and Operation (Years)
1.4
Five Year Cash Flow ($US)
249,503
Net Present Value Of Project ($US)
170,000
Environmental Considerations Estimated Carbon Dioxide Reduction (MT CO2/Annum)
33
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