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Ready to Go Further by Launching GreenWorld Experience
Learning Center on Energy Conservation at CentralWorld
Central Pattana (Public) Limited Company or CPN is launching the GreenWorld Experience, a learning center on energy conservation at the Genius Planet zone, CentralWorld. This move is aimed at building on its social policy on energy conservation and the environment under the CPN Green Experience Project by distributing knowledge about energy conservation innovations used successfully by CPN in its shopping complexes, which have brought CPN awards locally and internationally. This learning center is intended to be an example for others in raising the awareness of sustainable energy conservation in society.
Mr. Naris Cheyklin, Senior Executive Vice President of Finance & Accounting and Property Management, CPN, stated: “The GreenWorld Experience learning center is built on CPN’s CSR project on energy conservation and environment, aiming to campaign to raise the awareness of energy conservation and the environment among businesses as well as the public, and especially young people. We would like to share knowledge regarding the energy conservation innovations that we have been using successfully so that others in society can do the same.”
During the past three years, CPN has invested over 260 million baht in energy-saving innovations in its shopping complexes, which has helped reduce power consumption by more than 23 million kWh, equivalent to 82 million baht worth of electricity fees. This is equivalent to planting 45,000 trees or decreasing carbon dioxide emissions by 44,390 million tons per year.
CPN’s dedication to energy conservation has brought it several awards including an energy-conservation building award and a Thailand Energy Award. In addition, CentralWorld was recently the first shopping complex in Asia to win an ASEAN Energy Award.
CPN is sharing all its systems and knowledge on energy conservation, including engineering innovations and energy conservation awareness-raising activities used or held in its shopping complexes at the GreenWorld Experience learning center so that the public, including students, can learn practically how the systems work. The center comprises 9 zones as follows:
1. The energy-saving VSD system zone - this zone shows how temperatures can be automatically adjusted using variable speed drives (VSD) in air handling units or in large air conditioning units’ chilled water and coolant pumps so that the air coming out of these units is suitable for a specific period of the day. For example, when the outside temperature is high, the units will supply more chilled air, and when outside temperature is low, the units will supply less chilled air. This makes it most comfortable for building users. This innovation helps reduce power consumption by 2,311,849 kWh/ year, reduces CO2 emissions by 1,177 tons/year, which is equivalent to planting 1,177 trees/year.
2. The ball cleaning system zone — this zone showcases a system which helps save energy in air conditioning units and helps clean the internal surfaces of copper pipes inside the cooling units of water coolers. It automatically shoots out balls made of sponge so that they constantly come in contact with and clean internal pipe surfaces. This helps ensure that water coolers work as efficiently as new ones. The system helps reduce power consumption by 861,352 kWh/year, reduces CO2 emissions by 438 tons/year, which is equivalent to planting 438 trees/year.
3. The PU foam and Skylight zone - this zone showcases an insulation innovation used in our buildings. Heat is prevented from entering buildings by foam, which is sprayed into roofs and walls. This method is globally accepted despite its high costs. This innovation helps reduce power consumption by 125,218 kWh/year, reduces CO2 emissions by 64 tons/year, which is equivalent to planting 64 trees/year.The skylight. Glass used to make the skylights allow only sunlight, and not heat, into the buildings. Therefore, the buildings are naturally lighted. The use of skylights is an easy practice and one of the practices with the best return/investment ratio. Incandescent lamps inside the complexes have been replaced by compact fluorescent lamps and T8 lamps have been replaced by T5 ones.
4. The Compact Fluorescent and Light Emitting Diode —change from regular fluorescent lamp to compact fluorescent and from neon or T8 lamp to T5 lamp. Moreover, using LED lamps interior and exterior of the building
5. The innovative, highly-efficient chiller zone - these innovative chillers are used in large air conditioners and help save energy by 20-30% (compared with conventional chillers). They are able to cool more and use environment-friendly refrigerants. This innovation helps reduce power consumption by 6,503,612 kWh/year, reduces CO2 emissions by 3,310 tons/year, which is equivalent to planting 3,310 /year.
6. The car pool parking zone — this zone showcases parking areas for cars that have at least 4 passengers each. Using one car instead of 4 reduces fuel consumption by 5 liters (calculated based on a distance of 24 km), based on the premise that a 1,500 cc car uses 1 liter of fuel to travel a distance of 12 km.
7. The auto sensor-equipped escalator zone — this zone showcases the auto sensor-equipped escalator. This escalator works only when a person approaches it. It is equipped with high-precision sensors. The sensors detect an approaching person and automatically order the escalator to move. In this manner, the escalator does not need to move continually. This is a good way to save energy in places where there are not many escalator passengers.
8. The intelligent elevator zone — in this zone, the elevator works together with an RFID-enabled card to increase the efficiency of elevator use. The computers calculate passenger traffic to ensure minimum power consumption.
9. The solar cell zone — when sunlight falls on the solar panels on the shopping complexes’ rooftops, the solar cells generate DC electricity which is converted into AC electricity by alternators. The AC electricity is then supplied to electrical systems in the shopping complexes. The use of solar cells helps reduce power consumption by 146,000 kWh/year, reduces CO2 emissions by 74 tons/year, which is equivalent to planting 74 trees/year.
CPN always wishes to improve and add value to its social projects and has integrated CSR projects within the company’s policies, which require attention from everyone. As for energy conservation, in addition to innovation development, CPN also encourages its employees to participate in various activities in order to build a corporate culture that focuses on giving back to society. CPN runs CPN volunteering projects in which employees help provide maintenance services for electrical systems, air-conditioning and utility systems as well as landscaping and environmental management services to temples, schools and government offices in nearby communities. Employees have also participated in Environment Day activities, car pool parking campaigning, the Energy Day & Let’s BEAT activity as well as the BEAT 2010 project and a project to create energy conservation personnel organized by the Energy Planning and Policy Office, Ministry of Energy.
CPN hopes that the GreenWorld Experience learning center on energy conservation innovations in this shopping complex will be beneficial to society at large. If educational institutions, government or private organizations wish to visit the center, they can do so at the Genius Planet Zone of CentralWorld.
For more information, please contact: Public Relations Department, Central Pattana Plc
Preeti Prapandvidya/Patharawan Ratreesawad , Sirirat Junpila
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