GRUNDFOS WATER UTILITY case story, LOOSDRECHT Grundfos and Vitens come together to find new energy savings underground

GRUNDFOS CASE STORY – LOOSDRECHT Grundfos and Vitens come together to find new energy savings underground On a balmy, autumn day in the Nether- It began when Regional Energy Manager pumps into a well at the Loosdrecht well Louis Brussee heard about how Grundfos field. Along with the two service techni- had helped the company’s Hardebroek wa- cians operating the crane and working the terworks to save 41% in energy use on its wrenches and tools at the pit, a small team filtration pumps. Grundfos had found the stands by, snapping occasional pictures and potential savings with a pump audit – a joking...

GRUNDFOS CASE STORY – LOOSDRECHT ter Control Centre, says, “What’s special The WFEA showed that Loosdrecht’s en- about this project is that we could not do ergy use was already low, but the pumps it alone. It has really been a good partner- sulting in too much flow. Therefore the valves from the pits had to be partially closed to keep the flow down, wasting The venture did not come easily at first for everybody. Paul Niekus, technical “Maybe you have a hunch you use too specialist at Vitens for well field mainte- much energy, but you don’t know until nance, had been sceptical of the coopera-...

Being responsible is our foundation Thinking ahead makes it possible Innovation is the essence Grundfos supplied to Vitens at Loosdrecht: • Well Field Energy Audit, with an analysis of the energy use and optimisation points in a site’s groundwater abstraction • 7 SP 125 submersible pumps • 7 motor protection MP 204 units • Grundfos Remote Management (GRM) for monitoring the pumps from any PC in the world. • 21% energy savings, or 55,000 kWh/year For more information on the WFEA tool, please contact Peter Baggerman, Grundfos Holding A/S Poul Due Jensens Vej 7 DK-8850 Bjerringbro Tel: +45 87 50...