Àlex Creixell, director of Giropoma:

Energy Tools’ advice has helped us evolve in the management of our energy consumption. The improvements we have implemented have been very significant for us since our activity generates high energy consumption, and any improvement in this area is important.

One of the actions we have taken has been the optimization of powers. We have adjusted them to our real needs, which has allowed us to reduce energy costs. The last power adjustment we made, for example, represented a saving of almost €8,000.

The last power adjustment we made represented a saving of almost €8,000.

We also use EBO - Energy Business One®, which is the tool that has allowed us to know details of our consumption, both in terms of location and distribution over time. Thanks to the platform, we have easy access to data that is useful to evaluate possible improvements in the management of the plant. We find it very interesting to be able to easily access consumption and cost data, as well as historical summaries.

On the other hand, we have established many submetering points, which has helped us to know the distribution of consumption within our plant. For example, having detailed information on the efficiency of the different points in our cooling system has allowed us to improve the management of fruit conservation with the aim of reducing energy costs.

With the installation of photovoltaic panels, we have obtained an average saving of 17%.

About a year ago, we also installed photovoltaic panels in collaboration with Energy Tools. It has been a very positive experience since we have significantly reduced the energy consumption of the distribution network. The saving obtained thanks to the panels varies greatly depending on the month, but we could say that over the last year, the percentage of savings has ranged from a maximum of 30% to a minimum of 8%, with an average saving of 17%.